MOCK ON, BUT J. PETERMAN'S STILL THERE

While browsing the web in hopes of making a sartorial upgrade (typing "budget conscious" and "men's business wardrobe" into Google yields zero hits), I wandered into the J. Peterman site. Peterman's secret has always been that they don't sell you a product, they sell you a story. Say what you want, but some of the stories are not bad, not bad at all. You could buy a bag, or you could buy a "Trans-Antarctic Expedition Bag", or you could just keep your money and enjoy the silly stuff on the site.

Do you think the person who wrote this was maybe teasing their clueless boss a little? "Hardship improves the breed. Darwin knew it. Dr. Porsche knew it." Why stop there? Captain Bligh knew it. The Scott expedition really knew it.

Extra credit: Did the Donner Party know it?