I work like crazy. Nothing seems to get done. You too? I wish I had some snake oil to sell for this. I would put it in an ad from the '60s. Or a Popeil ad. "But wait, don't order yet." Everyone is suffering. There is money to be made.
I'm thinking Amway, too. Did you know it makes more millionaires than any other company in the world? Es verdad. I'm thinking of contacting the more powerful gangs in my city. They already have divided their part of "the world." They have a syndication, of sorts. Of course, they sell drugs there. But I'm thinking that they can make just as much money legally. Homeboy knocks on your door: "It's time to buy your fucking Amway." And people pony up their money for soaps and vitamins. The product isn't bad, and it is surely better than drugs. Maybe somebody comes to your house once in awhile to make sure you haven't bought some toothpaste in another brand or to make sure you're not squirelling away some shampoo or beauty product, but other than that, everyone gets something. I've just got to get them to agree to sign up under me in the wonderful pyramid scheme.
If I don't do it, though, I'm going to write a screenplay about it called "Scamway." James Woods could play the lead, a down on his luck scammer/salesman who flounders into this scheme. He is a schlemeil, but after the few hiccups, everything begins to fall into place. The neighborhoods clean up, everyone has more money, and soon they build a new community center. The kids are safe and happy and getting pro sports contracts left and right. Singers. Dancers. Scholars. It feels like a Disney film.
People need something of this sort just now, I think. I do.
The girl in today's picture wrote that she wished her skin was really that color. Shit. Maybe the only things we really want are the things we can't have.
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Holy smokes! I just looked at my counter. I had about five hundred hits from some twitter thing. Twitter is powerful, I guess. If somebody comes from their, can you let me know what is going on? I'm curious.
I don't know how but I must find a way to work this into a conversation today... "It's time to buy your fucking Amway." My astrology message today said I would come up with a innovative new way to make money...I'm buying an airline ticket to Europe based on that so it had better come true...
ReplyDeleteDid you use it? The line, I mean. If you use my "gang" idea and make money, I want a cut.
ReplyDeleteI did indeed find a way to work it into a conversation. It was great fun, may use it again today. I wouldn't steal your gang idea. I'm not sure if the Chattanooga gangs could handle it. I like the screenplay idea better anyway and if not a screenplay at least a SNL skit? I did not find a way to make loads of money but booked a flight to Europe anyway so need to find some cash soon!
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