YSaC, Vol. 598: A post from quiet vibration land?
An amazing – $550
anything rly. Call me
In the “Doctrine of Labyrinths” series of novels by Sarah Monette, “mazing” is an extremely bad thing to have happen to you. It involves a fairly dark form of magic that traps your essence within a spiritual maze which is extremely difficult to escape. I think I have that right. It’s a really fantastic series of books, and highly recommended.
Somehow, I don’t think this has anything to do with that.
It’s possible that out of ALL the instances of five hundred and fifty dollars in the world, this guy has the SINGLE most amazing combination of U.S. Grant and William McKinley you ever saw.
That’s probably not it, either.
Perhaps he’s collecting anything related to the “O Rly” owl.
Somehow, I doubt this is the right explanation.
Oh, wait, I know!
He’s an idiot!
Thanks for the link, DS!
Ann Amazing is Wonder Woman’s first cousin!
(Haha now you all have the Wonder Woman theme song stuck in your heads)
Maybe he has a golden lasso for sale too, or bullet proof wrist bands…
As a child I was a bit confused about the line “Get us out from under, Wonder Woman!”
Was she sitting on them? Did they pay her to do this?
Now I tend to giggle at “In your satin tights, fighting for our rights.” Ah the seventies!
He has the Invisible Jet; it’s in the photo he took of the motorcyle in the living room. What’s amatta, can’t find it?
Gerund: As applied to English, it refers to the usage of a verb (in its -ing form) as a noun (for example, the verb “learning” in the sentence “Learning is an easy process for some”).
“Amazing” is the process of causing one to be amazed. If true, pretty good deal for $550. Many folks spend thousands or more to be truly amazed.
This guy might be an Iranian immigrant to the US, as spontaneous creation of verbal nouns and gerunds is quite common in Farsi. Was this listing in Tehrangeles?
Since no one had commented as of a few minutes ago and I had nothing original to add, I typed ‘an amazing’ into google.
The first entry:
Vancouver Sex Workers Had An Amazing Two Weeks.
For $550, an amazing two weeks of that type would be a deal … until you get the doctor bill as well.
That’s a whole different set of Olympic events…
(and it would probably get better ratings, harhar.)
And they’re all so flexible.
So that’s what gymnasts do after they retire … never mind that this is the wrong Olympic season.
Have you seen some of the skiiers’ stretches?
No, but now that you say that, I have nooo trouble imagining them.
This is yet another post on this site where I feel like you guys are just taunting us. “Here’s an ad for something really awesome (or in this case, amazing) and we’re not going to give you the location or the poster’s contact details! Neener neener neener!”
I need an amazing so badly!!!!
GAaaahhh!
But Trinket, this is a second-hand amazing! You don’t want to pay full price for that. Are you good at haggling? You know, $550 for that? You must be mad!
You’re right, Windrose, I’m terrible at haggling. My method is to stand there looking undecided until they lower the price. This doesn’t really work over the internet. (It doesn’t really work in real life either, now that I think about it.) Our web bosses are actually SAVING me from spending too much for a second-hand amazing. Thanks guys!
But I still need an amazing. Sigh.
Anyone know where to get one for a reasonable price?
I coud probably confuse you for about $250, or stun you for $300. But my amazing schedule is pretty packed this week.
Thanks for NOT answering my question Sackeye (Issac- Sackeye, I get it!). If I wanted a stunning I would have asked for a stunning and believe it or not there’s this website where you can get confusings for free. What’s it called? Oh, yeah, craigslist.
So what’s with the name reversal, Sackeye? I noticed that Steve-O is now Oh-Steve as well.
Whoops.
That little bit of stupid was left over from a post I made about Steve-O’s reversal last night.
Or perhaps I had briefly been supplanted by a Salman.
Sackeye Isaac, I’m glad you forgot, or I might not have gone back to look at your reply to my comment, and then my comment about your comment. . .which didn’t happen. I’m doing that now. I just realized. 8)
Wait, I thought Confusing was £2.50 for five minutes (& 5500¥ the hour); Or was that Complaining?
Arguments are just along the corridor?
I thought the ad was for an amazing $550. And that amount of money would be pretty useful, and amazing, at this point in my life.
