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Aeron Chairs As Stupidity Barometers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the butt-of-the-beholder dept.

McSpew writes: "This article at Salon describes how much startup venture money went to buying $700 Aeron chairs. Personally, I think Aerons suck. I'm sitting in one now and my back is killing me--I can never get this damn chair adjusted right, or to get it to stay in a configuration close to comfortable for very long. The wonderful high-tech mesh fabric acts like sandpaper and wears holes in my pants. I honestly miss the boring chair I had at my last job. Am I the only person who hates Aerons?" Aerons are stylish, but not everyone finds them the comfortable work chairs they're supposed to be. Here's one that looks truly comfortable.

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  1. Re:Stephen King, author, dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is this for real? God, this is really shitty news to get first thing in the morning. Yes, he was a real American icon. *sigh*

  2. I don't get sweaty-ass. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe because, unlike a large percentage of the Slashdot population, I exercise and am in shape. Well, I guess a lot of the Slashdot population is in shape, too, just the shape of a pear.

  3. Bless you, my son by popekevin · · Score: 0, Troll

    The whole in your pants is by design. His wholyness prefers the friction.

    For pennance you must pray... in the name of the Father, Son, and holy goat (www.goatse.cx)

  4. surplus aeron by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Anyone know where I can get one of my own? I'm pretty stupid, and roaring at the bit. Cheap is good!