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Saturday, July 08, 2006

Thimk

For a long time I've been tempted to compile some of the more delightfully inane item descriptions from eBay, but one I ran across today made me laugh out loud. Talking about a lens, the intrepid seller described it as "sharp enough to cut through butter."

Posted by: MIKE JOHNSTON

5 Comments:

Arie Friedman said...: He probably smokes like a fish, too...; 3:20 PM
carpeicthus said...: I wouldn't buy that on the off-chance he's tested that assertion.; 3:22 PM
pinholeman said...: i'm guessing dagor 77...; 1:05 AM
Dave New said...: I believe that "Thimk" is trademarked by IBM. 8-); 12:12 PM
Roger said...: And in ebay auction 280008739399 we have this description:
This is nice neat ol camera, Nikorex 35mm Zoom, detachable Lens, Nice camera with some wear no teat.

Perhaps Fuji can solve this in a future camera....; 7:19 PM