Oh, my freakin' GAWD. This one has me peeing myself.
Over the jump...
So, I'm listening to the radio during morning drive time and on comes this way over-the-top-yelling-announcer commercial for a day-long seminar called "Get Motivated!" 'Come be inspired and motivated by America's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani and by soldier-statesman Colin Powell!!!!!! Oh, and some guy named Zig Zigler will be there! and Suze Orman! And some football player or something (Terry Bradshaw?)!!!! Come one, come all on August 25th for a once in a lifetime experience!!!!!!'
(I'm sure you've all heard such commercials. They all start sounding like the OxyClean guy after a while.)
Oh, but the best was yet to come. [Additional] emphasis mine:
'Bring your entire office for just $19!!! Not per person, your ENTIRE OFFICE for just $19!!! As many people as you want, for just $19!!!!!!! Hurry, because if you wait to pay at the door, the cost will be $225 per person!!!!!!!!'
It was at this point my bladder started feeling a little, well, leaky, mostly because I was howling with laughter.
'Cuz you and I both know the organizers don't want to sell unlimited blocks of seats for $19 a pop. You and I both know that those seats for this Fabulous Inspiring Once In A Lifetime Event are just sitting there. You and I both know that this is just one step up from giving the tickets away. Because there are precious few people in Seattle who'd pay so much as a dime to see America's Mayor Rudy Giuliani and soldier-statesman Colin Powell doing anything except perhaps being bitchslapped into the middle of next week by members of Code Pink. (Now that I would pay big bucks to watch.)
Get Motivated! Home Page
What one local columnist had to say about Get Motivated!
It's part of a big national tour. Anyone know if it's tanking anywhere else?
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go pee.