5 thoughts on “Tweet of the Day, Another Portent of 2020 Arises.”

  1. Blockbuster got bought by Dish and their HQ is down the road from me. I feel like driving over there and staring at them from the parking lot with that “I know you’re up to something” look.
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    And then I remember that they have security guards and there’s a Freddy’s a few blocks away and maybe my time would be better spent getting lunch.
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    Fun fact- the store locator on the Blockbuster site still works.

    1. There’s precisely *one* location left .. and you can sleep there.
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      Yes. True story.
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      https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/last-blockbuster-sleepover
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      Now, if it were *me*, I’d be writing a time-travel / alt-history, starting from “how weird is sleeping at a video rental store?” as a starting point ..
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      Mew
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      p.s. not as the first chapter, mind .. books that start with the character waking up sometimes work … but it’s a well-worn trope …)
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      p.p.s. no heat.

  2. It will announce that due to an aggressive debt collection action on late return fees, Blockbuster is back in business BABY!

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