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(Feb. 1, 2006) -- The five-blade computer-chip-enabled Gillette Fusion razor is about to land in stores. Claudia Deutsch of the New York Times warns to brace for an advertising blitz -- Fusion ads will run during the Super Bowl, on Lost and 24, in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Hers was the second New York Times article in a week devoted to the advent of the five-blade razor -- hey Multicolored Lady, TMQ was years ahead of this story! Bill Sonneville of Rochester, N.Y., reports the Fusion actually has six blades -- five on the front plus a sixth on the back for mustache trimming. This activates TMQ's Law of Razors, which has reliably predicted razor marketing trends so far. The law holds that the number of blades will increase to the factorial of the highest number of blades in the previous century. Since there is now a six-bladed razor, in the 22nd century there will be a razor with 720 blades, as 720 is the factorial of six (6x5x4x3x2x1). Meanwhile, my latest nickname for the place the Patriots play -- which this column now calls Next One Will Have Six Moisture-Sensitive Vibrating Blades with Remote Control, Make Coffee, Walk the Dog, Receive High-Resolution GPS and Improve Your Love Life Field -- must be reassessed. It becomes Next One Will Have Seven Moisture-Sensitive Vibrating Heated Titanium Blades, Make Espresso, Raise Llamas, Monitor Atmospheric Pressure on the Moons of Meepzor, Improve Your Love Life and Play a Constructive Role in the Middle East Peace Process Field. My name for the stadium can't get any longer because now it is 251 characters, right up against the Word limit of 255 for an automatic entry.
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