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Strange Business Models

by John Cole|  August 11, 20049:49 pm| 2 Comments

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You remember this Monty Python sketch, don’t you:

Albatross Woman: Albatross! Albatross! Albatross! You’re not supposed to be smoking that! Albatross! Don’t take them!

Audience member: What flavor is it? What flavor is it?

Albatross Woman: Seagullsickle! Pelican-bonbon! Albatross!

Man with hat: Could I have… Could I have two ice creams, please?

Albatross Woman: I haven’t got any ice creams, I just got this albatross!

Life imitates Monty Python:

Retailer Toys R Us Inc. slammed by intense competition from discounters such as Wal-Mart, may sell its toy business and focus on its fast-growing Babies R Us unit, the company said Wednesday.

Toys R Us, whose shares fell 6 percent on the news but later recovered, said it plans to separate the ownership of its two businesses and is looking at many ways to accomplish this, including a spin-off of Babies R Us.

(Via Drudge)

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  1. 1.

    Andrew | BB

    August 12, 2004 at 12:52 pm

    WTF are you talking about. Guess what, needs some explanation.

  2. 2.

    John Cole

    August 12, 2004 at 12:59 pm

    Who pissed in your corn flakes Andrew?

    The Albatross salesman sells albatross, they ask him for Ice Cream

    Toys R’ Us, whom we would assume sells toys, will sell everything but.

    Have a nice day, you charmer, you.

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