@wellerstein I thought it was a pretty good question — why is the catalog equivalent of Weekly World News on every American flight?
RIP Skymall. I once was on a flight with a guy from Lebanon and he could not understand why Skymall existed. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleyclancy/skymall-magazine-files-for-bankruptcy#.xb2E4gq7n …
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@wellerstein Because its audience sitting there trapped for hours, many of whom have forgotten to get the kids/wife/mother something nice. -
@bsdphk But SkyMall can't fix that, since it still has to ship, and most of the stuff isn't what I'd call "something nice" (most is bizarre) -
@wellerstein Exactly! you have to be bored out of your skull and physically tortured to buy any of their crap = people in planes
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@wellerstein If you can explain its existence, please share. Also, Sky Maul: http://www.kasperhauser.com/skymaul_site/FlipBook.html … -
@jchawner I think I told the guy that it was a pretty nice distillation of American capitalism + American entertainment, in one
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@wellerstein@Molly_HC I seriously was looking for the SkyMall magazine on my Delta flight last week :(Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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