NationStates Jolt Archive


Nothing's free? Not anymore.

Non Aligned States
06-05-2007, 13:17
You've heard the saying. Nothing is free. Well, not anymore people. Now it comes in a shiny white packaging and a price tag of $6.28. Nothing has a price now. Something for nothing has finally come to it's own.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/p%27t%27-barnum-department/nothing-is-on-sale-for-628-257964.php
Yootopia
06-05-2007, 13:21
Wow, now I can say that I know full-well both the value and price of nothing :)
Non Aligned States
06-05-2007, 13:46
Imagine going through customs with that.

You: "Nothing to declare"
Him: "Then what's this eh?"
You: "Nothing"

:p
Myu in the Middle
06-05-2007, 13:52
Wow, now I can say that I know full-well both the value and price of nothing :)
I, for one, am planning to put in a claim for 18 years of back-pay.
Proggresica
06-05-2007, 13:57
You've heard the saying. Nothing is free. Well, not anymore people. Now it comes in a shiny white packaging and a price tag of $6.28. Nothing has a price now. Something for nothing has finally come to it's own.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/p%27t%27-barnum-department/nothing-is-on-sale-for-628-257964.php

I'm pretty sure "nothing is free" means that everything costs something; not that nothing doesn't cost anything. Did you know this but used the phrase the wrong way anyway or what? Be honest.
Dinaverg
06-05-2007, 14:07
I'm pretty sure "nothing is free" means that everything costs something; not that nothing doesn't cost anything. Did you know this but used the phrase the wrong way anyway or what? Be honest.

Dude. Humor. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humor) Work with it.
Call to power
06-05-2007, 14:11
hmmm....a ball devoid of time and space *puts hamster in there*
Lunatic Goofballs
06-05-2007, 14:14
False advertisment. There's something in there.

I'd gladly pay that for a true package of Nothing as it would be worth a fortune to Aerospace engineers and theoretical physicists(Casimir Vacuum).

But it's not. It's a fraud. I'd sue. :mad:
Non Aligned States
06-05-2007, 14:22
False advertisment. There's something in there.

I'd gladly pay that for a true package of Nothing as it would be worth a fortune to Aerospace engineers and theoretical physicists(Casimir Vacuum).

But it's not. It's a fraud. I'd sue. :mad:

Ahh, you want special nothingness. That's a different package. :p
Kyronea
06-05-2007, 14:22
False advertisment. There's something in there.

I'd gladly pay that for a true package of Nothing as it would be worth a fortune to Aerospace engineers and theoretical physicists(Casimir Vacuum).

But it's not. It's a fraud. I'd sue. :mad:
Damn you and your speedy replies! I was going to say the same thing!
Lunatic Goofballs
06-05-2007, 14:23
Ahh, you want special nothingness. That's a different package. :p

It reminds me of the Zen Master who went to the hotdog vendor and asked, "Could you make me one with everything?"

:D
Non Aligned States
06-05-2007, 14:29
It reminds me of the Zen Master who went to the hotdog vendor and asked, "Could you make me one with everything?"

:D

Was it Dibbler's 'sausage in'a bun'?
Northern Borders
06-05-2007, 14:43
I heard someone say that this nothing improves the fairness of your skin. The air inside it has crystals from a tree that no one knows where it comes from.

Anyway, I could steal it and get away free, because I would be stealing nothing.
Dinaverg
06-05-2007, 14:44
False advertisment. There's something in there.

I'd gladly pay that for a true package of Nothing as it would be worth a fortune to Aerospace engineers and theoretical physicists(Casimir Vacuum).

But it's not. It's a fraud. I'd sue. :mad:

To be fair, it's mostly nothing. Think about all that space inside the atoms, eh?
Non Aligned States
06-05-2007, 14:57
Anyway, I could steal it and get away free, because I would be stealing nothing.

I can see the court cases now.

"Your honor, I claim myself not guilty of charges of theft. I stole nothing"

"Objection! We have video footage that proves he stole from the store. He stole nothing!"

"Case closed"

:p
Kryozerkia
06-05-2007, 17:26
Thus proving that nothing can be something and something can be nothing.
Dishonorable Scum
06-05-2007, 18:08
So who else has the song "I'm Getting Nothing for Christmas" running through their head?

(Now ALL of you do! :p )
Ifreann
06-05-2007, 18:25
I wish I had thought of this.
IL Ruffino
06-05-2007, 18:28
That'd be a great gift.

I'll take 400, please.
Pompous world
06-05-2007, 18:28
I want to purchase as much of nothing as possible, its a sound investment

I bet there is shit being sold (literally, and not as in compost)
Non Aligned States
07-05-2007, 03:31
I want to purchase as much of nothing as possible, its a sound investment

I bet there is shit being sold (literally, and not as in compost)

Nothing to lose eh? :p
The Black Forrest
07-05-2007, 05:10
Nothings free?

It was free comic book day yesterday....
Mikesburg
07-05-2007, 05:15
Ah, the latest pet rock. Not surprising. There are always people with more money than brains. I used to deliver 'premium' bottled water to posh restaurants in downtown Toronto. The cost per bottle from our perspective was about $3.00 ea. People would pay between $12 and $16 for this stuff. It's just water folks...
Hynation
07-05-2007, 06:26
You've heard the saying. Nothing is free. Well, not anymore people. Now it comes in a shiny white packaging and a price tag of $6.28. Nothing has a price now. Something for nothing has finally come to it's own.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/p%27t%27-barnum-department/nothing-is-on-sale-for-628-257964.php

*Begins Eating Own Head*
Lunatic Goofballs
07-05-2007, 06:29
To be fair, it's mostly nothing. Think about all that space inside the atoms, eh?

Oh, I agree that it's probably the most abundant ingredient, but I want my nothng with no additives. *nod*

Organic Nothing. :)
Wilgrove
07-05-2007, 06:32
Oh, I agree that it's probably the most abundant ingredient, but I want my nothng with no additives. *nod*

Organic Nothing. :)

So a black hole?
Lunatic Goofballs
07-05-2007, 06:37
So a black hole?

That would be negative something.

I want nothing. I'd hug it. *nod*
Boonytopia
07-05-2007, 08:34
So who else has the song "I'm Getting Nothing for Christmas" running through their head?

(Now ALL of you do! :p )

Haha, not me! I don't know that song at all. :)
Dishonorable Scum
07-05-2007, 13:09
Ah, the latest pet rock. Not surprising. There are always people with more money than brains. I used to deliver 'premium' bottled water to posh restaurants in downtown Toronto. The cost per bottle from our perspective was about $3.00 ea. People would pay between $12 and $16 for this stuff. It's just water folks...

You know, I have nothing but respect for those who come up with clever ways to lessen the money/brains imbalance in people who have more money than brains. And since it's usually not possible to add more brains, the way to do it is to take their money so they have less of it. This is sheer brilliance. :D