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ANGIE: Did you pick up a gift for Shauna’s party?
BRAD: Yeah, I found THIS awesomeness at a yard sale!
[[It’s a lamp, the body of which is an entire turtle with the socket coming out of its mouth and the base emerging somewhat farther south.]]
BRAD: I named him STRIVEY.
He thinks the lamp is lettuce.

ANGIE: Get SERIOUS.
BRAD: WhAAAAt?
ANGIE: You KNOW how important it is to make a good impression with Shauna. She can unlock a LOT of business for us.
Yard sale INDEED. I will NOT have her thinking we’re a bunch of CHEAPSKATES.

[[BRAD is a little put out.]]

[[He goes to his (quite modern-looking) computer…]]

[[…and something emerges from his gear-driven, coal-fired, cast-iron printer.]]

[[It’s a large, barcoded price tag for $1,869.00, which he applies to the turtle’s shell.]]

{{Header: make an impression at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Oh WHOOPS ha ha ha I guess I forgot to remove that! HOW EMBARRASSING}}

#591; In which Shauna is impressed transcribed by in

ANGIE: Did you pick up a gift for Shauna's party?
BRAD: Yeah, I found THIS awesomeness at a yard sale!
[[It's a lamp, the body of which is an entire turtle with the socket coming out of its mouth and the base emerging somewhat farther south.]]
BRAD: I named him STRIVEY.
He thinks the lamp is lettuce.

ANGIE: Get SERIOUS.
BRAD: WhAAAAt?
ANGIE: You KNOW how important it is to make a good impression with Shauna. She can unlock a LOT of business for us.
Yard sale INDEED. I will NOT have her thinking we're a bunch of CHEAPSKATES.

[[BRAD is a little put out.]]

[[He goes to his (quite modern-looking) computer...]]

[[...and something emerges from his gear-driven, coal-fired, cast-iron printer.]]

[[It's a large, barcoded price tag for $1,869.00, which he applies to the turtle's shell.]]

{{Header: make an impression at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Oh WHOOPS ha ha ha I guess I forgot to remove that! HOW EMBARRASSING}}

Oh WHOOPS ha ha ha I guess I forgot to remove that! HOW EMBARRASSING

#591; In which Shauna is impressed

  — January 29th, 2010

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It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

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