> But i just deleted an e-mail ad for the newest, dumbest innovation in collapsible junk, the backpack bike. Why would anyone want to fold up a mode of transportation and lug it around on a shoulder?
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> Not having seen this bike up close, i picture it being about the quality of those little multi-purpose kits sold as desperate, last-minute gift ideas in the McRae's mens' shop. It reminds me of those silly new kids' shoes with the wheels that flip out of the soles for roller-blading. Yeah, that won't break in the first day? Please!
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> Anyone seen one of these bikes? Am i being too harsh here?
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Isn't it amazing how there is a thriving market, full of vitality, for things that have absolutely no use whatsoever? The standard response here is "The Internet, yeah," but I'll gloss over that for now to concentrate on the mini-scooter craze. Scooters. Fine. Tiny scooters that are capable of slicing your finger off when you fold them up, are so heavy that they aren't actually portable, and go no faster than, say, a bike or roller-skates? What is the point? The point about Heelys (I think that's what they are) is also very true. The only reason for these (or the Hoverboard, the Solo Trek helicopter, and any other ludicrously expensive piece of equipment you care to mention) is that a. you'll look cool for about five minutes and b. the makers will be raking in the dough, laughing all the way to the bank. What a pointless world we live in. Roll on the revolution.

> Penny*still overstuffed from Thanksgiving dinners*stamp

Phil-"Didn't know Thanksgiving had passed. Was it fun?"-bee