"And THAT'S my invention!"
There I sat in my patent office, across from a young inventor who was long on energy and short on just about everything else. I debating hazing him a little, but I decided to cut to the chase.
"Are you kidding?" I asked him. "You want to design a helmet with a face screen that has a TV on it so you can skydive while video-conferencing with someone?"
"Welcome," he said with a flourishing wave of his hands "to Skype-diving!"
At that point, you could have plopped a bunch of decadent cake pops in front of me to eat, along with some no-spill food containers to store the leftovers, and a smile still wouldn't have cracked my face. I was more depressed than when Drew Brees and his New Orleans Saints beat my Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl.
It had been a long day and, to boot, I was due at the local mall to pose for some custom photo cards for Christmas. I wasn't in the mood to smile even if I got a great deal on dental X-rays and cleaning.
The schmo must have picked up on my vibe. His next pitch came out.
"OK, how's this? You take some personalized holiday stickers, put them on a custom art mounted print and then you get someone from Overstock headquarters on the phone ..."
Before he could finish, I held up my hand. "Kid, save it. Let me be Barney Frank with you - you don't have what it takes to be an inventor. It's Christmas, so if I were you, I'd be praying for a miracle."
That's the Real Dealio!
By Chris (Blog: Crazy List)
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