20-Ton Attack of the Snapple PR Team. Doh!

Snapple's 20-ton ice pop, an attempt at a new Guinness world record ended in a sticky, smelly mess in New York City's Union Square yesterday.

Firefighters had to clean up the mess which oozed all over the streets.

Who are the PR geniuses who planned this event on the first day of summer, in 90-degree weather? And who are the equally brilliant people who provided the permit for the event, and never said "Gee, it could be 90 degrees by mid-June. Why don't we do this in April or early May at the latest?"

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