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Written by Charley Norkus
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 Introduced in 1989, the "What would Jesus do?" cloth bracelets caught on and over 9 million were sold in the '90's. With the beginning of the 21st century, rubber bracelets were introduced with WWJD and several other messages, like this one that just says 'FAMILY' that was first produced in 2007 and worn by all members of the Carolina Railhawks professional soccer team as a symobl of unity. It is fashionable today to say a lot with just a word or few words - ABC Good Morning America's Saturday show features home videos from people all across the country who sum up their week in just three words and about five seconds, not spoken but written on poster board, cardboard, etc. "Welcome Baby Jane", "Just Got Married", "Grandma Passed Away", "Got the Job" and "Finally Graduated Yippee!" are some of the "quick stories" that have been submitted and aired. Are these a sign that Americans have learned to be humbly concise and open, or are we now - with texting and Twitter - increasingly incapable of long thoughts and expressing them so that we have now resorted to a few words short of mumbling? WWJ think?
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