Jul 31, 2006

That Tail's Gotta Be Really, Really Long

Word on the street is niche markets are reshaping the new economy. Actually it isn't the street so much as the corporate boardroom, where crusty old White guys in suits steer the course of my life and yours toward the most profitable destination (for them). Stuff one hears on the street sounds more like: "Ohmigawd, that skirt is SO nawt hawt", "Didjew hear? Mel Gibson's changing his name to Gibblestein", & "I'll suck yo' dick fo' five dollas" (truth be told only one of these has been said to me).

Anyway, to get the jump on the new direction in which we're headed, here's a list of the "next" "big" "sellers" for the niche folk:
1. footbath flavored potato snacks
2. gift certificate to the "Saggy Grannies In Soiled Adult Diapers" revue
3. Pigfucker TV
4. drugs, drugs, drugs
5. Hot Pockets' Pre-chewed Dinners
6. Danielle Steele books. No WAY a mass audience would be into THAT crap
7. Fruit for Dessert, Inc. franchise rights
8. Instructional video for men: "How to sit with your legs together on crowded public transportation"
9. We Love Bird Flu Club membership
10. subscription to Spice Up Your Anus magazine, the bi-weekly publication dedicated to people who like putting spice & other condiments in their rectums.

9 comments:

Rainypete said...

I'll be looking forward to the variety and excitement that number ten will inject into my life ..... errrr..... anus.

PBS said...

That's quite a variety. It's good to be up on the latest trends!

sumo said...

I'm with PBS...it can be a good thing tracking the trends.

katie said...

8 Will be a best seller.

Jinbon H Wrong aka Sloop John B said...

The niche boss, the niche!

Nigel G Mitchell said...

I don't get that Gibblestein one...

Truth, my friend. It used to be that they pandered to a mass audience. Now they find a small group desperate for attention and pander to them. Here are some more:

1) Shelley Long fanclub members
2) Armpit hair stylists
3) Dust bunny collectors
4) Truck drivers with college education
5) Fans of American Idol who know anything about music

Prego said...

Pigfucker TV? Does that star Nick Lachey and any of Pamela Anderson's ex-es?

L said...

uh yes -- sign me up for #8 please

thanks!

kim said...

I feel like spice in the anus would leave a lingering unpleasant burning sensation.