Chicagoist: Because Everything Has a Price

joseph_dunphy_in_chicago

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:05:33 -0600

"I mean, what else is he gonna drink, tap water?? C'mon, he's the son of God for chrissake!" OK, I have to ask - wouldn't turning the tap water into BlingH20 be more his style?

Spook

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:06:16 -0600

You Monde G, can you imagine any president saying that today? And old boy was a republican too! And he also said "be ware of the military industrial complex"! Deep!

Ed Knittel

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:41:37 -0600

I'll gladly pay $40.00 for the bottle that's resting against the bare ass on the Bling H2O website. Note to Bling: get even more creative with the bottle and said bare bottomed lady and I'll turn over my credit card number now.

Tower18

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:10:33 -0600

I'd buy one, just to keep the bottle. I've done the same thing with interesting wine and liquor bottles.

Mondegreen

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:26:37 -0600

I am reminded of the words of President Eisenhower: "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, (and every $25 bottle of water we drink,) signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

Spook

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:29:12 -0600

I thought he was pulled from the rib cage of the first The Dalai Lamba, which is why he is called the Lamb of Gawd?

Ingrid

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:23:01 -0600

Recession? What "Recession"?

magilla gorilla

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:48:42 -0600

you both are right, it turns out he was born in bethlehem and grew up in nazareth. i thought it was the opposite for some reason

Pinko

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:43:47 -0600

Technically, he was born in Jerusalem and hailed from Nazareth (twelve years of parochial schooling), but I hear ya... You've got a point, but only until the savvy marketing people at Bling H20 present Him with a record-breaking nine-figure endorsement deal that not even He could turn down. He wouldn't even have to actually handle the tainted money; it could go right to His favorite charity instead...

magilla gorilla

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:33:35 -0600

fyi, i believe jesus was from nazareth

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:22:43 -0600

And the Son of God, being a humble carpenter from Bethlehem, would make do with tap water

Pinko

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:23:07 -0600

WWJD? I'm no theologian, but I would have to think that if Jesus were still alive today, he would probably be drinking Bling H2O... I mean, what else is he gonna drink, tap water?? C'mon, he's the son of God for chrissake!

Spook

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:06:43 -0600

Vit! I'm gonna put you on my book club list! Course I thought Das Kapital was better, but I guess you can see my leanings

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:43:23 -0600

I fixed the link to Bling H2O. Enjoy, y'all.

peteypants

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:37:13 -0600

this why people hate america and why i love it...mad props to chuck for reminding us to show respect for the homies that ain't here no more.

A2

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:36:13 -0600

If people want to pay $25 for a bottle of water, I say, more power to the people who are able to sell it to them. Seriously. Good job. I commend you. If I had the know-how or the resources, I would try to run the exact same scam, and I wouldn't feel bad about it for even one second.

Mycubehas3sides

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:27:30 -0600

Awww, that bottle looks so pretty...for me to poop on!

Chris F

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:11:13 -0600

Seeing as the hotel's in the city, actual cost is probably $25.05, right?

vit

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:57:09 -0600

I'm a pretty moderate sort, but reading about this hotel has tempted me to dust off that old copy of "The communist manifesto" I have laying around and then start stockpiling weapons for the revolution.

magilla gorilla

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:42:59 -0600

pure insanity. by the way, your link for bling h20 sends you to the toffee website