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Million-dollar TV Show Name

June 8, 2017 by Cecil Vortex

Tartare and Beets. I play Beets.

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Million-dollar idea gone bust

April 5, 2010 by Cecil Vortex

I had
a brilliant new movie idea
go awry this past weekend — I tried to cross
“Three Men and a
Baby” with “Two and a
Half Men” and ended up with
“Two and Three-Quarters Men and a Half a … Read on Macduff...

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Common Sense Rules for Business: “I’ll have the number one!”

December 9, 2009 by Cecil Vortex

Whatever your business, consider organizing what you sell into groups of three products, and giving each group a number. For example, if you run a coffee shop, one group could be “a machiatto, a ginger cookie, and a kale salad.” … Read on Macduff...

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My latest several hundred dollar idea…..

October 31, 2009 by Cecil Vortex

Dial-a-Madlib-word. Call any day or time, say “adjective” or “number” or “person in the room” and get the goods for 10 cents a pop. 20 cents for “type of liquid.”
I know, speaking as a doting parent, I would pay … Read on Macduff...

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Fear the Egg!

March 10, 2009 by Cecil Vortex

I don’t have all the details worked out, but I’ve got my high-concept pitch ready for “Speed IV: Fear the Egg!”
Keanu’s back and the Dennis Hopper role is played by a soft-boiled egg. The egg’s planted a bomb on … Read on Macduff...

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My new million dollar idea

February 14, 2009 by Cecil Vortex

I just had a great idea, and I’m pretty sure it’s gonna make me a million dollars, give or take.
It’s really more of a name than an idea. The name is: “Chicken-palooza.”
I haven’t decided yet whether it’s going … Read on Macduff...

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Today’s million-dollar idea:

August 9, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

A band that plays operatic versions of 80s power ballads. And of course, we’re calling ourselves: “Aria Speedwagon.”

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Tale as old as time….

May 23, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

I thought I’d had a lovely night out with the family tonight, enjoying Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast — the Musical.” But as we reversed out of our parking space, my son, Power Vortex, showed us how much better the … Read on Macduff...

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The Heartbreak of Thunderwear

May 13, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

I woke up this morning with a new million-dollar idea: “Thunderwear.” I don’t even think I need to explain to the readers of this blog what a product called Thunderwear might be, right? I mean, seriously. You can’t help but … Read on Macduff...

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Books on TV

April 18, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

Everybody’s always complaining about how people don’t read any more, right? Well, I have the solution, and I’m pretty sure it’s going to make me a million dollars.
The reason nobody’s reading any more is obvious — we love TV. … Read on Macduff...

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