McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Three Things I'd Take to a Desert Island. Three Things I'd Take
to a Desert Island.
BY MIKE SACKS
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The Bible
The complete works of Beethoven
A pristine copy of Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game
Also:
Nail clippers
Vaseline lip balm
Sonicare Elite 7500 Power Toothbrush (soft bristles)
UV-protected sunglasses
A volleyball
A volleyball net
Spikes for the volleyball net
Flip-flops
Annie's Homegrown Shells & White Cheddar, 6-ounce boxes (pack of 24)
Oven mitts
A beach chair
Stephen King's new one
A copy of Dumb and Dumber
A spare beach chair in case the first one breaks
A butter brush for corn on the cob
Toilet paper
15 rolls of pure-white paper towels
Four 16-ounce bags of Wetzel's Pretzels
An alarm clock
A glow-in-the-dark Frisbee
AA batteries
AAA batteries
Two D batteries
Herb scissors
A cucumber peeler
Five napkin rings
A plastic bag full of "Now That's What I Call Music!" CDs
Alarm clock/radio
Boogie Board
Paddleball paddles and balls
Sleeping shirt
Ribbed X-tra sensitive condoms
The digital camera
The charger for the digital camera
Glide dental floss
Noxzema shaving cream
Q-tips
A 12-ounce bottle of Trappey's Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce
Suntan lotion, SPF 25 or above
An extension cord
Lined notepaper
A few ballpoint pens
A book of New York Times sudoku puzzles
Vitamins C and D
A hammer
My iMac
Some blank CDs
CleanWell Lavender Absolute All-Natural Antibacterial Wash
A pad of unlined paper
A few WTUL 91.5 FM bumper stickers
My senior yearbook from Winston Churchill High School
An extra pillow or two
A dream journal?
to a Desert Island.
BY MIKE SACKS
- - - -
The Bible
The complete works of Beethoven
A pristine copy of Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game
Also:
Nail clippers
Vaseline lip balm
Sonicare Elite 7500 Power Toothbrush (soft bristles)
UV-protected sunglasses
A volleyball
A volleyball net
Spikes for the volleyball net
Flip-flops
Annie's Homegrown Shells & White Cheddar, 6-ounce boxes (pack of 24)
Oven mitts
A beach chair
Stephen King's new one
A copy of Dumb and Dumber
A spare beach chair in case the first one breaks
A butter brush for corn on the cob
Toilet paper
15 rolls of pure-white paper towels
Four 16-ounce bags of Wetzel's Pretzels
An alarm clock
A glow-in-the-dark Frisbee
AA batteries
AAA batteries
Two D batteries
Herb scissors
A cucumber peeler
Five napkin rings
A plastic bag full of "Now That's What I Call Music!" CDs
Alarm clock/radio
Boogie Board
Paddleball paddles and balls
Sleeping shirt
Ribbed X-tra sensitive condoms
The digital camera
The charger for the digital camera
Glide dental floss
Noxzema shaving cream
Q-tips
A 12-ounce bottle of Trappey's Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce
Suntan lotion, SPF 25 or above
An extension cord
Lined notepaper
A few ballpoint pens
A book of New York Times sudoku puzzles
Vitamins C and D
A hammer
My iMac
Some blank CDs
CleanWell Lavender Absolute All-Natural Antibacterial Wash
A pad of unlined paper
A few WTUL 91.5 FM bumper stickers
My senior yearbook from Winston Churchill High School
An extra pillow or two
A dream journal?
