Sorry, this article has the ultimate take - and got the corruption in first...
satirewire.com
AMAZING NEW "SEGWAY HUMAN TRANSPORTER" APPARENTLY NOT CHECKED FOR ACRONYM
Honestly, We're Not Making This SHT Up
Manchester, N.H (SatireWire.com) — After a year-long buildup during which it was known as the mysterious "Ginger," the revolutionary, scooter-like "Segway Human Transporter" was unveiled Monday without first being checked for its potential acronym.
As a result, the media was totally full of SHT stories, while investors on Wall Street were hoping inventor Dean Kamen would take his SHT public so they could get a piece of SHT.
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At $3,000 each, however, the consumer model may be out of reach of all but the most generous of gift givers. "If it's three grand, I just won't give a SHT," said Holly Dumal of Princeton, N.J. "I wish they'd make a cheap SHT."
And so on.
For your 'electric golf cart', check out the 'Sinclair C5' pictured at bottom, here.
news.bbc.co.uk
It had the same purpose - short distance commutes, in-town, use like a bike, etc. It was a brief fad, then a complete flop. And ruined the reputation of its (undoubtedly genius) inventor. |
