Posted by Darth Dobbin at 12.19.232.3 on May 31, 2000 at 14:50:11:
I sent the following mail to EVERYONE I know (most of our company), and a whole mess of folk I do not. If the logic oof AMWAY salesmen, or that shampoo commerical is to be trusted, it might just help.
Anyway, here is the mail I sent:
SUBJECT:Be a hipster like your coolest acquaintance, Josh Dobbin
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Remember when crazy old Russian Erno Rubik offered you an in on some ridiculous puzzle-thing that looked like nothing more than a segmented kiddie block toy?...You sneered at him and told him that he stank of vodka and whores, and told him to peddle his wares elsewhere.
Then everybody and his brother were twisting that hell-cube everywhere from board-rooms to playgrounds . Silly, silly you.
Howzabout that time that crafty Belgian Peyo showed you napkin-doodles of shirtless little men who lived in mushrooms, and explained to you that the bearded one was the "poppa" and that a big man wanted to cook and eat them all? What did you tell him then? As I recall, you told him he was a perverted Frenchman, and that the ONLY possible thing to make that idea stupider was to have them all be blue-skinned.
Oh, you insufferable fool.
I am offering you a shot at redemption. Join the bandwagon NOW, and be a charter member of the Cool Club.. finally experience the thrill of being in with the " in crowd* " .. Watch CLERKS: THE CARTOON on ABC at 9:30 EST.
Never you mind the critics.. Those same hyenas panned SOUTH PARK and the SIMPSONS. Consider this email a subtle form of peer pressure. In fact, in a world wherein I might receive the "whaaaassssuuuuuuuup?!" AVI on the order of 6 times per day, I ask you to forward this to any who might find it of interest. Do it.. Whassamatta? are you chicken?
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TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY MAY 31
ABC 9:30 est, Following the DREW CAREY SHOW.
Like Mr. T said after the superbowl.. BE THERE.
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