New Zealand food company Aunt Betty’s apologizes for stealing Mitch Hedberg rice joke
Over the weekend, comedians caught a New Zealand food company in the act of pilfering a joke from the late Mitch Hedberg about race, and attributing it to its own company. Aunt Betty’s apologized today, admitting to stealing the joke: “Rice is really great if you’re hungry and want 2,000 of something.” The company previously had attributed to “Aunt Betty,” where on its home page, it claims “her enthusiasm and wit were legendary.” Today? Not so much. Aunt Betty’s posted an apology on Facebook, writing: “It has come to light that we made a big mistake on some recent packaging...
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