There’s a time machine for sale on EBay in case you’re interested.
*sigh*
I must say, for a publicity stunt, the guy who posted this for sale has managed to strike a pretty good neutral tone, making sure to sound nontechnical and kind of dumb, the exact kind of person who would sell something they authentically believed to be a time machine — on EBay. Lots of press stunts I’ve seen in the past — like the searingly annoying Andy Kaufman return from the dead — gracelessly lay out their artifice right away. This person, iknowrodeo as he is called on Ebay, keeps the act going pretty well, up until he starts answering the questions from potential buyers. The most recent question was the, well, I’m not going to say “giveaway”, but a moment when iknowrodeo broke character:
Q: I can’t decide whether you are a comedy genius, entrepreneur, conman or just a complete twat. Which is it?
A: im just an average guy who just happend to found a time machine under his house.
Sorry, but nobody would ever seriously make this statement. This was actually his character note that should have remained unstated, in his head, invisible information he conveys indirectly. (I strongly recommend reading the entire q&a, but you need to be logged in to EBay to do it)
Then there are the thank-yous he shouts out after getting his 15 minutes on morning shows around the nation (well, two), apparently on a slow news day, even for a morning show.
me and the time machine were on the morning show in Santa Barbra Ca. 99.9 ktyd. thanks to all who tuned in.
But this has gotten the attention of the authentic time travel folks! Check out this forum post — the utter lack of commentary conveys something of the white-knuckled intensity with which some members of the forum are undoubtedly thinking, “It sounds so hokey, but damn, what if it’s true?!?”
(insert wacky conclusion that’s not coming to me now… or probably ever)
Post a Comment