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Johnny Fazoolie & the Transfinite Reality Engine
What a guy will do to try and get a date.
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Embracing the Impossible
Johnny Fazoolie had the knack for being the wrong guy at the right place at the right time. Half big genius and half bullshit artist, he was so slick people couldn’t tell the difference.
His scam was starting startup companies based on amazing concepts that investors couldn’t resist. Only problem was the concepts were so amazing that he never delivered a final product.
The more outlandish the concept, the more enthralling his sales pitch. Notorious for his biodegradable sex toy line and artificially stupid robotic assistant, Johnny was a legend.
“What’s the point of doing a deal if you don’t have any fun?” said Johnny at the start and close of every opportunity. “Then people will tell their friends: ‘That guy didn’t have any fun.’”
No one ever doubted Johnny enjoyed himself, investors instead worried about getting their money back. Despite all the companies…