Mincemeat Pie USB Memory Stick
January 14th, 2008
UK’s GenCorp offers up the ultimate in Yuletide technology:
“At your meeting, you’re about to give a presentation. It’s 9AM Monday morning, and the people gathered around the table don’t look at all enthusiastic. And you stayed up late the previous evening working hard! But it’s cold outside and it’s nearly Christmas. Everyone would rather be celebrating! What can you do? Will taking out a pile of floppy disks from your bag put a smile on their faces? No! Instead, you take out your USB MINCE PIE. It is one of those incredible magical moments. Suddenly the room is alive and everyone is like a kid again, full of the joy of the season and ready to listen to you.”
Founded in 1978, the company states that its worldwide business has a two-million-strong workforce in China, and European offices in Amsterdam and Hull, Yorkshire — despite the fact that the company’s only products are 128MB and 256MB versions of their Mincemeat Pie USB memory.
OK, the jig’s up. Yes, it’s a fake product from a fake company, the brainchild of a UK tech rag. But it still has that marvelous mantra of stupidity surrounding it.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:56 am
“a two-million-strong workforce … despite the fact that the company’s only products are 128MB and 256MB versions of their Mincemeat Pie USB memory.”
Now where have I heard about a company with a very narrow line of products and, yet, supposedly making millions? Would you suggest that THAT company was faking things, too?
January 19th, 2008 at 9:39 am
And to think that — just for a brief second — I actually had no idea what you were talking about. Then the horrific memories flooded back, dredging up all that pain again. Thanks.
January 21st, 2008 at 9:19 am
Any time. ‘S what friends are for.
Tell ya what, maybe this will take your mind off it. Yet another WTF?
January 29th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Best use of a USB port I’ve seen yet. Gotta get me one of these for the office.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Sweet! I looked at it without reading and had several “Wouldn’t it be cool if it did…” before I realized that it did all the cool stuff I had thought of!