Atheist Shoes Disappear



(Berlin, Germany)

Godless Berlin-based shoe firm Atheist has enjoyed runaway success over the past year, and garnered orders from around the world - but it seems their faithless brand name is causing problems for shipments to the United States.

Some packages sent to the United States have allegedly disappeared while others have experienced lengthy delays. According to company founder David Bonney,

"We accept that the odd delay and even the occasional disappearance are bound to happen," he said. "But the problem did get significantly worse for us last autumn, which happened to be when we started using ATHEIST-branded tape."

At around the same time, said Bonney, he started getting requests from American customers not to put the word on the boxes.

A plain brown wrapper may solve the problem of missing and delayed shipments. It reportedly works for smut peddlers and other heathens.

As an aside, I suggest that broadcasting atheism on a product is arguably not dissimilar to willfully taping a "Kick Me" sign on your back.