Lost in Translation - Futon

Posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:39 AM by BJ not BK
Futon - Pronouced : foooooooo - taun

Definition:  a usually cotton-filled mattress used on the floor or in a frame as a bed, couch, or chair, see also P.T. Barnum, "a sucker born every minute."

How many of you have been sucked into the maniacal marketing scheme of the futon?  It looks soft, it looks comfy, it looks like a well designed concept, an idea you can get behind or should I say on?...right? 

3, that's the number of engineering minutes put into the design and manufacturing a futon.

It is a known fact that 99% of all futons will end up as curb decor waiting on the trash man to pick them up after just one night of use and many chiropractor bills later.

Broken, disenchanted, disenfranchised, disengaged, (I think a visit by Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson is in order) futon consumers turn to products more reliable and farther along in the development process such as cold fusion, flying cars, and the floating skateboard from the Back to the Future movies.

Comments

# re: Lost in Translation - Futon

Wednesday, May 23, 2007 12:17 PM by Fluffy Cow

I have never owned such a creation... now the floating skateboard on the other hand...

"Hello... McFly??"

# re: Lost in Translation - Futon

Wednesday, May 23, 2007 11:45 PM by fleur_de_lis

I am in total agreement.

# re: Lost in Translation - Futon

Thursday, May 24, 2007 7:15 PM by fleur_de_lis

Heave those 'futons' my way Master BJ! Me hammock be a mite uncomfortable, and it could use a little paddin'.

# re: Lost in Translation - Futon

Thursday, May 24, 2007 7:55 PM by Fluffy Cow

I be thinkin' more along the lines of kindlin' fer the fires in the galley...

Heave Ho!!!