The Washington Post, April 16th, 2006
On an office wall at the headquarters of Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, according to a recent Associated Press article, there's a big bulletin board covered with index cards marked "FBN" -- "funny, but no." These contain the funniest ideas that were ruled over the line even for Hallmark's mildly edgy Shoebox division. Like the Christmas card featuring a couple cuddling on the couch with a jolly man in a beard -- and a turban. Woman: "Honey, this Afghan your mom gave us is really warm!" This week: Send us ideas for cards that would likely be ruled FBN by Hallmark but F&YYY by the Empress. How f...
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