GAP to launch new clothing size

GAP Inc, the San Francisco-based clothing company, issued a statement that sent stock prices soaring yesterday. The company will be the first on the planet to offer clothing in the size of extra-medium.

Company officials would not define the new size, making it unclear whether it comes smaller or larger than regular medium.

"We really can't get into what the actual size of extra-medium will be, but what we can get into is how excited we here at GAP are about the new size," said Jessica Gilmore, GAP Representative of Product Lines.

GAP feels that its customers deserve the new size. "We have a very loyal customer base and, because we live in such a global economy, we need to also think local but at the same time not forget our globalality," said Gilmore.

The company has a full patent on the new size, but Congress may nullify the exclusive right to the size based on a "quality of life" issue. Many in Congress feel that everyone on the planet should have access to the new extra-medium size.