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Fascinating Outlets for Creativity

On Amazon.com there are over twelve hundred reviews of “Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz”. That might come as a shock to those who didn’t know Amazon sells groceries, but let me tell you straight away - there’s hardly anything Amazon doesn’t sell.

One might think there would be some kind of limit to what there is to say about any one type of milk, but as the internet shows us time and time again, there are no (known) limits to human creativity. It’s also true that limitation is the mother of creativity. Most of these milk reviews are incredibly creative and many are even, surprisingly, very interesting and/or funny. Like this one (click on it to open it in a new window/tab, so it’s easier to read):

or this one:

When you think about it, it’s actually the perfect way to hone your creative writing skills. Simply find a seemingly mundane object and do your best to incorporate it into a short-story which also serves as a review of the object. If you publish such writing on places like Amazon.com you could even be lucky enough to receive constructive criticism on your writing, and it could be seen by thousands of people.

This sort of thing makes me wonder what other hidden treasures can be found in the dark forgotten corners of the internet.