From 1999 to 2004-ish, I was one of the contributing writers for Garrison Keillor's renowned radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." I learned a lot of things there, mostly how to spell 'prairie." It was a solid gig and I'm proud of my work there. But, like any other job, there were...things...
This week's was a quickie, a silly idea that's probably been kicked around before. I wrote it up but there wasn't much to it and I didn't have the gumption to try and build it up beyond the slight idea it was. But it was treated like a heftier sketch, rejected.
Ikea Motors
MAN: Where can we go to get a really affordable family car?
WOMAN: We really need a new car, but they're just so expensive!
GK: Fret no more, America's favorite value center is coming to the rescue! For years you've come to them for quality products, affordable prices, and classic Scandinavian engineering, and now you'll be able to buy a new car from them as well.
WOMAN: Where? Who?
GK: Ikea Motors, the new dealership on the block.
MAN: Wow, I like that family sedan on the top shelf!
WOMAN: Oh, look at the minivans stacked over there!
GK: So come on down to Ikea Motors, you'll get a quality automobile for a fraction of the cost. Some assembly required.
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WOMAN: We really need a new car, but they're just so expensive!
GK: Fret no more, America's favorite value center is coming to the rescue! For years you've come to them for quality products, affordable prices, and classic Scandinavian engineering, and now you'll be able to buy a new car from them as well.
WOMAN: Where? Who?
GK: Ikea Motors, the new dealership on the block.
MAN: Wow, I like that family sedan on the top shelf!
WOMAN: Oh, look at the minivans stacked over there!
GK: So come on down to Ikea Motors, you'll get a quality automobile for a fraction of the cost. Some assembly required.
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