"Reporting for (forehead) duty!"
Posted on 01/11/2005 8:49:49 AM PST by freedom44
A 20-year-old US man is selling advertising space on his forehead to the highest bidder on website eBay. Andrew Fischer, from Omaha, Nebraska, said he would have a non-permanent logo or brand name tattooed on his head for 30 days.
"The way I see it I'm selling something I already own; after 30 days I get it back," he told the BBC Today programme.
Mr Fischer has received 39 bids so far, with the largest bid currently at more than $322 (£171).
"The winner will be able to send me a tattoo or have me go to a tattoo parlour and get a temporary ink tattoo on my forehead and this will be something they choose, a company name or domain name, perhaps their logo," he told the Radio 4 programme.
His sales pitch adds: "Take advantage of this radical advertising campaign and become a part of history."
Mr Fischer said that while he would accept any brand name or logo, "I wouldn't go around with a swastika or anything racial".
He added: "I wouldn't go around with 666, the mark of the beast.
"Other than that I wouldn't promote anything socially unacceptable such as adult websites or stores."
He said he would use the money to pay college - he is planning to study graphic design.
The entrepreneur said his mother was initially surprised by his decision but following all the media attention she felt he was "thinking outside the box".
STUPID! Is already there he just can't see it.
How about "I'm a dumba$$!"??
In other words, he's got no actual work skills but feels that getting a job suitable for unskilled individuals is somehow "beneath" him.
That would be great if Kotex or Summer's Eve rents him out for a month.
"Insert Brain Here"
Where is Paul Begala? Foreheads are in.....sign
him up....Maybe could use the Carville for the whole
head...Jake
The winner will be able to send me a tattoo or have me go to a tattoo parlour and get a temporary ink tattoo on my forehead
Temporary tattoo. Feh!
That sort of lack of commitment is probably why he has no real career.
Randy Moss should considering auctioning off the ad space on his ass.
I wonder if Excedrin will take him up on it?
Or his hair.
Oh man, this is rich. I needed a good laugh to start my day!
Don't know how dumb he is, I saw Fox last night and they said the current bid was $15 grand.
$15 Grand!!!
hm. maybe I should stop surfing and write up my ad for forehead space!
Current bid is over 20K.
The guy is going to make some money on this. Sadly amusing.
Dumb like a fox.
"Reporting for (forehead) duty!"
OMG!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.