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Who can take a blanket, sprinkle it with sleeves, price it fifty dollars, then sell it off to me? The Slanket Man can...
One of my guilty pleasures when I fly is reading the SkyMall catalogue. It's not because there's any actual shopping that I want to do, but more because I'm amazed by the range of things that other people are - apparently - willing to buy. I've always considered the target audience for SkyMall to be "OCD hypochondriacs who are really obsessed with their pets, have more money than they know what to do with and whose children hate them."
That said, I really want a Slanket. Frangela say(s) they rock! And they are even more desirable after this recent conversation that J and I had on Facebook:
me: [via Twitter] Oi'm so cold, guv'nor. Me fingerless gloves do nuffink.
me: [via Twitter] Thinking about buying a slanket and wearing it to work. http://tinyurl.com/6osrf4.
J: They're doing HVAC work here so it is also very cold in the building. I think a slanket dealer could make a killing if they set up shop outsite the library this week.
me: I like the image of a Slanket dealer, opening up one side of his trenchcoat to show off a selection of brightly-colored, bulky blankets.
"Hey man, you need a Slanket?"
J: I was picturing more like a hot dog cart with the slankets being kept warm inside. The guys says, 'Hey, what color you want?' and you say, 'Gimme a red.' And he opens the lid on the cart and sort of dispenses it out, and it's warm and steamy, like it's just coming out of the dryer.
me: OH MAN.
Prewarmed Slankets? I want one so bad.
I bet he takes it out of the warmer with tongs, too, doesn't he? And has one of those little paper hats on.
I am really tempted to get up and look out the window, just to make sure he isn't standing outside my building with his cart, dinging his little bell.
"SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANKETS! Git yer red-hot Slankets here!"
I can't possibly buy one from SkyMall now. I must hold out for the mythical Slanket Man.
srah - Tuesday, 13 May 2008 - 12:16 PM
Tags: cold, conversation, shopping, skymall
Comments (6)
Cheryl - May 14, 2008 - 8:30 AM - ℓ
1. I really like that you picked a new item for each word.
2. I have seen those gold dipped roses before. I do not remember where. Probably SkyMall, actually.
3. Growing up, we had a sleeping bag sort of like a Slanket (I keep wanting to call it a sKanklet. That's interesting). Do you remember that? It was plaid.
Fraulein N - May 14, 2008 - 12:36 PM - ℓ
I especially like that it "keeps you warm indoors or out." I'm totally rocking my Slanket at Bingo night!
That's great. Maybe they could have a little song to go with their cart. Like the icecream machine. You think? Or was that going a little too far?