{"id":375,"date":"2010-06-02T23:56:27","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T23:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/06\/02\/wonder-why-i-was-sent-this\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:41","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:41","slug":"wonder-why-i-was-sent-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/06\/02\/wonder-why-i-was-sent-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonder why I was sent this&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I got the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/brain\/catalog_request.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">ThinkGeek catalog<\/a> in the mail. An actual PHYSICAL catalog via SNAIL mail. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/images\/other\/catalog\/tg_catalog_summer10_cover.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nThinkGeek offers a plethora geeky goodness. For example, the legendary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/viewtopic.php?p=21577\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Tauntaun Sleeping Bag<\/a> on p. 10.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/images\/products\/zoom\/bb2e_tauntaun_sleeping_bag.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nHow about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/computing\/accessories\/9223\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Doctor Who Tardis 4 Port USB Hub<\/a> on p.19?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/images\/products\/zoom\/tardis_hub.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Love the blinking blue light!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nOr what I like to call the Mark Finn Special: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/caffeine\/wacky-edibles\/c399\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Tac Bac-Tactical Canned Bacon<\/a> on p. 23.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/images\/products\/zoom\/c399_tactical_canned_bacon.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd my personal favorite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/homeoffice\/pets\/cae2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Bolt Interactive Laser Pet Toy<\/a> on p. 13. Anything that distracts the hellcat, Kali, is a-okay in my book!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/19210976324c06ecd5351ca.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nI never signed up for the catalog but I can definitely see why I was sent one.  My conundrum lied in why in this digital age, a geek-oriented seller would even bother to print a catalog.  But it all became clear once I visited the site.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"genmed\"><b>Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"quote\"> We know it may be hard to believe, but on rare occasion, we put photos of our products on dead trees and mail them to people. They say it&#8217;s called a &quot;catalog&quot; and apparently it&#8217;s a really cool way to see our products and lets you share them with friends, coworkers and grandma. You can even look at our stuff in the bathroom. Now that&#8217;s  progress. Anyway, we&#8217;d love to share our catalog with you &#8211; just sign up here and soon you&#8217;ll be able to look at our products in the bathroom too!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"><\/p>\n<p>Now bathroom reading is something <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsite.com\/columns\/geeks159.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">I can get behind<\/a>! Heck, that&#8217;s where I read this entire catalog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I got the ThinkGeek catalog in the mail. An actual PHYSICAL catalog via SNAIL mail. ThinkGeek offers a plethora geeky goodness. For example, the legendary Tauntaun Sleeping Bag on p. 10. 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