Why goatless? Consider this diagram.

This week in funny stuff

‘Twas a funny week, this last one, on account of:

a) Kasper Hauser, an SF comedy group responsible for KHraigslist (see above) and Sky Maul, among other silly stuff. (I challenge you to read the faux-craigslist ads without snorting/crying.)

b) Robin Cooper’s ridiculous collection, “The Timewaster Letters.”

c) Ken Kalfus’ sharp book, “A Disorder Peculiar to the Country.”

d) My 6th McSweeney’s submission, which (I’m not making this up) is apparently IMPOSSIBLE to email to McSweeney’s. I’ve tried four times, now (as humbly as I can put it, as far as e-mail skills go, I’d say I’m in the 99th percentile), and every time someone there writes me back saying that my email was blank. I do not understand.

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LUKEWARM EBAY FEEDBACK

By Jonny Waldman

Depending on your definition of “good,” product arrived more or less as advertised!!!

Postage was firmly attached to box!!!!!

Seller does not have a criminal record!!!

Product has no mold or mildew!!!!

Name and address on product were legible and spelled correctly!!!

Bubble wrap used as packing material was full of genuine air!!!!

Return address was properly positioned in upper left corner — exactly where it should be!!!

Seller only charged 8.5% sales tax!!!!!

Cardboard box is reusable, and recycleable in most states!!!!!

Seller is moderately proficient with email and replied to most inquiries!!!!

Pleasant transaction — no hassles or threats or coercion!!!!!

Payment by notarized, certified cashier’s check is annoying, but not terrible!!!

Seller’s ebay store has nice graphics!!!!

Product appears genuine, or very very very good imitation!!!!

New ZPG superstore in AZ resembles gas station down to smallest detail!

ZPG ambassador Samuel Richard, at Arizona State University, took this (literally) priceless photo somewhere near Phoenix. (N.B. that bush is totally fake — it’s made of plastic.)

Censorship: an update

who wants a giant ZPG patch?

So I was over hangin out with some friends who manufacture large quantities of messenger bags, and got to talking about the occasional requests I get for HUGE ZPG patches (like the one on my Baileyworks bag, which was made by Adam Alpern, of Zugster Bags.) They were interested, but wanted to be sure there was a market for ‘em… since they’d have to make dozens of the things. So… who wants one? How much would you pay for an 18″ x 6″ embroidered (perhaps even reflective) patch? Shout out!

ZPG: all up in cars’ grilles

Josh, at Carectomy.com, digs the ZPG vibe.

put that analogy in your nalgene bottle and drink it

For all you excellent drivers out there, a little awareness test.

Tell it like it is

Tell Google to show bike routes

Tell yourself why you don’t need a car

Tell your friends they’d look hotter in a helmet

Speaking of which, Ruben could use one doing crazy jumps like these

take THAT, long beach!

ZPG is sponsoring another sweet alleycat — this one’s down in Long Beach, CA

up up and away!

$0.00 is looking better all the time…