definitely interested.

Kubla Khan and Uranium Ore

In various on February 11, 2008 at 2:10 am

When I first discovered this phenomenon I figured I was probably late to the party, so I kept my mouth shut. I didn’t come screaming to you all about the beautiful hilarity of many people writing customer reviews of mundane objects (or the absurdity of milk by the gallon on Amazon). I’m okay with it now. I know everyone already knows, but if you don’t know, now you know. You don’t even need to read them all, just knowing that they’re out there is almost enough.

Also, there is a wind rushing through my living room, whistling through holes I cannot stopper. It makes it cold in here.

  1. Even better than the milk (which is out of stock by the way) are the “customers who bought this product also bought”

    Synthetic Urine
    Crotchless Fluttering Butterfly Thong
    Liquid Ass Fart Spray

  2. may I suggest, for your amusement, kraigslist?

  3. and by that, I meant khraigslist?

  4. ahh!! sorry.jeez. I swear it’s funny.

  5. Don’t knock the amazon comments and customer recommendations. while yes, there is a lot of hilarity and time suckage to be expected from delving into items like toilet paper and toothbrushes along with the secret knowledge that someone is probably being paid to write enthusiastic 5 star responses that sound too slick to be really believed, i have relied on said comment section to purchase many a gift. To this day my sister still marvels that I found a number of authors and book sets that she never heard of but have since become her current literary obsessions. Maybe this only works with books.

  6. I’m not knocking anything. I think it is hysterical that there are 980 reviews of the solo Bic pen, but I also think it is really helpful to read actual review reviews when you need a tea kettle or a rabbit or something. No really. I do use the reviews for more than amusement.

  7. whoa. i’m in utter awe. i think i found my new worktime wastetime.

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