Cheap Stuff You May Not Want
erco
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-absurdly-cheap-versions-pricey-130017436.html
A $13 ereader that only holds 13 books.
Tennessee Caviar for $14 an ounce.
My buddy in Arkansas tells me that Nutria (a fairly unappealing South American rodent; females have nipples on their backs for nursing babies while swimmin' in the crick) were imported and being raised domestically in farms for their fur. But that market opportunity fell apart when the public learned how disgusting these rodents are and they were subsequently released into the wild, destroying local ecosystems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria
Otherwise, Nutria fur coats might have made that list, too.
A $13 ereader that only holds 13 books.
Tennessee Caviar for $14 an ounce.
My buddy in Arkansas tells me that Nutria (a fairly unappealing South American rodent; females have nipples on their backs for nursing babies while swimmin' in the crick) were imported and being raised domestically in farms for their fur. But that market opportunity fell apart when the public learned how disgusting these rodents are and they were subsequently released into the wild, destroying local ecosystems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria
Otherwise, Nutria fur coats might have made that list, too.
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I saw elsewhere that we now have vegetarian caviar available. Since I'd only eat the stuff when someone else was paying for it, it really doesn't matter much to me.
Nutria may be considered disgusting by some, plataypus don't even have nipples - the milk is just delivered through the skin of the underbelly. There is quite a lot about playtapus that is odd, including poisonous spurs that can really inflict a great deal of pain if you mishandle one.
Brazillians eat nutria. Taiwanese eat sugarcane rats. Thai eat monkeys. And so it goes. I'm not sure anyone eats playtapus.
Folding bikes were all the rage in Taiwan, but it seems that as the bike and the users age, they get tired of folding them.
It's cheap enough that it doesn't matter if it gets damaged or stolen, so it would be perfect for vacations.
(The flighttime from Norway to Thailand is around 10 Hours... )
It is very odd what happens when you start trying to buy a cheap airfare. You might fly halfway around the world to get next door.
I thought you could read your ebooks on a Smart phone -- more clutter.
Of course, the CHEAP flight has at least one stop along the way...
Spent a day seeing the sights in Vienna on the return one year.
(Loved their Museum of Natural History. Pity that the gift-shop didn't have a single book in English, though.)
And last year my return had a stop at Abu Dhabi, then Berlin.
I may try to plan the stops a bit better next year. As long as they're in countries where I don't need a Visa, there's no reason not to go sight-seeing...
As for reading on a smartphone... No thank you... I prefer not to ruin my eyes that way.
Leon & Gareth, can you confirm or deny these allegations of impropriety?
-Phil