Monday
Nov202006
Inventions
Monday, November 20, 2006 at 1:23AM
I'm not sure if I have specifically mentioned this aspect of the mangoboys, but my previous entry reminded me of our number one mangoboy, Hayden. If he could have any job, I think he would be an inventor.
It reminded me of the day we were at our local restaurant eating fries and he came up with the idea of "fretchup." The idea was that he would pre-load french fries with ketchup (thus the name...). I guess the idea involved frozen fries/ketchup and then when deep fried they would be perfect temperature with a self-contained amount of ketchup.
I realize it's not Stanford or MIT level brilliance...this is really more the level of the ACME corporation (think roadrunner/coyote), but I think the kid is a genius...
Quietly making noise,
Fletch
It reminded me of the day we were at our local restaurant eating fries and he came up with the idea of "fretchup." The idea was that he would pre-load french fries with ketchup (thus the name...). I guess the idea involved frozen fries/ketchup and then when deep fried they would be perfect temperature with a self-contained amount of ketchup.
I realize it's not Stanford or MIT level brilliance...this is really more the level of the ACME corporation (think roadrunner/coyote), but I think the kid is a genius...
Quietly making noise,
Fletch
Reader Comments (2)
Andy, this reminds me of a line in the 1982 movie Nightshift starring Micheal Keaton...
"I'm an idea man Chuck, I get ideas, sometimes I get so many ideas that I can't even fight them off! OK, here's an example. Watch out, stand back.
[speaks into tape recorder] What if you mix the mayonnaise in the can, WITH the tunafish? Or... hold it! Chuck! I got it! Take LIVE tuna fish, and FEED 'em mayonnaise! Oh this is great, call Starkist!
Yes...the great Nightshift...horrible movie in retrospect...not recommended viewing...but often quoted at late night Session meetings... "Hold the phone Chuck...!"