The double switch
*iPhone rings*
“What’s up?”
“You called me earlier.”
“I’m at work now.”
“What’s that noise in the background.”
“I’m watching the latest BubCast. There is something about Spock. They’re hosting a Lunch 2.0 soon and I need some fodder for our announcement. All I found so far was that shit TED posted.”
“TED?”
“You know…from Uncov? I met him last week. Someone on the website said he looks like Steve Jobs and John Lennon’s love child.”
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“Bub.blicio.us is everywhere. I was talking to some guy the other day saying how bub.blicio.us is everywhere and he says, ‘I write for bub.blicio.us.’”
“Who was it? Alex Ho?”
“I don’t know.”
“Asian dude, carries a Canon, takes event photos.”
“Yeah, I think that was him.”
*watching video* “Geez, what’s up with this cute-girls-reading-geek-news thing anyway?”
“I suppose that’s the new booth babe. That reminds me of the double-switch. Did I ever tell you about the double switch?”
“No.”
[The double-switch, t-shirts, and Lunch 2.0 after the jump.]
The double-switch
“I could have sworn I did. Well you know you’re at a conference and you see a hot babe at a company’s booth and say something like, ‘Hey I heard you switched to PHP5?’
“Then she says, ‘I just work marketing here. But Darryl—the guy over there with the glasses—he can answer your question.”
*laughs*
“It’s their loss leader.”
Oing?
“The booth babe baits you there, but then they switch you over to an engineer to free the line so they can reel another one in.”
New trend in the world of podcasting
“Hah. Well I guess the same thing is happening on podcasts.”
“Howso?”
“You know like…get online.”
“Hold on a sec.”
“Okay.”
“Holy shit.”
“Yeah, it’s like an reverse-Denny’s-waitress thing.”
“Huh?”
“You know how they say Denny’s hires ugly waitresses to make their food taste better?”
“What’s Om Malik going to do? There should be an affirmative action program for ugly looking old men.”
*laughs* “I read something just like that on Valleywag.”
T-shirts here and abroad
“Hey there is an American Apparel ad in the link you sent me. What are they? Are they an underwear company or something?”
“No. They’re mainly known for nice t-shirts—like Busted Tees uses them. They cost more because they’re made in the U.S. or something.”
“Heh. That’s like the reverse of ‘For Kids By Kids’ report.”
“Hah! I need to blog your double-switch thing.”
But that’s the Lunch 2.0 mission statement:
- Hit someplace up for lunch
- Invite everyone
- Blog it
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August 14th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
After I posted this, a friend (who I won’t incriminate by saying names) mentioned that Joyce Kim looks a lot hotter next to Om Malik: Denny’s Waitress Theory strikes again.
August 24th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
iPod Observer notes GeekBriefTV. But they also note Chris Pirillo’s show, which I mentioned earlier.
I really need to set up my iPod to play these podcasts. Too bad, I don’t have any time for vids (15 minute walk commute)
August 30th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
A friend sends me this ad campaign, with the comment “at least it’s not the hairy legged American Apparel ad.”
September 21st, 2007 at 4:40 pm
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September 22nd, 2007 at 7:17 am
Yeah, The Onion notes what fucked up shit is an American Apparel ad
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:15 am
Thanks Valleywag!
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