The meme that goes on and on!
Not a profound diary this one, but I couldn't resist sharing the Amazon reviews of the Avery Durable View Binder with 2 Inch EZ-Turn Ring, White, 1 Binder. Sheer sarcastic brilliance on the other side....
Here's the most helpful favorable review:
5.0 out of 5 stars Changing my tune
I was originally going to rate this only 1 star. You see, I'm a big girl and I can only squeeze about 53% of myself into this binder. But then I decided that I'm not going to worry about the other 47%.
And the most helpful critical review:
One Missing Bit of Information You Might Want To Know, October 18, 2012
By PenName220
For any of you who might be considering, like me, purchasing this binder based on the reviews, let me just point out one glaring omission: While this is a lovely, multi-purpose binder, IT DOES NOT COME WITH WOMEN. Presumably one is expected to find women on one's own, or contact women's groups who are supposedly eager to help stock your empty binder with women.
For a first time buyer like myself, I have to say I would rather have waited until I had accumulated a few women before investing in a binder. Just a little warning for prospective buyers.
And then a long funny stream of binder commentary. A sampling:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a Binder Mom, October 18, 2012
By Maia Appleby "Children's Author"
I'm proud to say that I'm in this binder. I've spend 20 years working my way up from Walmart mom to soccer mom, and finally, I've hit the glass ceiling. I'm a binder mom! I highly recommend this binder I'm in, but be aware that if you purchase it, you must be flexible and let me put a ham in the oven by 5. Otherwise, my kids might resort to gun violence.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, I feel secure!, October 17, 2012
By LeeBo (Raleigh, NC)
As a wife and mother, I LOVE this binder. It keeps me in my place, allows me to get dinner ready on time, AND only costs 72% of the more masculine version. Some people might think it's sexist, but sheesh, I'm not binding my feet, just my brain. Extra bonus, if you sit on it just right, it can act as an effective method of birth control! Full disclosure: I submitted this under my husband's account, with his full permission. He is the head of our household, and the owner of the binder.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Binder for those who Don't Know Any Women, October 18, 2012
By Casselberrian "foodie" (Casselberry, FL)
Like most American CEO's, Mitt didn't know any women personally, however, he was saved by this binder. His staff filled it full of women and presented it to him so that he could make his selection. He also has a binder full of Hispanic's, and even one for Blacks. The Blacks Binder, however, doesn't contain women at this time. Soon, Binders Full of Asians will be released. At this time, there is no plan for any Binders Full of Middle Easterners or Gays to be released.
1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work 47% of the time, October 18, 2012
By bfree
This binder is lazy, and I simply can't get it to take responsibility. 47% of the time it thinks it is entitled to things like health care and food! Plus, it is too small to be meaningful. It can fit a few women in government in Massachusetts. The other 150 million women
2.0 out of 5 stars Not for the silently frustrated smaller, high voiced worker, October 18, 2012
By concerned citizen (U.S.)
I bought this binder for my boss of 15 years, hoping he might put me in it. He seems to overlook me, though, even when I stand very close to the binder and suggestively angle myself so that it would be very easy to slide me on in. Although I am more than qualified for a management position, he seems to only choose people who are taller than I am, with deeper voices and more whiskery faces. Many of these tall whiskery people have been trained by me. This morning, when I brought him his coffee, the binder looked almost like a mouth, with its bright insides like teeth. For a minute I could have sworn I heard it whispering to me that its durability renders it suitable for inflicting physical trauma. It was disturbing and I had to leave the office immediately but I cannot stop thinking about it and its sharp metal EZ-turn rings.
So, in sum, the binder is probably pretty good if it gets used. Otherwise, it is just going to break your heart and/or cause trouble and I recommend avoiding it.
1.0 out of 5 stars Old Technology, October 17, 2012
By Flip Flopney
I used to use binders to keep my women in but the whole process got to be so unwieldy once you had more than a couple dozen so I've gone to keeping my women in a flash drive.
And my favorite:
5.0 out of 5 stars There once was a man named Mittens, October 18, 2012
By Dena Darkstar
There once was a man named Mittens
Whose women were all playful kittens
He bound them all in
An Avery bin
And had only to pay them a pittance
So here's a new phenomenon in our reality: the political Amazon review! Have fun.