In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Sinister Midget
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on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:52:49 -0500
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> On 2008-07-28, Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>> * Sinister Midget peremptorily fired off this memo:
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>>> On 2008-07-28, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>
>>>> Go buy a Zune while it's still exists. It could turn valuable one day... as a
>>>> memorabilia item.
>>>
>>> I doubt it. How many pet rocks are in demand these days? AFAIK you
>>> can't buy those any more either. The pet rock will be more in demand
>>> than the Zune in a few years.
>>
>> I dunno. They might come up with a "Chia Zune".
>
> That might be just enough to get it to have a small comeback, like the
> Cabbage Patch dolls did for about 3 days.
>
Somehow, I avoided both of those fads, though I did receive
a Chia Pet as a gift (which I never got around to unpacking
and watering, so the seeds are probably all dead by now).
Mind you, at least with a Chia Zune one might be able to
transfer the IP (grass seedlings) and have them last for
more than 3 days....
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