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It wasn't an entirely novel idea. Around the same time, I saw a comic, something like a rock/brick tossed through a house's front window, with a note tied arou
by neilv 3y ago
It wasn't an entirely novel idea. Around the same time, I saw a comic, something like a rock/brick tossed through a house's front window, with a note tied around it, like a stereotypical intimidation/threat. Except the note was an ad for a local window glass replacement service.
- YokoZar 3y agoThis was from The Far Side. The image depicts a broken window and a man reading a piece of paper presumably attached to the brick, with the note "Bricks thrown thru your window? Call Al's Glass" and then a phone number. While searching for it I found the comic appeared as homework in a marketing class, with this wonderful student asking for help explaining the underlying marketing techniques: https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/2-83-7-7-7-ylland-bricks-thrown-thru-window-call-al-s-glass-555-1232-classic-far-side-cart-q70468039 https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/2-...
- ikt 3y agoand then before this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window
- gostsamo 3y agoWasn't there a Charlie Chaplin movie with a similar premis? A child walks the street and breaks windows while a glass fixer walks a few minutes later and announces their services.
- HanClinto 3y ago"The Kid" -- here's the scene you're referencing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izqhtBPd4VQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izqhtBPd4VQ
- kotaKat 3y agoThe 2023 version of a brick-through-the-window, as an aside: The note reads something like this: BY ACCEPTING THIS BRICK THROUGH YOUR WINDOW, YOU ACCEPT IT AS IS AND AGREE TO MY DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS WELL AS DISCLAIMERS OF ALL LIABILITY, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL, THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE INSTALLATION OF THIS BRICK INTO YOUR BUILDING.
- supertrope 3y agoJust add a mandatory binding arbitration clause and it’s up to date.
- throw2938749283 3y agoThe cushions were doomed from the start. It would be obvious to anyone who has ever ridden the BART that the seats should be easily cleaned with a hose.