It’s not a typo

Posted on December 8, 2005 
Filed Under Geeeek Stuff

I’ve had a few people email me and tell me that “genius” is spelled wrong in my previous post’s title. But, actually, it’s not. This requires a little explanation.

Jason had sent me a URL to a site where a guy had come up with an awesome way to make far more money than he should by selling something that’s value appears to exist, but likely doesn’t really… Here’s the original ICQ conversation:


JasonM: holy shit! http://www.finestimage.com/makeamillion.htm
Hawkins: GENIOUS!!
JasonM: for the guy selling yes. for the buyers, I’ve had turds that were smarter.
Hawkins: oh, and also not for the guy that tried to add an “o” to the word genius
JasonM: umm…and the guy that didn’t notice too.

So, since that time, the word “GENIOUS” has come to mean somebody or something that has taken an idea and really packed in a little extra to make it that much better. With that in mind, it’s clear that the product in the previous post is in fact genious.

I rest my case.

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2 Responses to “It’s not a typo”

  1. Todd on December 8th, 2005 2:58 pm

    I’m speechless…

  2. BlogCadre on December 9th, 2005 1:23 am

    Million Dollar Website

    I learned a couple things from John over at geeeek.com today.
    First, no matter how stupid your product is, there is bound to be someone even more stupid who will buy it.
    Or maybe a million someones.
    Case in point: milliondollarhomepage.com, where you can

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