Back in my vaudeville days my stage name was An Amazing. I can’t believe my old partner Anything Rly is looking for me after all this time. And he’s got the $550 he owes me!
There must be a word for such luck, but it’s alluding me at the moment.
I used to work with a stage magician who billed himself as Peter the Adequate.
Truth in advertising can be refreshing.
Cannot. Resist. Urge. To. Make. Raunchy. Jokes. Much. Longer!
@Isaac Did your friend have a cousin in Vaudeville? We once worked with a flat-chested stripper named Minnie the Barely Adequate.
Peter the Adequate was actually a pretty good magician. I think he was selling himself short.
In fact, a little Googling reveals that the man has a website.
Warning: website may be a trifle tacky.
Granny’s dementia is not so bad that she can’t remember how to post to Craigslist, but once she’s typing, she forgets little details. And I’m pretty sure no one will be amazed at the fact that her teeth come out. And it’s certainly not worth $550. Sigh.
I’m not in the market for an Amazing. Do you have a Fantastic on hand?
Ask the Superhero Union. Not only do they have an Amazing -$550, but I hear they have a Fantastic Four.
In fact, they’re running a special: one fantstic for $100 or all four for $550.
It always goes back to Cat Math, doesn’t it?
The world is run on CatMath
Still more proof that cats really do control the world, stealthily, silently … or, in the case of mine, pudgily and occasionally awkwardly (a stumble punctuated by what I am sure is a “I meant to do that” meow).
We do have a Deadpool around somewhere. Very handy with swords and duct tape.
“The world is run on CatMath.”
Kelli, thinking about this, it makes sense now why so many people were approved for mortgages they actually could not afford, and why banks are not being held responsible for that, and why Wall Street is. It’s all CatMath.
Windrose – Bing and OH!! We need a CatMath t-shirt, don’t you think? My Not.A.Lion shirt has garnered more than a few quizzical looks, but only one actual “WTF?” query. Think what fun we could have with a CatMath tee. 🙂
CJ — That’s a great idea! It’s been months since we had a new t-shirt design. 8) Maybe we should ask The Revered Llamanun to hold a contest. The winner would get one free t-shirt with their design on it.
Well, my first read was ‘anamazing’ which suggests some sort of re-arranging the convoluted into new, unexpected forms.
Causing the privet maze to become topiary rly wld be spiffy; at $25 the hour, $550 is a mere 22 hours–swift e’en for Roger Shrubber.
But, that’s all I have, the fruminous bandersnatch having nabbed my snark.
The ad is for an amazing minus sign. It’ll turn 50 into -50, decreasing its value by 100. Which is truly amazing, since a plus sign would not do anything at all. 50 is the same as +50, barring Base 8, Cat Math, or Zimbabwe exchange rates.
The poster is obviously the Electric Company’s Letterman. What does he need with a minus sign, anyway? Unless Letterman is a computer programmer and needs to have a -0 (yes, a minus zero does exist in computer languages) or for X=X-1 (how can X equal one less than itself?)
(how can X equal one less than itself?)
Its clone died? OR the clone killed the original. DUN DUN DUN plot twist!
Oooh, evil twin! I call evil twin! Amnesiac evil twin, which would be even better.
Followed immediately by the aliens, robots, pirates, and dinosaurs.
Don’t forget time travel.
*sigh* I’ll get my acid re-flux capacitor and my delorean.
Don’t forget the ninjas, hobos, and molemen, Lola.
Also: [conspiracy theory subgroup, here] secret alien lizard people, men in black, people from the earth’s hollow core.
Secret joint alien/CIA base on the dark side of the moon.
Aw, man, you guys are making me want to dig up my Illuminati deck and play a game or two.
California, with the assistance of Ronald Reagan and the Pope, attacks to control the KGB.
What a rip-off!
I can get bemused any time for fifty bucks, just down the street.
Yay, it’s the one I sent in! xD I was thinking the orly owls, myself…
Caro, sorry to put this off until the last minute. It’s been a busy day here in Windrose Land. 8) *punchity-punch-punch* Congratulations and keep on not sucking!
I love you forever for the Sarah Monette shout out.
O’rly w/wig and eyelashes
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