Nov 10
Trading Insults
Heard a radio ad recently advertising ‘inspiring insults’. Inspiring insults? Hello!!!!!!!!! Thank God for mobile telephony and its benefits and all but selling insults by SMS is taking it too far, i feel.
Picture this.Â
 Its the end of the year and the company peddling these insults [and other mobile solutions] meets to discuss their performance for the year. Each brand/sales manager stands up to defend their performance for the year and presents their projections for the future. When it comes to the turn of the Brand Manager-Insults, he goes:
“We sold X number of insults in 2008. This is not too far from our projections as predicted at the beginning of the year. But next year, we hope to sell more insults. We have put a team in place to make our insults more edgy and daring. We are also looking at importing some insults from the US and UK. We are certain these imported insults will become quite a hit. We feel insults are a viable business and if given the right support, they will become our flagship product, overtaking ‘jokes’ and ‘news’ as our cashcow in the foreseeable future. Insults are the future, they remain the only growth frontier available to this organization”.
Its a crazy world we r living in.
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are u for real?
At the end of the presentation, the boss goes “that is the dumbest shtick I ever sat through”.
Does the salesman respond “and that would make a great addition to our bank of insults”?
lol @ naapali!
Haha that is too funny! This world is truly a crazy place…
I’ve seen a couple of books of insults and out of curiosity I read one. It was actually quite funny. Lol@ Naapali!
…unfortunately, we always turn out according to our thots.
Hehehehe.
Very funny.
I wonder who ends up feeling insulted. Then agasin who cares as long as it’s funny. It’s just a pity that sometimes people don’t get the joke. They think it’s all about them and their insecurities. You feel like shouting: “Get your head out of your a**. It’s not all about you. Just eff*ng laugh for once in your flaming life!”
I get it jare.
Hehehehe.
Very funny.
I wonder who ends up feeling insulted? Then again, who cares as long as it’s funny. It’s just a pity that sometimes people don’t get the joke. They think it’s all about them and their insecurities. You feel like shouting: “Get your head out of your a**. It’s not all about you. Just eff*ng laugh it off for once in your flaming life!”
I get it jare.
LOL. Hahahahaha. Only in Naija. How does an insult become inspiring? So oxymoronic! Hehe
lol @ Naapali
heard the ad too
was wondering about it
but as u say
tis a crazy world we live in………….
…looks like you’re inviting insults on yourself, 007…be warned…LoL…learnt any rhymes recently?
black007! u don come again.lolll
u are just on ur own.
Is this thing really selling like that? Anyway, as long as it’s funny sha.
Only in Naija.
Na wa o…”we sold X number of insults.” I can imagine a group of employees having a meeting about “insults.” This world is somn else…lol.
to the man that refuses to reply comments on his blog…what was the total amount of money legally paid in damages for the consolation in time of distress?
I’ll watch out for the add. It sure sounds like a cool stuff.
na wah o…i second baroque…it luks like u sef dey invite insult on top of ya end. insulting is kuku an hobby of mine….pls tell me how these skill can be communicated into raw cash….which is anoda favorite of mine.
ridiculous. na wa o. funny stuff tho.
The world is an interesting place. I am about to blog about some worrying stuff I saw on youtube the other day. Anything is possible…
@ baroque, u think you are very clever ehn?
Mr 1 of 50, mind ya sef o. I’m watching you.
Is this for real? lol…. imagine the end of year accounts! lol… insane world for real! Hope you’re good.
Have a great weekend.
This post is wackier than Quantum of solace.
Black James Bond Ko, Black Frank Spencer ni.
(Do i still get to keep my Job at Inspiring Insults inc? or am i fired? lol)
It will sell in Nigeria, but not too much…. We are thin-skinned. we dey vex quick, we dey quick to tell people say we no be their mate. We do praise singers. And collectively we arnt cynical enough…[ also we are superstitious and are quick to respond ‘not my portion. no carry bad thing play’]
It wont sell on that level you are imagining…..
Okay. lol… it is a crazy world we live in
I agree!
Its a crazy world we’re living in.
After watching shows like ‘Jerry Springer’ and ‘Temptation ISland’ Im convinced its a really really crazy world oh!!
Well I don’t know about you but I prefer that to the corny pick-up lines everybody else seems to be peddling
All I can do is shake my head at the foolishness.
Dude, anything to make money these days O. But I don’t think people Naija will pay for insults. We are creative enough on our own especially when it comes to insults!
I wonder who they market their insults to. Low lifes or intelligent people..rich middle class or poor…who benefits or suffers from this business venture
Hope all is well.
I see this whole ‘Your Momma’ thing has been taken to the next level.
LOL@Black Frank Spencer…make una see me see naijalines oh, e be like say you wan make me & you enta one ’something’ oh…no just try yourself
wonders shall never cease..