Friday, October 10, 2008

An enigma, wrapped in a question mark, shrouded in mystery

We've all heard about using super glue to attach a quarter to the floor. Here's a twist that fits nicely into a social experiment. This works best in an office setting that includes an entry hallway and a couple of offices. Glue the first quarter in the hallway. It's an innocent enough location to lure the skeptics into a get rich quick scheme. Once they realize they've been foiled, their ego will likely be bruised. Here's the twist. Glue the second quarter in one of the offices. No one would ever expect the second quarter to be glued down too. "What kind of idiot jerk would glue two quarters to the floor?", they would silently think to themself. As it turns out, I could easily play the part of the previously mentioned idiot jerk. The social experiment has begun and all you have to do is sit back, watch, and prepare your, "suck failure, freak!" finger. Whether they go for it or not is of little concern to me so save your sob stories. It ties into the glass half empty thing. Try it. Don't skimp, you cheapo. Nobody bends over for a nickel. Write that down.

1 comment:

Jim said...

I'm going to glue you to the floor and see if anyone bends over... I'll even put you in the hallway. Imagine the social science involved it that one! I could write a paper. I hope it generates enough income to pay my littering fine.