Stupid Ideas That Make Money

[ScriptOhio]

Potato Parcel founder, 24, makes $10K each month writing on potatoes and sending them away

What a spud!

This Texas entrepreneur is making $10,000 each month writing anonymous messages on potatoes and mailing them to unsuspecting recipients across the country.

Alex Craig, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of North Texas, founded Potato Parcel, a start-up business that sells potatoes online for people to send anonymous messages on.

Some potatoes say “Congrats on Stanford. Hope the surgery helps your golf game.” Others say, “Congrats on the wedding. Here’s a potato.”

See entire article and videos: http://www.nydailynews.com/spud-art...source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw

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[LostLassie]

 

[Jagdaddy]

Small potatoes. Check out this shit: http://www.people.com/article/dc-toy-collector-mystery-youtube-highest-paid-account

 

[LostLassie]

Small potatoes. Check out this [Mark May]: http://www.people.com/article/dc-toy-collector-mystery-youtube-highest-paid-account

Yeah. I remember seeing this one before somewhere. Really need to work on my guilt-complex-induced idea that the only works worth pursuing are things that actually contribute something constructive to the world. I already knew that was bunk, of course--I've seen the series line-up for The Learning Channel, after all--but this is just another reminder. Quality doesn't mean MarkMay.

 

[Zurp]

Small potatoes. Check out this [Mark May]: http://www.people.com/article/dc-toy-collector-mystery-youtube-highest-paid-account

My 3-year-old daughter LOVES that channel. Part of the bedtime routine is to get about 5 minutes of video time after stories, and whose turn it is to pick the video alternates every night. When it's her turn, she picks this lady. And I guess during the day, when she gets a few minutes of iPad time, she chooses to watch these videos.

I guess I shouldn't worry too much; with her wanting to watch stuff like this, I know she isn't watching junk that kids shouldn't be watching.

 

[Saw31]

I'm gonna borrow $1 million from the bank and put it in another bank and live off the interest.




Somebody told me they were gonna do this in all seriousness, back in the day. It was the most brilliantly conceived stupid idea I've ever heard...





If I were a less honest man, and could fraudulently obtain that first million... LOL. Sorry, I'm way to honest and afraid of being a prison bitch.

 

[Jagdaddy]

My 3-year-old daughter LOVES that channel. Part of the bedtime routine is to get about 5 minutes of video time after stories, and whose turn it is to pick the video alternates every night. When it's her turn, she picks this lady. And I guess during the day, when she gets a few minutes of iPad time, she chooses to watch these videos.

I guess I shouldn't worry too much; with her wanting to watch stuff like this, I know she isn't watching junk that kids shouldn't be watching.

So, I see an alert that Zurp has quoted me on this thread, eagerly anticipate something bizarre and hilarious coming out of left field or another galaxy and then read a dead serious post. Damnedest thing . . .

With the coin that woman's raking, there must be a lot of three-year-olds around.

 

[Zurp]

I'm gonna borrow $1 million from the bank and put it in another bank and live off the interest.

Somebody told me they were gonna do this in all seriousness, back in the day. It was the most brilliantly conceived stupid idea I've ever heard...

If I were a less honest man, and could fraudulently obtain that first million... LOL. Sorry, I'm way to honest and afraid of being a prison bitch.

A couple of weeks ago I came up with the idea that we could go to Giant Eagle, buy a $50 Giant Eagle gift card, get the Giant Eagle bonus points, then use the Giant Eagle gift card to buy another gift card and get more bonus points. Carry that a few times and I'm getting free gas forever. I mentioned it as more of a joke to my wife. The next week, there was a sign at the register: "You cannot use gift cards to purchase gift cards." There goes my idea for free gas...

So, I see an alert that Zurp has quoted me on this thread, eagerly anticipate something bizarre and hilarious coming out of left field or another galaxy and then read a dead serious post. Damnedest thing . . .

Well, I guess I could come up with a story about a noodle who falls in love with two different brothers, who each happen to be cheez-it crackers (or so they think). But that might be worse than the time my brother got drunk and wanted to give a free pole dance to everyone in the food court.

With the coin that woman's raking, there must be a lot of three-year-olds around.

There's more in my house than I can handle.

 

[kinch]

My 3-year-old daughter LOVES that channel. Part of the bedtime routine is to get about 5 minutes of video time after stories, and whose turn it is to pick the video alternates every night. When it's her turn, she picks this lady. And I guess during the day, when she gets a few minutes of iPad time, she chooses to watch these videos.

I guess I shouldn't worry too much; with her wanting to watch stuff like this, I know she isn't watching junk that kids shouldn't be watching.

You have a three year old daughter!?

Um.

That's nice, I guess.