I'd Like To Welcome "Eccentric Fire Extinguishers" To The List Of Things I Hate
Some of the most fascinating people in history have been what many would consider "eccentric." Rocket scientist and ceremonial magician Jack Parsons; billionaire and bottler of his own urine Howard Hughes; and singer, TV shooter, and man who thought he could move clouds with his mind Elvis Presley are just a few of my favorite true eccentrics. But, conversely, some of the worst people in the world are those who go out of their way to convince people that they're eccentric when they aren't. Do you know what kind of people don't need to convince others they're eccentric? The eccentric. The worst example of a product that people can buy to promote their faux-eccentricity I've ever seen slapped me in the face the other day when I came across this ad: Eccentric fire extinguishers: because the purpose of a fire extinguisher is to show off your extinguisher is to show how lovably kooky you are, not to, y'know, extinguish fires. Here are a few of the differe...