Staples 99¢ Sale 2
The four packages from my first order came last week, and everyone was very pleased with their items. Some co-workers who had not been around when I placed the original order were interested in ordering, so I placed a second order, which arrived yesterday. I got another request for more goodies yesterday, so I'll be placing another order shortly.
Meanwhile, in discussions with Lippy, we calculated that for $43.02 (including tax), one could own 1,000,000 (one million!) staples! While a supply that large would be virtually impossible to use up, when else does one have the opportunity to own one million of anything? Lippy has yet to decide whether to go for it, however.
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At work, where literalness takes on a whole new meaning :) i told this to people and they were like, well here are a million grains of salt... 1M molecules of soda... But they just don get it.
Posted by: Lippy, Prince of Insufficient Light, Ruler of Heck | June 9, 2004 6:23 PM
Indeed you are correct. There is a vast distinction to be drawn between small units of things, and small things. For example, a single staple is made up of gazillions of molecules of iron. But it is only when those molecules are shaped in the form of a staple that usefulness becomes apparent. Grains of salt, while complete, are individually useless. A million packets of sugar, on the other hand, would be a valid accumulation of a million of something, as I see it.
Posted by: David | June 9, 2004 10:21 PM