OK. Here’s a dilemma for you. Should I burn my gold Nikes?
Of course, this is merely a theoretical question. I don’t own gold Nikes. But I could, for a mere $3,500. Yes. Genuine, gold Nike shoes. So, if I did, would I feel any compulsion to burn them?
Well, I can answer this question with an emphatic, “No!”
How do you turn a mundane $20 bathroom appliance into a luxury item that will set you back $500?
Put some gold on it.
That’s exactly what Dyson has done. No joke. The iconic (meaning overpriced) vacuum cleaner company has developed a hairdryer gilded with 23.75-karat gold leaf.
How would you like to own a silver Rolls Royce?
I mean literally silver.
Now’s your chance.
The classic luxury car company is rolling out a limited-edition commemorative Silver Ghost – with actual silver incorporated into the design. As the AutoBlog put it, the four-door Rolls features judicious use of the precious metal.
Not too long ago, I got a call from some guy that claimed he was from the IRS. You’ve probably gotten one of these calls yourself. You pick up the phone and a guy with a thick Indian accent tells you that you are being investigated for tax fraud. Sometimes they try to scare you by telling you that they’re going to put tax liens on your house and they’re going to seize your bank accounts. The guy may even claim the sheriff is going to show up on your doorstep and throw you in the pokey.
It’s obviously BS. I mean, I know the government is broke, but I don’t think it’s quite reached the point of turning over IRS enforcement to an Indian call center. But I guess people must fall for this because I get these calls pretty frequently. I just hang up on these clowns, but sometimes people mess with them – like this kid who totally scammed the scammer by barely uttering a word.
I was on vacation last week, so there wasn’t any Fun on Friday. But I am back, and I have some really fantastic news for you – especially if you live in Venezuela. And even if you don’t reside in that South American hell-hole, you’ll want to keep reading because the ramifications here are huugggee!
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro fixed the country’s hyperinflation problem.
It’s Friday the 13th.
Are you scared?
Well, I ain’t skeert!
The price of gold in pounds spiked Monday as Brexit confusion and political instability sent Brits scampering into safe havens.
Spot gold against the pound rose nearly 1% after Brexit Minister David Davis and British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson both resigned their posts in protest.
Business Day described Brexit as a “ramshackle exit from the EU,” as a European Central Bank policymaker warned it could damage economic growth in the eurozone.
Is it just me, or has modern American politics devolved into little more than petulant playground namecalling devoid of substance?
I stumbled across this latest outrage as I was perusing the depths of the internet the other day – presidential “challenge coins.” Apparently, according to the mainstream pundits, President Donald Trump can’t even get a fun little presidential tradition right.
The New York Times did an entire feature story on how Trump has ruined presidential challenge coins. I’ll bet most of you haven’t even heard of challenge coins. But they’re a thing. And according to our intrepid NYT columnist, Trump’s execution of this august tradition is a complete outrage!
Fun on Friday is supposed to be fun, but I also like to think of it as a public service. So, today, I’m here to help.
If you have a venereal disease, televangelist Jim Bakker has the cure. Yes indeed! I feel it’s my duty to provide you with this information. I mean, who doesn’t want to instantly wipe out the consequences of that drunk 2 minutes when you were 16?
