The other day, I heard someone mention that you can get addicted to carrots. Did you catch that? Addicted. To. Carrots. I mean, I've heard of being addicted to cocaine, cigarrettes, coffee, chocolate, and even iceberg lettuce (though I believe that is mainly an addiction turtles have), but carrots?
So I decided to google it, which, it turns out, resulted in a lot of people claiming carrot dependency. So, here's my idea: using carrots to help people quit smoking. Gone are the days of Nicoret, the patch, or just going cold turkey, I could write a book about substituting carrots for cigarrettes. Brilliant, huh? The only side effect of excessive carrot eating that I know of is turning a bit orangish, but that's a small price to pay for your excellent eyesight, plus the orangish skin might offset the yellowish teeth remaining from years of smoking. And while someone sitting next to you at a restaurant crunching carrots might be a bit noisy, it's better than second hand smoke in your face, right?
Here's my other idea: you know those adapters that go from your CD player or MP3 player into a car cassette player? Well, now that the days of the factory installed cassette player are fading away, I'm going to invent a tape player with an adapter that plugs into your CD player, for those times when you want to play your old mixed tapes.
These two ideas combined are practically like a license to print money.
Posted by christin at January 19, 2005 12:35 PMThose both sound like great ideas. But it sure is a good thing I don't smoke because I am allergic to carrots, funny huh. But the cassette into CD adapter would be a huge hit with me. I could now listen to all my old Raffi tapes.
Posted by: andrew at January 19, 2005 02:36 PMoooh... and you know what you can do, if you miss the feel of a cigarette between your fingers? Cut those carrots thin and long like a cigarette... then you have the same feeling as you used to!
Oh... and great idea about that tape player deal... even I could use that.
Posted by: Daniel at January 19, 2005 03:03 PMIt's been made. It is a headphone jack to RCA input adapter. Plugs into the back of your CD player.
Posted by: Mike Aman at January 20, 2005 07:09 PMThat's too bad. With my technological genius, combined with marketing prowess, it could have been great. At least I have the carrots to fall back on.
Posted by: Christin at January 20, 2005 08:47 PMActually, it isn't all that healthy to eat carrot after carrot--there's tons of sugar in 'em.
Posted by: jeep at January 21, 2005 03:56 PMHm. All male commentors. C, what's up with that? =)
Posted by: jeep at January 27, 2005 09:35 PMIf only I could get guys to talk to me in real life! ; )
Posted by: Christin at January 28, 2005 05:46 PMWell, I hear you're maybe coming to CHA. I'll talk to ya. And I'm a guy. We can take Analeasa out for coffee...
Posted by: jeep at February 2, 2005 12:19 AMSounds like a good plan.
Posted by: Christin at February 2, 2005 11:04 AM