not so stupid!

[Mark Sylvester <msylvest@spin.it>]

> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 07:21:22 -0800
> From: palmer@sfu.ca (Leigh Palmer)

> Joel's comment about the child's response to a wristwatch reminded me
> that I saw an absurd item at that yuppie mecca, REI, in the summer.
> It's an ecologically sound, battery free, six pound, spring wound all
> band TRANSISTOR RADIO! I can only assume it is for advanced backpackers
> who, after lugging this monstrosity all day, still have the energy
> necessary to wind it up. I just found it on p. 33 of the current
> catalog. It sells for US$95. Yuppies will buy anything!
>
> Leigh

This product sells very well and is greatly appreciated in many parts of
rural Africa, where there is no mains electricity and batteries are absurdly
expensive. Not so stupid at all! 

Mark.

Mark Sylvester
UWCAd, Duino, Trieste, Italy.