Poob Bargain

From Plastic Tub

poob bargain t. 1. A moment when the Consumer overlaps with the Merchant -- and though profit occurs, the meeting is characterized by loss. 2. A bargain where the participants are primarily composed of clampers, poobites and honeybees. 3. An agreement between the viewer and the spectacle, characterized by the devaporation of poetical space. 4. A swindle, a rip-off.

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It is impossible to drive on an American highway without being offered a Poob Bargain.
To the uninitiated, the term sounds like Poo Bargain!

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