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 …
@wellerstein I thought it was a pretty good question — why is the catalog equivalent of Weekly World News on every American flight?
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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 I'd love a history of the dealmaking that put a copy in every seatback pouch - seems like something@LeapingRobot might ace.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein It's literally Ben's favourite thing about the US. We have many, many skymall catalogs in our house. RIP.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein Where else will we buy our fusion powered doggie doors? Our all-in-1 golf club and tennis racket? Our robotic towel folder? -
@LeapingRobot@wellerstein We can only hope that someone is archiving#Skymall for future business historians/#HistSTM scholars.
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