The Entrepreneurial Spirit
The Singapore government decided in December to list its high-tech
sewage-water conversion plant as a major tourist attraction; Prime Minister Goh
Chok Tong drank a bottle of the purified waste to demonstrate that it is not
only safe but tasty. And sanitation officials in Oslo, Norway, said they will
soon create an adventure park within the city's sewer system, including rafting,
theater performances, artwork on the walls, and an area for weddings and
parties. [Australian Broadcasting Corporation-Agence France-Presse, 12-5-03]
[Aftenposten, 11-20-03]
As New Yorkers frolicked in the fresh snow from the city's Dec. 7 blizzard,
Gilberto Triplett, 28, set up a street-corner kiosk to sell snowballs for $1
each. According to the New York Daily News, he sold six, then created a fresh
inventory, and moved four more before calling it a day. [New York Daily News,
12-10-03]
Questionable New Products: Triumph International, the Swiss maker of
unmentionables, presented a prototype of an anti-smoking brassiere containing
perfumes (including lavender and jasmine) that are turned unpleasant by tobacco
smoke. And in November, Jones Soda Co. of Seattle bottled 6,000 units of
turkey-and-gravy soda, which, remarkably, has the consistency and taste of
pureed turkey and gravy; also remarkably, the entire run sold out, with some
bottles offered at a huge premium on eBay. [Agence France-Presse, 11-7-03]
[Seattle Times, 11-15-03]
For New Year's, the Japanese department store Mitsukoshi Ltd. offered
traditional "bento box" meals, but expressly for dogs (at least, dogs whose
owners were willing to pay about US$175 each). The ornate, two-layered container
housed 30 delicacies, including pork dumplings, black beans, strawberry mousse
and green tea, and was a bold attempt by the store to pitch to Japan's growing
upscale pet market. [News Limited (Australia), 10-15-03]
Charles Mims
I am always willing to learn. I do not, however, always enjoy being taught. - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
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