Yoyodyne

[Paul DiFilippo]

An ad in the latest issue of WIRED solicits employees for a video
game company calling itself Yoyodyne.  This reminds me of
something I';ve been meaning to mention since day one on the list.
Several years ago a friend sent me an embroidered patch--the kind
you see for Boy Scouts or motorcycle clubs or whatever.  This one
was roughly triangular in shape.  On a white background in blue
letters was "Yoyodyne Aerospace", and its logo of a 'Sixties
era rocket orbiting the earth.  I suspect this was a relic from
the film BUCKAROO BANZAI, but never asked and
can't ask now.  I used to wear this once in a while pinned to
my shirt at my bookstore job, and with every hundredth customer
would get a massive doubletake, followed by a look of
sheer avarice.

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Paul Di Filippo/2 Poplar St./Providence, RI 02906/401-751-0139
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