“Tell them you know me, Gilfoyle!” Gilfoyle points out that, according to the jacket, his name is Jared. “I work for Pied Piper too!” he awkwardly states. When women join in, he quickly intercepts Gilfoyle’s moment. “Your shame is my paradise.”ĭinesh’s shame quickly turns to envy as people start complimenting the jacket. “I’m a suicide bomber of humiliation,” he says. At the coffee shop, Gilfoyle draws attention to his “cool jizzacket.” Dinesh calls him out for his attempts, but Gilfoyle is not phased.
Once you put it on, it will shake out its hair, take off its glasses, and you’ll be in love.”Ĭomparing a jacket to a stereotypical sexy librarian isn’t enough to keep Gilfoyle from embarrassing Dinesh. “I sense you are doing something ironic with it,” Jared begins, “but that’s okay. “Can I borrow that jacket?” he asks Jared, just before joining Dinesh on a coffee run. “I don’t mean in the house, I mean in the world.” Gilfoyle’s comment takes his expected turn toward darkness, but then he gets an idea. It is also personalized, with a name etched on the front, so the world can identify the walking fashion nightmare.Īs an enthusiastic Jared models for the team, the expected responses ensue. Colorful writing adorns the back, including an enormous “#1,” and the sleeves have what appear to be dinosaurs on them. Reminiscent of the old 8-ball leather jackets from the ‘90s, the Pied Piper jacket has the company’s Renaissance faire hat logo emblazoned on the front. There’s a good chance you are currently reading this on the biggest piece of swag known to humankind, an Apple product.ĭinesh’s troubles begin with a hideous jacket that Jared commissioned to celebrate the Pied Piper beta release. You’d be surprised how often customers will ask for company swag, and how satisfying they find it. It tends to be cheap, totally useless shit emblazoned with a corporate logo - pens, T-shirts, stress toys, and the like. Let’s start with Dinesh, whose jealousy makes the victim of “swag fail.” Swag is the stuff you get from a company looking to promote itself. The fallout typifies this week’s episode, which is devoted to the huge mistakes that men make when their decisions are fueled by jealousy and anger. Yes, Erlich’s debt-based sale of his Pied Piper shares is a transaction far worse than we imagined. Who knew Erlich Bachman had the potential for martyrdom? Silicon Valley continues to humble its irresponsible bad boy, providing emotional heft alongside a scorching dose of tough love.
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