Well, it DOES say "magic"...

Today's infomercial, in addition to the Tiddy Bear commercial, is this little beauty.



Not the worst infomercial ever, I'll give it that. In fact, I learned a few things...

1) Magic (n): something that can be plugged into a computer
2) Disappear (v): The act of circling an item on paper and putting a big red X through it, thereby making it slightly less legible

I don't know about you, but I was WAY off on what I thought those meant.

But you know, that's not a bad deal. $19.95 a year? (No, not 19.95 a month, 19.95 a year!) Well, yeah, I heard you the first time...
Wait, though, did you just say that email has eliminated postage stamps? So you're saying I just bought a hundred stamps to send out thank-you notes when I could have just sent a quicker and completely less personal and less thoughtful email? Shoot.

But nevermind all that, I'm just excited about the $19.95 a year! I can't believe that's all I have to pay.
What's that? Wait, $39.95 for the actual Magic Jack? But I thought you said $19.95. And how is the first year free if I'm paying $39.95? Because that sounds an awful lot like "not free" to me.

I guess I need to go back to basic math, huh?