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"Story Updated 12/7/13 3:33PM\n\"Uh-oh! Spaghettios\" has just gotten a whole new meaning. \nSeventy-two years after the Japanese navy attacked the U.S. with a surprise strike on Pearl Harbor, American pasta company SpaghettiOs commemorated the event in a dubious tweet Friday night \u2014 and many Twitter users were not happy.\nSee also: The Most Memorable Brand Wins and Fails of 2013\nHere's what SpaghettiOs tweeted Friday, on the eve of the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.\nSpaghettiOs deleted the tweet and apologized on Saturday.\n\nWe apologize for our recent tweet in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day. We meant to pay respect, not to offend.\n\u2014 SpaghettiOs (@SpaghettiOs) December 7, 2013\n\nTwitter users who saw the tweet before it was deleted, including celebrities Patton Oswalt and Wil Wheaton, were quick to point out that this was perhaps not the best way to mark such an historic and tragic event. \n\nWhat the actual fuck is wrong with you people? RT @SpaghettiOs: Take a moment to remember #PearlHarbor with us. pic.twitter.com/U52nS5oq9Y\n\u2014 Wil Wheaton (@wilw) December 7, 2013\n\n\nDear @SpaghettiOs: Genuinely afraid to scroll back &amp; see what you Tweeted on the 50th anniversary of JFKs assassination.\n\u2014 Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 7, 2013\n\n\n\"Uh-oh, @SpaghettiOs the humanity!\" pic.twitter.com/FMY5AbYIvy\n\u2014 Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 7, 2013\n\n\nUh, brand. You're doing it wrong RT @SpaghettiOs: Take a moment to remember #PearlHarbor with us. pic.twitter.com/bsfQPgNKkJ\n\u2014 Shawn Reynolds (@WCL_Shawn) December 7, 2013\n\n\n@SpaghettiOs wow. horrible.\n\u2014 Kevin Doohan (@kdoohan) December 7, 2013\n\n\n.@SpaghettiOs You don't ask others to remember a military tragedy by putting the focus on your brand mascot. NEVER make it about you.\n\u2014 Mack Collier (@MackCollier) December 7, 2013\n\n\nA ready-to-eat pasta that will live in infamy.pic.twitter.com/Jg3RzV00Tj\n\u2014 ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) December 7, 2013\n\n\nSurprise attack scores stunning bad-taste coup. #ohoh RT @SpaghettiOs Take a moment to remember #PearlHarbor with us. pic.twitter.com/rOMAkUdgpI\n\u2014 Mark Eckenwiler (@20002ist) December 7, 2013\n\nHowever, not everyone thought the tweet was inappropriate.\n\nAgain I see nothing wrong with @SpaghettiOs honoring Pearl Harbor in their own way! #AmericanTradition\n\u2014 Sebastian \u0643\u0627\u0641\u0631 (@WhatKyleSays) December 7, 2013\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: Flickr, pinprick\nCorrection, 12/7/13 3:33PMThis article has been edited to reflect the following correction: The attack on Pearl Harbor took place 72 years ago, not 73, as previously stated.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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