== Totally Free! Click Here Now! = By Mark Morford

[madokie]

Our national obsession, the thing we simply cannot resist, the most magical word of all

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2007/08/08/notes080807.DTL&nl=fix

The large woman in the green cashier's apron looked at me strangely, like I was eating raw squirrel tongue with a small ice pick and some pesto.

"You know it's free, right? It comes with the book. No charge at all."

"I know. Thank you. But I don't need it. You can have it, if you like."

"Oh no no no," she looked a little stunned, almost offended. "I guess we'll just give it away. Or something. It will be an extra. I'm not sure how we handle that." ...