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    Bonobos 'Golden Girls' Parody Fetes Facebook Milestone [VIDEO]

    By Todd Wasserman | Mashable – Tue, Aug 7, 2012

    What do you do when you're an up-and-coming brand and you hit 100,000 "Likes" on Facebook?

    If you're Bonobos, you evoke The Golden Girls to great comic effect. The people at the online menswear retailer appear to have had a good time mimicking the opening of the classic '80s show's tune "Thank You for Being a Friend" (get it?), though they acknowledge that there's no substitute for Estelle Getty.

    [More from Mashable: Amazon Launches Game Studio, Gives Zynga Competition]

    Bonobos is the latest brand to celebrate a Facebook milestone with a musical tribute, following recent efforts from AT&T and Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.

    Is this the cheesiest yet though? Let us know in the comments.

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