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Everybody loves hot dogs


Everybody loves hot dogs
Originally uploaded by hotdogsladies.

The floor is open: What do you offer “As a reward” in your Moleskine?

Or, other way round: what would you need to see on that line to make you want to contact the owner?

Update: This idea was unintentionally stolen wholesale from the fine folks at Moleskinerie. I apologize for the oversight, and ask that you kindly also visit their posts, How much is your Moleskine worth? and Care and Feeding.


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fixedgaer's picture

Meme? We just did this...

Meme? We just did this at moleskinerie. I said $25 plus they can have the ten-spot that is in the accordian folder.

Merlin Mann's picture

Oo...sorry. Apologies to the Molskinerieians...

Oo…sorry. Apologies to the Molskinerieians for ganking their idea.

I need to get out more.

John's picture

haha regardless of that fact...

haha regardless of that fact Merlin I will indulge the comments and add that i put in my 2005 Agenda, my regular blank ‘skine and 2 blank Volants ‘free music from my label Counter Intelligence’ as a reward.

You can always just threathen people too in the reward section ‘your cat will be dead tomorrow if you dont return this to me as im psychic’.

Merlin Mann's picture

A threat, eh? I like...

A threat, eh? I like the cut of your jib, John.

I’m thinking some kind of extremely vague suggestion of a sexual favor written in balloony handwriting with heart-dotted “i’s” might also do the trick.

John's picture

Something with cuddling. My Little...

Something with cuddling. My Little Pony or Carebears drawings might put anyone off-track too, hahaha.

Izzy's picture

$10 Amazon or iTunes gift...

$10 Amazon or iTunes gift certificate, money to cover postage…and my eternal gratitude.

I’m hoping the last part of that is the clincher.

Michael Williams's picture

Here's mine. Shamelessly copied from...

Here’s mine. Shamelessly copied from the dialogue in the Grand Theft Auto 2.

Gerry Power's picture

Half of a twenty dollar...

Half of a twenty dollar bill, promising the other half if they return it. You can make the cut all fancy with craft craft scissors.

George Dick's picture

A hot dog?? What's in...

A hot dog?? What’s in it for Vegans???

nickd's picture

$30, plus the entire contents...

$30, plus the entire contents of the accordion folder (usually it’s just hilarious stuff like a yo! mtv raps tone loc trading card, stupid fortune cookie fortunes, etc), a few ironic bumper stickers, and a thank you letter written in crayon.

thankfully i have not had to exercise this retrieval scheme.

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Merlin Mann is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster. He’s best known for being the guy who started the website you’re reading right now. He lives in San Francisco, does lots of public speaking, and helps make cool things like You Look Nice Today. Also? He looks like this, answers questions, and has something like a life.

Merlin’s favorite thing he’s written recently is a short essay called, “Better.”

 
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