[https://crypto.com/nft/profile/owneveryword]

Really, but not really. You too can “own” a very expensive two dimensional digital image, I mean, “asset.” This particular venture is not something I endorse or advise people to take part in, it just so happens to be one of the many ways people are playing with words (and playing with money—-yowza!).

Looking at the pixel art poster, I assumed I was in for some eclectic NFTs featuring cool word art and maybe the odd character sprite. Something clever and aesthetically pleasing, as pixel art can be. Alas, the ‘non-tokenised examples’ below leave a lot to be desired:

On their sacred and holy quest to make money from THE ONE TRUE DICTIONARY, a group of talented Hollywood writers and performers joined together to help create these handcrafted NFTs including Phil Ranta (PronunciationManual, 100m+ on YouTube including ‘How to Pronounce Sex’ and ‘How to Pronounce Hipster’), Jordan Pomaville (Ugly Americans), Mike Hughes (A Prairie Home Companion), Jen Cain (National Lampoon’s Lemmings), Meg T Ryan, Ed Galvez, Matt Manser, Stacy Rumaker, Sam Kimbrell, and Kendrisite.

I love how proudly they broadcast their names, as if having any sort of credentials explains this utterly shameless lack of effort. At the very least, one of them should have looked up the word ‘handcrafted.’ Having said; over 4000 people saw some value in the team’s comedic stylings enough to cough up real money for them. Whatever your NFT fix may be, good people, I hope your purchases brought and continue to bring you happiness and blissful ignorance.

As fun as being a part of the zeitgeist of owning a digitized commodity is, there is no rush, and many who are first are also the first to learn of the pitfalls in trading fiat money for an inutility E token.

Be safe out there. Don’t get word-played.