Double Bill : 'The Adventures of Marlboro Man' and 'The Tape That Drives You Mad!'

There was a loud noise coming from outside the window as our protagonist cracked open a bottle of whiskey and poured out a glass. It was an inconsistent, grating sound that would suddenly grow louder and louder before shutting up completely. Meanwhile, the Marlboro Man sipped his whiskey while watching Unforgiven. He was a big fan of the Western, of Clint Eastwood as you could tell from his outfit. Unfortunately, he rarely ever understood what Mr.Eastwood said in those gruff two-line dialogues, but then again, that made no difference as Eastwood was leanest, meanest gunslinger known to mankind. Mr.Eastwood had just barged into an old saloon with a fully loaded double barrel. Outside his partner, Morgan Freeman, lay stone cold in a coffin in the pouring rain.

That made Mr.Eastwood mad – very mad. Just the way the Marlboro Man liked him. He knew that there would be less talking and more shooting. But, as with all shoot em uppers, the director likes to build a scene to a point where the entire audience is yelling – 'Just pull the damn trigger!'. But at this point in time, the movie hadn't reached that stage but we were getting there. Marlboro man removed his left glove and proceeded to chew on his finger nails. Gene Hackman, the bad guy, was saying something which was now inaudible thanks to all the rattling outside the window.

"Can't a guy watch someone getting blown away in peace", moaned Marlboro Man. But the rattling only grew louder in defiance. This was too much! He threw off his headphones and slammed open the shutter as the smoke filtered rays of light splattered across his sweaty, scarred face. It was horrible. The propeller blades jerked in a start-stop fashion while the rear end was billowing thick, black smoke. "The engine is on fire! What the hell are the pilots doing?!?", cried Marlboro Man, "Oh my god, what will happen to us?" Panic is not a good thing, as Mr.Hackman had explained earlier in the movie. More so for the Marlboro Man as he usually passed out when frightened. Right on cue, the world began slowly caving in, bit by bit, as he turned back to his in-flight screen. Clint Eastwood had just begun his rampage as bad guy after bad guy keeled over theatrically gripping a body part. In a few seconds, the saloon was cleaned out and Marlboro Man's vision had narrowed to a small dot. He smiled a smile of satisfaction forgetting his own predicament. Then it all went black.

Will Marlboro Man wake up in time? What will happen to that unfinished glass of whiskey? Or better still, the uncapped bottle lying on the seat next to him? What were the pilots doing? Where was the Marlboro Man flying to? What will become of him? And has he smoked his last cigarette? *dramatic music* Stay tuned for the next episode of the Marlboro Man! *epic music*

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The Entrepreneurship Idea of the Day is The 'Ya Mama' Tape aka The Tape That Drives People Mad. However, as we learnt in Spider Man – 'With great power, comes great responsibility'. I don't believe these fine, young gentlemen bothered to watch Spider Man or they'd know better...

Well, on the bright side he got a free haircut even though it might've been a little too close for comfort. So, dear entrepreneur reader, where exactly did these gentlemen go wrong? What would their USP be? Would such an idea receive adequate funding? Would any venture capitalist touch them with a barge pole? Or is a typical case of the right product in the wrong market? Hit me back, just to chat, your biggest fan – this is Sand.