Universal Love TRTT Part 6: The Undiscovered Ken

Status
Not open for further replies.

(Log in to remove this ad.)

edgie

Hall of Famer
Joined
Apr 27, 2008
Posts
38,025
Likes
40,359
Location
The 'Yabba
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Chael Sonnen: Moral Champion
Oh no

In the office at work today talking to my good friend friend from Elizabeth who's sister sister dated Swannie because lizbef and we're chatting away about good music, Nek minnit one of the other ladies in the office brings up Jethro Tull and before I know it they're exposing me to beardy men and lengthy flute solos and trying to convince me about the Locomotion being a classic or something.

Too far.

Sent from mTalk
 

finbarr

Premium Platinum
Joined
Jun 19, 2005
Posts
30,095
Likes
94,718
Location
Adelaide
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Ports with 6 of the Top 20.

Cool.

Ok maybe not cool, but it’s, er, something!

The fact I really only post on this board now emphasises what a false economy this is. If StuMan ever stops reading Big Footy my future like count is up shit creek.
 

Schulzenfest

Hall of Famer
Joined
Feb 23, 2008
Posts
49,095
Likes
112,469
Location
SA
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Toronto Raptors
The fact I really only post on this board now emphasises what a false economy this is. If StuMan ever stops reading Big Footy my future like count is up shit creek.
I think StuMan is singlehandedly responsible for our board having 6 of the top 20 or whatever it is.

I wonder if our club's presence up the top of that ladder is because we attract good posters or because we attract circle-jerkers with low standards who'll like any old crap.

EDIT: I've just seen that Doctor Feel is #1 for likes, circle-jerkers with low standards confirmed
 

finbarr

Premium Platinum
Joined
Jun 19, 2005
Posts
30,095
Likes
94,718
Location
Adelaide
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
I think StuMan is singlehandedly responsible for our board having 6 of the top 20 or whatever it is.

I wonder if our club's presence up the top of that ladder is because we attract good posters or because we attract circle-jerkers with low standards who'll like any old crap.

EDIT: I've just seen that Doctor Feel is #1 for likes, circle-jerkers with low standards confirmed

I'm almost convinced StuMan is a Big Footy Like-Bot.
 

(Log in to remove this ad.)

raman

Premium Platinum
Joined
Apr 8, 2005
Posts
22,057
Likes
62,191
Location
Enemy terriroty
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
For ****'s bloody sake people, my parents were dirt poor with five kids and they used these, which still exist:

upload_2018-2-7_18-58-2.png



...now what precisely is the advantage that Chrisco has over them?

(Sorry, I am barely a quarter of the way through the Chrisco thread and already traumatised)
 

Schulzenfest

Hall of Famer
Joined
Feb 23, 2008
Posts
49,095
Likes
112,469
Location
SA
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Toronto Raptors
For ****'s bloody sake people, my parents were dirt poor with five kids and they used these, which still exist:

View attachment 457432


...now what precisely is the advantage that Chrisco has over them?

(Sorry, I am barely a quarter of the way through the Chrisco thread and already traumatised)
Marketing. The answer to this question is always marketing.
 

raman

Premium Platinum
Joined
Apr 8, 2005
Posts
22,057
Likes
62,191
Location
Enemy terriroty
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Marketing. The answer to this question is always marketing.
Before today I honestly just assumed that Chrisco just made their money out of bulk buying power, the operational efficiencies that arise from knowing how much you have to buy and deliver a long way in advance, and dining out on interest since you only have one major op-ex splurge per year.

I had no idea they had a shameless exorbitant markup as well. I can see that flying in the 90s when the target market couldn't easily price compare on the internet... but... just wow.

I mean they sell $100 JB Hifi vouchers for $110. That's perpetual motion in the form of a business.
 

Schulzenfest

Hall of Famer
Joined
Feb 23, 2008
Posts
49,095
Likes
112,469
Location
SA
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Toronto Raptors
Before today I honestly just assumed that Chrisco just made their money out of bulk buying power, the operational efficiencies that arise from knowing how much you have to buy and deliver a long way in advance, and dining out on interest since you only have one major op-ex splurge per year.

I had no idea they had a shameless exorbitant markup as well. I can see that flying in the 90s when the target market couldn't easily price compare on the internet... but... just wow.

I mean they sell $100 JB Hifi vouchers for $110. That's perpetual motion in the form of a business.
Gift cards are the most baffling Chrisco product. I mean, I'd obviously never do it myself but I can at least kind of understand paying the massive mark-up if you're a) financially illiterate and b) lazy enough to pay a big premium to get a food hamper delivered to your door so you don't have to go shopping. At least you're getting an actual product at the end of the day. But gift cards? Who the **** uses an instalment plan to buy a gift card?

Imagine going into a bank and asking for a high interest loan. Except you only receive the principal after you've fully paid off both the principal and the interest. And then you can only spend the principal at one store. Congratulations, you've just purchased a Chrisco giftcard.
 

theDuckFarmer

Premium Platinum
Joined
Jul 7, 2007
Posts
6,485
Likes
12,790
Location
Ziggurat City
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
LUFC, Patriots, Mitchelton-Scott
lol, like that article that came out today about some centrelinker whinging about their welfare payments, saying they can't afford the "essentials" and then listed her budget containing $65 of ciggies.
TBF isn't that like one pack nowadays?
 
Joined
Jun 21, 2014
Posts
6,966
Likes
13,899
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Maggies, Spurs, Raiders?
Oh no

In the office at work today talking to my good friend friend from Elizabeth who's sister sister dated Swannie because lizbef and we're chatting away about good music, Nek minnit one of the other ladies in the office brings up Jethro Tull and before I know it they're exposing me to beardy men and lengthy flute solos and trying to convince me about the Locomotion being a classic or something.

Too far.

Sent from mTalk
It's called Locomotive Breath and it's amazing

From the Aqualung album
 
Joined
Jun 21, 2014
Posts
6,966
Likes
13,899
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Maggies, Spurs, Raiders?
Overhead:

"Ok put your wee down and then we'll chat"

"Just a minute I wanna check it for blood"

Then walks past a nurse carrying what looked like a 2 litre bottle of urine
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom