I made a donation to a political campaign today. They’re doing some sort of donation matching, where I give $25 and supposedly it inspires someone else to give $25, and then they write you an email so you can pat each other on the back. I got this in my Plastic Explosives inbox:

Like… really? This is only the second time I’ve had something like this said to me, and both comments came from members of the Obama campaign.

Sandi and I had a conversation about this when we first started the site, and decided we weren’t going to let Fox News Nation stand in the way of a great domain name. I came up with “Plastic Explosives” because it reminded me of our aesthetic and brought some kind of jagged, pink J. Mayer H.-like thing to mind. I figured the “DO THEY SELL PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES?” question would be answered by a cursory glance at the site.

We’re into art. They sell guns and weapons at Wal Mart, though.
Maybe we should swap names?