there's no market for...
$Zero
that which is unmarketable?
no.
the latter does not necessarily suggest the former.
rather, the latter is merely a given set of conditions, not a set
reality.
so what makes something marketable?
for that matter, what makes ANYTHING marketable?
time.
and creativity.
-$Zero...
drove my chevy to the levy but the bail-out was dry
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.writing/msg/0321ec2986bfa942
Dan Goodman
> there's no market for...
>
> that which is unmarketable?
>
> no.
>
> the latter does not necessarily suggest the former.
>
> rather, the latter is merely a given set of conditions, not a set
> reality.
>
> so what makes something marketable?
>
> for that matter, what makes ANYTHING marketable?
>
> time.
>
> and creativity.
What makes it marketable is customers who want it.
--
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$Zero
> $Zero wrote:
> > there's no market for...
>
> > that which is unmarketable?
>
> > no.
>
> > the latter does not necessarily suggest the former.
>
> > rather, the latter is merely a given set of conditions, not a set
> > reality.
>
> > so what makes something marketable?
>
> > for that matter, what makes ANYTHING marketable?
>
> > time.
>
> > and creativity.
>
> What makes it marketable is customers who want it.
and how do customers get into that condition?
see what i mean?
-$Zero...
because the chair's design sucks.
they've virtually stolen my $100.
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.writing/msg/bf91f214dd4e5c36
Dan Goodman
> On Dec 14, 1:27 am, "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> > $Zero wrote:
>
> > > there's no market for...
> >
> > > that which is unmarketable?
> >
> > > no.
> >
> > > the latter does not necessarily suggest the former.
> >
> > > rather, the latter is merely a given set of conditions, not a set
> > > reality.
> >
> > > so what makes something marketable?
> >
> > > for that matter, what makes ANYTHING marketable?
> >
> > > time.
> >
> > > and creativity.
> >
> > What makes it marketable is customers who want it.
>
> and how do customers get into that condition?
Born that way, sometimes. Or otherwise presdisposed before it's
actually available -- or advertised.
Example: _The Bridges of Madison County_. It appealed to people who'd
never read fiction for pleasure before.
There was no known market for interplanetary invasion fiction before H.
G. Wells wrote _The War of the Worlds_. And I suspect few of the first
people who read it had known they wanted anything of the kind.
$Zero
> $Zero wrote:
> > On Dec 14, 1:27 am, "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> > > $Zero wrote:
>
> > > > there's no market for...
>
> > > > that which is unmarketable?
>
> > > > no.
>
> > > > the latter does not necessarily suggest the former.
>
> > > > rather, the latter is merely a given set of conditions, not a set
> > > > reality.
>
> > > > so what makes something marketable?
>
> > > > for that matter, what makes ANYTHING marketable?
>
> > > > time.
>
> > > > and creativity.
>
> > > What makes it marketable is customers who want it.
>
> > and how do customers get into that condition?
>
> Born that way, sometimes. Or otherwise presdisposed before it's
> actually available -- or advertised.
remember pet rocks?
ANYTHING can be marketed.
people will pay $15 for a plastic disc to toss around.
as long as somewhere along the line someone found a way to make said
product "wanted".
> Example: _The Bridges of Madison County_. It appealed to people who'd
> never read fiction for pleasure before.
>
> There was no known market for interplanetary invasion fiction before H.
> G. Wells wrote _The War of the Worlds_. And I suspect few of the first
> people who read it had known they wanted anything of the kind.
yep.
-$Zero...
if infinity truly has no shape,
perhaps it's nothing but a big scam.
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.writing/msg/90e73e87af7cab4e
john.ku...@sympatico.ca
Lets the the Presbyterians marketed hard work by self, laced with
guilt, as a virtue. I would not have thought that hard work was
marketable except as a product that someone else would provide.
$Zero
um... could you run that through your translator one more time and
repost?
is your dyslexia acting up again?
-$Zero...
it would make for an interesting comic novel, wouldn't it?
some renowned scientist accidentally discovers that infinity
doesn't really exist. and he proves it beyond any shadow of
a doubt. then he has to deal with all the mockery from his
colleagues. which he soon realizes is quite a bit of fun.
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.writing/msg/90e73e87af7cab4e
Pies de Arcilla
There's a market for almost everything.
I mean, if nothing else, you can burn it.
And if it won't burn, you can use it as ballast or filler.
With the possible exception of nuclear waste.
Bill Penrose
> With the possible exception of nuclear waste.
Bury it under your driveway, and you'll never have to shovel snow
again.
DB
Pies de Arcilla
> guilt, as a virtue. I would not have thought that hard work was
> marketable except as a product that someone else would provide.
I don't think you thought that comment through. You're expressing
surprise at what amounts to the marketing of a franchise. Very
mundane.