Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz
Why does this happen? For some reason, perhaps the oddity of ordering milk from an online bookseller, has attracted a large number of spoof reviews -- Lovecraft, Coleridge, romances, haiku. Here's a bit of Tuscan Whole Milk flash fiction:
This milk was so good, I passed out. When I woke up 3 weeks later, apes ruled the earth. It was crazy. DRINK THIS MILK!Via BoingBoing, which credits ytmnd.com for the meme.
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Oh, that's a shame! Thanks for the update. I wonder how long it will take the million monkeys to restore that page to its former glory?
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