You simply cannot resist a short true tale that begins thusly: "From June 1996 to February 1999 I worked as a manager at a well-known electronic supply retailer in a mostly vacant strip mall on the outskirts of a medium-sized metropolitan area located in the southeastern United States. I don't say this to brag."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
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no really, what IS it? anyone?
You make a point.
This is so well-written. I love it.
I'm going to say it's an air compressor for an inflatable mattress. At least, that's my best guess.
From the ebay listing:
HE IDEA: A talented, creative writer invents a story about an object. Invested with new significance by this fiction, the object should â€" according to our hypothesis â€" acquire not merely subjective but objective value. DETAILS: 1. The project’s curators purchase objects â€" for no more than a few dollars â€" from thrift stores and garage sales. 2. A participating writer is paired with an object. He or she then writes a fictional story, in any style or voice, about the object. Voila! An unremarkable, castoff thingamajig has suddenly become a “significant†object! 3. Each significant object is listed for sale. Care is taken to avoid the impression that the story is a true one; the intent of the project is not to hoax eBay customers. 4. The winning bidder is mailed the significant object, along with a printout of the object’s fictional story. Net proceeds from the sale are given to the respective author.
Obviously, this is a widget.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-g_xQxbdU8
I don't think Harvey Korman should be drinking before lunch anymore.
There are no bids?! WTF?
I think I'm in love...
Great story. Smoke machine.
Or air pump a la saythatscool.
No votes for bubble machine? Don Ho haz a sad.
But is it art?
The key question: does air enter, or leave the device.
The rest shall unfold like a Japanese paper-flower.
It was Col. Mustard at the Circuit City with the air compressor!!!
I love the emo eBay navel-gazing approach. Whatever it takes, in retail parlance, to "move the merch".