An easy $149,000

[springyzone]

I don't know if any of you saw an online article yesterday. (I don't have the link) 

I nearly choked on my cup of tea.

Some agency in US I think it was, offered $149,000 to anyone willing to go one year without their smart phone. No messages, calls, no looking up social media or addresses, no browsing the internet on it etc

They had about 100,000 applicants and chose one woman who is now in about month 8.

At first I thought-yes, it would be a bit hard not to use the internet, but you know what, for $149k in one year, I'd do it.

Here's the real kicker though. It only applies to a smart phone!

The person was actually given a flip phone so they could still make calls or receive messages.

They are still allowed to access the internet etc on a laptop or normal computer, just not on a smartphone.

I would romp it in as I only got a smart phone recently anyway and prefer a computer or laptop or ipad.

Is modern life so hard that people actually could not exist without their smart phone?

[domino-710]

Sorry - this isn't eBay - bids cannnot - I repeat - cannnot - be retracted.

I will ask again - can you see a purpose for this particular beast. oh boy.

[tasfleur]

Could it be used to sit alongside a simian wedding cake?

[snow*jewel]

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@domino-710 wrote:

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@snow*jewel wrote:

Does it ward off bad spirits? 

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No - it obviously is a bad spirit. 

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I will decline than ha 

[tasfleur]

A better idea >>> it could sit on top of the cake with an identical one .. dressed as bride and groom!  Wouldn't that be the most splendid use for such things? ... 

[domino-710]

Perhaps not.

It is an Archery target. lol

[ecar3483]

What an amusing thought... Dom as Diana... ha ha...

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[channys_mum]

Yes you are so right, no impact at all.

[snow*jewel]

lol..

Did anyone win the monkey figurine yet? 

[tasfleur]

I don't think anyone did yet ...  ... to make it worse, I've reduced my bid to 50c ... 

[snow*jewel]

She can't give it away 

I will take it if I get paid to look after it. Final offer.