One of the most user-friendly tools to come out of the online retail industry is Amazon.com's "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought..." section. A welcomed form of targeted marketing, it's relevant, unobtrusive, even valuable. And, in some cases, totally hilarious.
Take, for example, Gerardo's classic Spanglish album, Mo' Ritmo, which contained such hits as Rico Suave and ... well, it could take days to name all of Gerardo's hits.
Anyway, Amazon.com tells us that "customers who bought this album also bought" Samantha Fox's Greatest Hits.
So, let me get this straight. People who bought one piece-of-shit album also bought another piece-of-shit album? Gotcha!
What makes this most frightening is that the section doesn't read "people who viewed this page also viewed..." It says "bought." As in someone in the Internet age paid actual money for albums by both Gerardo and Samantha Fox.
I say we hunt these people down. No one can feel completely safe with them walking our streets.
And, while we're at it...
If You Like Gerardo, You Might Also Like:
Feet-flavored salad dressing
Seeing your parents bone in the shower
Making angels in yellow snow
Middle seats on airplanes
Backsplashes when taking a dump
Coaching Terrell Owens
Getting dumped on Valentine's Day
Reading Skip Bayless
Caddyshack II
The Boston Red Sux
Things You May Have Forgotten About Rico Suave:
His only addiction has to do with the female species
He eats 'em raw like sushi
Women that won't let go are the price he pays for being a gigolo
Since no women could handle a man like him, he juggled two or three
Two hours late, he never said he was a prompt date
If he tried that food, he'd be puking
Today's Web Finds:
Hooters Air Goes Bust C'mon, with so many airlines struggling to stay alive, did you really think this one was gonna survive? (Thanks, Shumpy)
MySpace FakeBuster An index of fake profiles on MySpace, a lot of them pretending to be some of the SportsByBrooks girls. I swear the Internet gets cooler and scarier by the minute.
eBay: Price Is Right Bob Barker Marionette Puppet Dude's a fucking legend, man. They never made these for Gene Rayburn, ya know. Also check out a video of Dane Cook's bit on PIR.
Video: Wetback Mountain I just love the title from Carlos Mencia. But I'm not gonna get any of the jokes, since I didn't see the real movie. BTW, did anyone? (Found on College Humor)
Auction Honeys An index (with photos, of course) of eBay listings that employ T&A shots to sell merchandise.
Rico Suave wasn't even his best work. The legend was made in Can't Buy Me Love. What an actor!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092718/
Posted by krs017 at March 30, 2006 8:58 AM