From rssfeeds@jmason.org Wed Oct 9 10:52:41 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.example.com Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A296916F6B for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 10:51:41 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 09 Oct 2002 10:51:41 +0100 (IST) Received: from dogma.slashnull.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g9980VK25162 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:00:31 +0100 Message-Id: <200210090800.g9980VK25162@dogma.slashnull.org> To: yyyy@example.com From: boingboing Subject: $15,000 umbrella stand: nothing exceeds like excess Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 08:00:31 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; encoding=utf-8 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1019.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,SUBJ_DOLLARS,T_NONSENSE_FROM_40_50 version=2.50-cvs X-Spam-Level: URL: http://boingboing.net/#85541081 Date: Not supplied Teresa's written a wonderful blog post about the revelation that Tyco's crooked CEO spent "6,000 on a shower curtain, $15,000 for an umbrella stand, $2,900 on coat hangers, $5,960 on bedsheets and $2,200 for a wastebasket." Naturally, they assured her that not only is it possible to pay $6,000 for your shower curtains and $2,200 for a wastebasket, it's a Good Thing to do so, practically essential. Then they explain how: "Sometimes the wastebasket is exposed," said Joel Joves, a designer with offices in Rancho Santa Fe and Beverly Hills. "If you have a fabulous study or master bedroom, then maybe we need a pewter-finished basket with decorative pearl beadings or semiprecious stones to complete the look of a room." That's Fool Money at work. If you can't find a sufficiently fabulous wastebasket for $200, $500 absolute tops, you're not half trying. Link[1] Discuss[2] [1] http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/2002_10.html#001484 [2] http://www.quicktopic.com/boing/H/mUp57FGXT7VJ