yes, I did follow what he was talking about which is
that both left and right brain are important in the
"new" economy but he kept going on about how this
toilet brush was an object of desire because it had a
designer's name on it.   Maybe he was being some what
sarcastic or ironic but I did not detect any in his
tone.  Still sounds lame brained to me.

Form should follow function.  Some designer's name
adds zero to the function.

Haven't read the book, probably won't.  I think he's
out in left field (in more ways than one).  Did you
listen to the broadcast?  it was on a Seattle NPR
affiliate (i.e. not a national broadcast). 


--- James Newtons Massmind <jamesnewton@massmind.org>
wrote:

> > I was listening to an NPR interview of an author
> (Dan
> > Pink) going on about a designer toilet brush being
> an object 
> > of desire?!!?  Puleeze....  One of the few times
> I've ever 
> > been tempted to call into a radio show.  The book
> is about 
> > left brain/right brain but frankly, I think the
> guy is lame-brained.
> 
> Are you sure you caught what he was talking about? 
> 
> Let me lay out a few points:
> 
> - there are lots of bored, lonely, frustrated, 30
> something housewives. Or
> working wives who are bored when their husbands are
> off on business trips,
> etc...
> 
> - many (most?) husbands would be deeply hurt to find
> that they had been
> replaced in bed.
> 
> - good wives don't want to hurt their husbands
> feelings, while at the same
> time, would like to have something to fill the void,
> so to speak.
> 
> Take a look at the handles of the toiled brushes in
> the attached picture. 
> 
> Another good one is the handle of the toilet
> plunger. The local supermarket
> has one that is clear plastic, molded with bumps for
> the first 7 inches or
> so and just about so big around...
> 
> Time to face the facts, guys. Certain products sell
> better because their
> shape reminds people of things that they want. Ok,
> ok, not YOUR wife, of
> course.
> 
> Then think about those new power toothbrushes. Some
> of them come with tongue
> cleaners or rubber "polishing caps."
> 
> If you want to get rich quick, build a rotary to
> linear motion adapter for
> kitchen-aid mixers. It would be small, easily hidden
> and no one would have a
> clue what it was for if it was found. Combined with
> the mixer and one of
> those handles...
> 
> Now, notice that nothing in this email would make
> sense to someone who
> didn't already know what I was talking about. Let's
> keep it that way? And if
> you are offended, it is only because your mind has
> filled in the blanks.
> 
> ---
> James.
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