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Jacuzzi with 42'' Plasma TV
[RNP]Venom writes "Now this is cool. Jacuzzi has a new "private" collection for people with too much money. Only question is do you prefer this Whirlpool Tub with a 42'' Plasma TV, DVD, and all the trimmings, or a more subtle tub with a 10'' screen, but jets that can do 30 Gallons per minute? Things like floating remote controls and underwater lightning are also included. Now all you'd have to do is mod the tub with a computer and wireless internet, and you'd never have to leave!"
"I can see it now: 'Pink raisin found in tub, boy's whereabouts unknown'"
Think about how wrinkly you'd get after watching a movie in it.
Well, shoot. If it's not THX-Certified or doesn't carry the SDDS trademark for a superior listening experience, it's just not the Jacuzzi Enterntaiment Center I'm looking for :P
Now, is it just me, or does the phrase "underwater lightning" send images into your brain of tons of rich people floating dead on the surface of their new hottub?
---- El diablo esta en mis pantalones! Mire, mire!
If you have a lot of money to throw around on products such as this, at least use some common sense...
Designed exclusively for individuals with the most discerning taste
This is the first line of the description of the product. This can be generally translated as follows:
"Created for, and sold to, people who think 'If it's expensive, it's good and therefore I need it.'"
Anything that suggests you have "discerning taste" when you buy it is just trying to lighten your wallet.
Everyone knows that when you're filthy rich you have everything custom built (and engineered).
;)
I just don't buy into the "my problems must be caused by someone else" mentality. Being rich is not a sin. My success doesn't preclude yours. If you are a failure, my success is not your problem.
Surely there are actual examples of rich people who got that way by defrauding others, but this poster highlights no such example. Instead, we get a rant about how the Bush tax cuts are taking food out of starving mouths.
I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that the top 1% of earners pay over 30% of all income tax. If you find yourself agreeing with Dr. Strawman there, the question you've got to ask yourself is, "Just how much do those rich people owe me?"
I've found that the answer "zero" correlates highly with success. Whether this is a causal relationship or not is still anybody's guess.
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