Con Blomberg

“ Charlie figured—and I must admit that I agreed with him—that covering over Central Park was quite an idea. Controlled conditions would let the grass grow only so much and the temperature would remain constant. No rain or snow except from 1 A.M. to 3 A.M., when we would put in a little artificial precipitation to keep the greenery going. Plenty of nice air-conditioned air. Eternal spring. Really up-to-date.
We put it through the computer down at the Civic Machine and figured it would cost only about 25 hundred million. ”

“ Should have gone over like a shot—and it would have, except for this screwball Hatty Dakkon.
It wasn't an hour after I had made my broadcast that my secretary announced this Mrs. Hatty Dakkon. She proved to be a young matron type with pretty good legs and a chip on her shoulder. She was against roofing Central Park.
Well, you boys know how it goes. Always some crank who doesn't like things changed, and after they have blown off steam, they quiet down and you can go ahead and do the work. ”

“ This horde of women, led by Hatty Dakkon, agreed that they would order the same dish—gelatin in a round mold on the same night.
You know what this can do to a good Projector. It just went frantic.
Projectors work on the basis of average demand for anything, and with an average demand for round mold gelatin foods two nights in a row of about 10-11 million, it went ahead and ordered a whole conveyor-load of mold dishes from Schenectady. ”

“ You figure it out—with geometrical progression, it doesn't take long to get in touch with about 14-15 million women. Not as fast as TV, maybe, but a darn sight more effective and thorough.
It was the talk of the women's world and we men didn't even know about it until the battle was all over. ”