read "floor" as "flour" :P

nemesis wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>>   Ok, there might be a few people who actually get fooled by the looks,
>> design and the similar name, and buy it believing it's the genuine 
>> article.
> 
> Poor, uneducated people are insane.  They see on TV they should use a 
> Nike, so they'll buy even some cheap tennis clone made of cardboard if 
> it has a Nike stamp on it.  They will buy a console looking like the hot 
> new thing:  it plays games and *is* identical to the new stuff.  The 
> evil effects of consumerism are particularly evil on poor people.
> 
> Funny thing is:  this brand stuff doesn't apply to food.  For instance, 
> they will ditch a good quality brand of cookies in favor of cheaper, 
> floor-and-water cookies.  Yeah, why have a delicious, enjoyable time 
> with cookies when you can simply fill your stomach with 3 packs of 
> tasteless floor-and-water for the same price?

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