question

now, i'm not hating - i love the jerz. but who wants to win a trip to jersey city, frommers? what kind of prize is that?

funny?

i suppose this $1 gag gift would be funny...if anyone used white out anymore. i'd hate to be that marketing department...oops.

interesting

box of wine + purse = wine purse...is there really a market for this?

oh, alyssa

it's not a question of who approved this, but rather why?

scarves? for dogs?

now why didn't i invent the "arf scarf"?

for the love of america

so, are patriot candles for southerners who refuse to buy yankee?

best. skymall. ever.

this holiday edition of skymall just might be the best ever. highlights include:

claimed as a cross between a skateboard & in-line skates, orbitwheels look like a invitation for broken legs, if you ask me.

meanwhile, a catnix partition by any other name is kitty jail.

is it just me, or is the lasagna pan (at $49.99) and the brownie pan (at $39.95) the same thing?

anyone for hoodie-footies?

or self-ordered dentures? please note that the cosmetic teeth are non-returnable.

finally, how about tex, the armadillo beverage holder? no?

can i interest you in bigfoot, the holiday yeti perhaps?

see - told you it was the best issue ever.

fun with skymall

you know one of my favorite part of air travel is the joy of perusing skymall. my faves from this issue:

facetrainer...not exactly sure what i'm training my face to do, but this is totally hot.

litter kwitter potty training kit...for your cat. (that cat's expression is seriously priceless, no?)

down with the king?

well this is certainly terrifying! i will not be having my pillowcase this way, thank you very much, BK.

(thanks to my dad, who apparently wants to buy this for me...for use as a dartboard)

is this for reals?

"even if you can't be with them, you can still feel their loving embrace." via stuffed arms.

(thanks, SC!)

ralphie!

every wish you could have your own pair of pink bunny pj's from aunt clara?

now you can!

you can order yours from pinkbunnypajamas.com.

who approved this? (useless appliance edition)

is this really necessary? an electric martini-shaker. maybe, maybe i can see gifting it to someone with carpal tunnel syndrome, but that's a stretch. who approved this?

too lazy...?

to carry a metal detector?

why not get the metal detecting-flip flops?

thanks, lhj

yesterday, i received a package in the mail from ladies home journal. they mailed bedazzled glass swizzle sticks with only shredded craft paper for packing. needless to say, the decorative baubles snapped off en route, leaving me with glass shards that could pierce the heart of a vampire.

who doesn't love white leather?

first, nascar romance novels - now high heels - for the full retail price of $149?!

fun with skymall

in addition to nashion, one of the highlights of last week's trip to nashville was the new spring 2009 skymall. enjoy a few fabulous items:

forget piggy banks;  your modern offspring can have their very own ATM. 

neck hurt? try a cat. 

what garden couldn't use a trio of giant marmoset? 

are we sure this is going to massage your head an not suck the brains out of your skull? 

huh?

need a hug? want to give a hug? i don't know what the name of this half-man-pillow is, but it sure looks like it could be a skymall listing any minute now...this has "the new snuggie" written all over it. 

great gift

...for anyone who likes to nap at their desk (ahem, van ramblings). it's the keyboard pillow:

 

hey, you know what would be great...

if i had a great big half ear of corn right now. and afterwards a great big ice cream for dessert. not to mention a great big toothbrush for after the meal. and a great big tennis racquet for a bit of exercise. 

you can enjoy (or purchase) more ridiculously-sized products from greatbigstuff.com.

a spibelt by any other name...

is a fanny pack. 

speaking of fanny packs, check out the fanny pack antics blog here.