Slapdash Gambitry
- Alex
Ok, so let's say you're a game, but sometimes outmatched writer for a website for which you receive zero compensation other than a sense
of satisfaction at writing something your friends tell you they enjoy reading. And let's further postulate that you've spent all your energy
for an evening writing a feature article, and then you realize that you're due up
in the Gambit queue for the next morning. What do you do?
Easy. You panic.
But hey, this is no problem, I've done plenty of stuff like this before. They're called "mutterings" columns. Just talk about enough
little things, and before you know it, you've got something of decent length, if shallow substance. So here we go: First off, you can
find the video for In a World Called Catastrophe, the song quoted in the above feature column, by clicking
here. It's really quite a fantastic song. If you like those Dave Matthews Band ballads,
you'll like this song. I guarantee it.
My kid sis emailed and demanded that I put in the other birthday picture that she sent me, claiming that it doesn't get any cuter than
the two of us as kids making idiotic faces. Personally, I have to disagree, but when you're hurting for content you'll put in any piece
of crap that you can. Just check out wadE's article from yesterday, for example. Hee hee... here ya go:
Finally, I think I'll just let Dwidge say it best. He got an email from a computer database with an interesting idea
of just what a good deal is. Enjoy!
Hey guys,
You all have got to come with me to "none found", I can get us
this sweet offer ... read this e-mail I got from Hotwire! It's
so awesome!
Swig
--- Hotwire Deals < HotwireDeals.6-2brzgm.gl@hotwireDeals.p0.com >
wrote:
> Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:02:22 PST
> From: "Hotwire Deals"
> < HotwireDeals.6-2brzgm.gl@hotwireDeals.p0.com >
> Subject: Price Drop on Flights to none found, no date found-no
> date found!
> To: "Brian Swiglo" < xxxxxx@yahoo.com >
>
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Lower Fares to none found, no date found >>> BOOK NOW!
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Dear Brian,
Airfares change all the time, and Hotwire is always working to
find
you the best deals. We thought you might like to know that we
recently found an even lower Hot-Fare(sm) for the none found
trip you
searched on Dec. 31 for flights departing on no date found and
returning
on no date found!
YOUR QUOTED HOT-FARE: $none found
RECENTLY QUOTED HOT-FARE:* $none found
The $none found Hot-Fare shown above was quoted to an actual
Hotwire user
during the past week, using the same airports and dates you
previously searched.** Please keep in mind that fares are
constantly
changing -- good deals go fast! -- and this particular price may
not
be currently available.
Don't miss out on any additional savings -- visit Hotwire again
for
the latest Hot-Fares!
That's all for today. Tune in for Friday's installment where I tell you how great the weather was in "none found"...
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