Faustian deals can be successful!! or How to make a mint from Home.

Ric Moore wayward4now at gmail.com
Mon Nov 13 20:41:04 UTC 2006


<Howls and rolls on the floor with glee!>
Check this out:
http://linux.sys-con.com/author/2781Leibovitch.htm

No, not casting aspersions on Evan, I think the world of him. It's just
the banner ad that caught my eye and the sidebar video at this site 

My thought (or notion of whimsy> is this:

Start up something bogus that looks like a major trade publication
on-line. Call it some sort of Gazette or Journal of MAJOR DISTINCTION...
really pour it on, scroll bars, links to other major Linux links... put
gargoyles in the corners, art work scroll all over the place, blinky
lights, LUG lists, dog / cat fight announces, copy quotes from Mad Dog
Hall, Linus, Stallman, Eddie Van Halen, and make it at least 5-6 pages
worth of content. (plus links everywhere) and wait. 

<ring! ring!>

"<ahem> This is Mr. Joe Lunchbucket from Microsoft public development
speaking, and we'd like to place some ads in your site banners. First
page top center and a sidebar. Of course you will have payment by noon
tomorrow so you can start immediately."

me: "Why thank YOU, Mr. Lunchbucket. I do have paypal, so why not just
facilitate (grease) our relationship this evening and I'll have your
announcements available to the public by then? Surely the public needs
to know the truth before they make some dreaded mistake and switch to
Linux? Now about a featurette about the successful alliance of your
company and Novell, you'll pay how much? Really?? Thank YOU, Mr
Lunchbucket. Sure, I'll send you an invoice if you'll give me a P.O.
number? Same payment arrangement? Thank YOU!" 
<click>
<evil cackles> 
<ZIP! ... the sound of folding green bills>  

  




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