America in the Crapper
These days, surefire signs that American civilization is in irrevocable decline are a dime a dozen. Suspending habeas corpus, an unwinnable Asian land war, implicit use of torture to further political aims, rejection of science, et cetera ad nauseam.
Of all the signs, though, the existence of Skymall, the in-flight catalog chockablock with crap, is the most important proof of our imminent collapse in decadence, corruption, and ignominy. Viz.,
Of all the signs, though, the existence of Skymall, the in-flight catalog chockablock with crap, is the most important proof of our imminent collapse in decadence, corruption, and ignominy. Viz.,
- "high-fashion toilet seats" printed with Chinese dragons, "shopping girls," or Egyptian carvings
- limited-edition "president and historical talking figurines" like Jackie O, George W. Bush, Princess Di, or Einstein
- decals to redecorate your fridge with Santa or flowers or a giant flag
- an electronic wallet that pushes out your credit cards
- the entire Holy Bible on a USB flash drive keychain
posted by Christopher Tassava at Monday, November 14, 2005
2 Comments:
Oh, dude - I LOVE the skymall! If I had money, I would totally order something from it every flight. I'm a sucker for catalogs like that. I mean, come on: a monogrammed towel warmer? Who doesn't need that?!?!
Who would have though that a historian would rate the Skymall's selection of merchandise as such that it will lead to the "imminent collapse in (into) decadence, corruption, and ignominy" of our society! I think we need to call upon the conservative right wing of our leaders to put an immediate halt to the "imminent collapse". Perhaps legislation banning the free perusal of the catalog is necessary. But didn't the ancient Egyptians have such "decorative" phenomena as you describe and Eqypt still survives!
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