When satire becomes truth… a razor story.

I can’t claim credit for remembering the Onion article or seeing the press release today, but it is worth sharing with my readers. It was, for the record, my friends on the Chicago Improv Network who found this gem.

The Onion Article:

Fuck Everything, We’re Doing Five Blades

By James M. Kilts CEO and President, The Gillette Company February 18, 2004

The Press Release on Reuters:

Gillette ups the ante, unveils 5-blade razor: Fusion is market leader’s answer to rival Schick’s 4-blade Quattro

Updated: 3:01 p.m. ET Sept. 14, 2005