Posts Tagged ‘humor’

10 Reasons Gift Certificates Make Horrible Gifts

I don’t know who came up with gift certificates, but they should receive an award for one of the best marketing jobs ever pulled on the unsuspecting public. How else can you explain how people are willing to trade money, for a less useful and more restrictive form of money at a one-to-one ratio?

For those of you who can’t think of what to buy your miserly Aunt Josie… » Continue

December 25 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: christmas, consumerism, gifts, humor | 79 comments»

The Ten Videos to Change How You View the World

I believe that a sign of good information is that it makes you think. If reading a book, listening to a lecture or watching a video doesn’t change how you think, it probably isn’t that important. But if you encounter something that forces you to change your views, even if you don’t completely agree with it, you’ve found something valuable.

The problem is where do you find these… » Continue

October 16 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: games, happiness, humor, inspiration, linguistics, marketing, poverty, reality, Technology, video | 95 comments»

Top 10 Telemarketer Repellant

First, I must confess this is not all my work. I have a friend who sends me little snippets of things like this on a regular basis. This one was so good I wanted to share it with all the Lifehack community.

Second, I must also admit that in my youth I have worked in phone based sales. A simple “no thank you” always worked for me. But, some folks… » Continue

November 9 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: humor, telemarketing, tips | 31 comments»