Chia Shit

Here's a Yuletide suggestion: if you've considered buying anyone a Chia pet this year, perhaps you should seriously consider euthanasia as a lifestyle choice. Maybe back thirty years ago the idea of growing organic green "hair" on a clay body was a novelty, but who's buying these things today?

They were actually advertising the things on network TV here last week, which was frankly amazing to me. Are there really enough people who can be persuaded to rush out and get a Chia head for their nephews and nieces so as to justify a TV ad campaign? Beer, cars, phone companies and boner pills I understand advertising, but Chia pets?

Pity the poor bastard who wakes up to one of those things on Christmas morning.

"What's in this box? Is it a phone? A Nintendo DS? An iPod?" Cue rustling of paper.

"What the fuck is this? Terrific. No need to head out to that New Year's party next week now - I can stay here and have just as much fun spreading seeds on this bastard."