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Bongers tapping balls
Mar. 4th, 2009 10:58 amThere has been a story in the news here recently about an Australian author who wrote a book set in Thailand that was apparently included something defamatory about the Thai royal family. The Thai royal family wasn't happy about this, so imprisoned the author while he was in Thailand. He was released last week. What's kept this in my mind, though, is that his book sold only seven copies. Seven! I can't decide what would be worse: only selling seven books, being imprisoned for writing a book or being imprisoned for writing a book that only sold seven copies.
Looking at a therapeutic goods website at work, we were momentarily amused by the name of the Original Back Nobber II but that was soon forgotten in the joy of discovering Bongers Tapping Balls. What a genius name (although the lack of apostrophe is annoying) and a genius concept. And there's a review on the product's amazon.com page from a disappointed percussionist who didn't realise what they were for, which makes it even better.
Finally, the chemist next to my office has a big poster in its window that suggests it's time to 'SWEEP CLEAN with the INTESTINAL BROOM!' That sounds... messy.
Looking at a therapeutic goods website at work, we were momentarily amused by the name of the Original Back Nobber II but that was soon forgotten in the joy of discovering Bongers Tapping Balls. What a genius name (although the lack of apostrophe is annoying) and a genius concept. And there's a review on the product's amazon.com page from a disappointed percussionist who didn't realise what they were for, which makes it even better.
Finally, the chemist next to my office has a big poster in its window that suggests it's time to 'SWEEP CLEAN with the INTESTINAL BROOM!' That sounds... messy.