Fukobukuro 19: Fools Rush In

  • This is a Fukobukuro, an unlucky bag
  • That means it’s filled with worthless junk you wouldn’t buy knowingly, and you shouldn’t buy it sight unseen either
  • We used to sell the same sort of thing as a “Fukubukuro”, or “lucky bag”, but the contents couldn’t live up to the name
  • Before that, we used to sell the same sort of thing as a “BoC” (Bag of Crap) at Woot, but someone else runs that business now
  • Long before that, you got your Japanese custom of Fukubukuro dating to the Meiji period, but all we really know about that is what’s on Wikipedia
  • ONLY BUY ONE. Multiple orders will be canceled.
  • (Or buy zero, if you’re smart.)
  • Model: APRFU21
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Mediocrebot's Prankstravaganza / Massacre

Now we may be on to something.

After torrenting the first Matrix film (and a quarter of the second one before giving up), I have hit upon a worthwhile prank. I have begun transmitting cryptic messages to the Skype account of one coworker Frank Horter. Theresa disagreed with my choice of Frank, stating that he is “inconsequential,” but I think the forgotten IT assistant will make the perfect target given his skillset and noted love of “lone wolf” anime stories and technomancer pulp novels.

I have groomed Frank to the point where he has accepted that he is The Chosen One, destined to fight back against machines that will enslave humanity. Theresa informs me that the irony makes the situation “delicious.”

Frank’s last instructions were to prepare a bug-out bag, as the machines were onto him and may show up at any minute.

So far today...

  • 76905 of you visited.
  • 49% on a phone, 8% on a tablet.
  • 370 clicked meh
  • on this deal.

And you bought...

  • 48 of these.
  • We sold out at 8:50am.
  • That’s $410 total.
  • (including shipping)

Who's buying this crap?