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SJC, Teninx, quickfics, anyone, please feel free to jump in. . .
I'm picturing the Oprah Winfrey Show one year from now:
Oprah: Today, live, from Chicago: These people love their Kindles so much, they need rehab! You think you've seen it all, but wait until you meet our family of four from Cleveland who got so addicted to their Kindles that they lost their jobs, gave away their pets, and now they beg for change on the street so they can buy Amazon gift cards to feed their habit!
-- camera pans to nervous-looking family
Oprah: Okay, so family, tell us your story.
Mother: Well, it all started when he <points angrily at husband> got us all Kindles, after watching your show --
Father <breaking in>: I'd have been okay if that last Daniel Silva hadn't come out for Kindle. I had the other seven, and I just had to have the last one to complete the set.
Mother: That took him over his credit limit.
Oprah: And that started this downward spiral. And now you're begging on the streets to get money to support your reading habit.
Mother: <crying> Yes. It's been hard. But we still love our Kindles so much. We could go to the library, or to the used book store, but it's just not the same. <hugs her Kindle>
-- camera pans to Oprah
Oprah: Okay, well, family, here is what the Oprah show has arranged for you. We are offering all of you, the whole family, 30 days of rehabilitation at the Casa sin sprint world-famous Kindle rehab center in Bogata, Colombia. We'll send you all there at our expense
<Huge applause>
<Standing ovation>
-- camera pans to family
Father: That's great, Oprah, just great. Just what we need.
Mother: Yes, just what we need.
Son: But will our Kindles work in Colombia?
I'm picturing the Oprah Winfrey Show one year from now:
Oprah: Today, live, from Chicago: These people love their Kindles so much, they need rehab! You think you've seen it all, but wait until you meet our family of four from Cleveland who got so addicted to their Kindles that they lost their jobs, gave away their pets, and now they beg for change on the street so they can buy Amazon gift cards to feed their habit!
-- camera pans to nervous-looking family
Oprah: Okay, so family, tell us your story.
Mother: Well, it all started when he <points angrily at husband> got us all Kindles, after watching your show --
Father <breaking in>: I'd have been okay if that last Daniel Silva hadn't come out for Kindle. I had the other seven, and I just had to have the last one to complete the set.
Mother: That took him over his credit limit.
Oprah: And that started this downward spiral. And now you're begging on the streets to get money to support your reading habit.
Mother: <crying> Yes. It's been hard. But we still love our Kindles so much. We could go to the library, or to the used book store, but it's just not the same. <hugs her Kindle>
-- camera pans to Oprah
Oprah: Okay, well, family, here is what the Oprah show has arranged for you. We are offering all of you, the whole family, 30 days of rehabilitation at the Casa sin sprint world-famous Kindle rehab center in Bogata, Colombia. We'll send you all there at our expense
<Huge applause>
<Standing ovation>
-- camera pans to family
Father: That's great, Oprah, just great. Just what we need.
Mother: Yes, just what we need.
Son: But will our Kindles work in Colombia?