Me, the Shoulder Devil, and the LED Signboard (Continued)

So now after this whole mess in Indiana I casually searched up LED Signs just to see what they were being sold for. There was already one I knew of from College Humor: The LED Belt Buckle (www.scrollingbuckle.com), which is not only ginormous but holds a fairly lengthy message (256 characters, 4 messages.) Only downside is that using it in public results in everyone reading your crotch, practically.

So after searching up one that sells new for $200 (OUCH), it was off to eBay. If eBay were a brick-and-mortar store, it would seriously be about the size of Kansas. It was there that the search hit its intended high point: a 38" LED signboard being auctioned off for $13 plus $25 S&H ( as of this evening.) Considering how they retail for assloads of money, this was a steal.

It also brought to mind an interesting way on how to use it.

You know how in cartoons the devil and angel versions of the character pop up when the character's trying to make a good decision? Well it pretty much happened here.

The intended plan is to blow every half-naked girl poster and cheap frilly Spencer's room toy out of the water by putting it near the window and flashing messages to the people outside.

First, the Angel version of Gary: shoulder angel Gary says to me that I can advertise friend's sites, concerts, and events and make some profit out of it. Or maybe also advertise school events and then make it an alumni donation to wherever on campus they want it.

The Devil version of Gary: he says "fuck no!" to that idea and advises using it for mischevious purposes, in the form of "News you can't use." Every so often the board would read funny, albeit fake news headlines of "events" going on campus.

A few examples:

"STUDENT HUNGER STRIKE CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST; NO FREE PIZZA WAS OFFERED"

"CAMPUS POLICE TO HOLD 50/50 RAFFLE; COMMUTERS MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE TICKETS"

"NEW DISCOVERY FINDS THAT SUNDIAL IS NOT FOR DECORATION, DOUBLES AS SOLAR POWERED WATCH"

"PAPERBOY IN SNAIL COSTUME MAKES FOR A SLOW NEWS DAY"

"STUDENT WITH HIGH MEAL PLAN PROVES TO HIS FRIENDS THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A FREE LUNCH"

"NEW STUDY: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT ACTUALLY GO BUMP, CRASH, AND 'OWWW!' IN THE NIGHT"

but of course, take that idea with a dumptruck of salt.

Then again, if you and your friends can pool together some money and buy the sign, it ends in 3 days and makes a great addition to any dorm window. Sure beats posters of half-naked women you'll never meet in your life.

Or if not that, you can start your office pool now on which hypothetical day the cops would come to confiscate it.