[Monolith]

There's a whole heap of shitty Americanised gadgetry out there! Some plain naff, some embarrassingly useful.
This one took my fancy, and is stocked by non other than those good folks at Needle Sports:

 Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing theSheWee!



I can't decide which camp this falls into!
Incidentally, does anyone know the names of any of those catalogues that stock amazingly gash products?They seemed to disappear around the turn of the century, and that saddens me.

[underground]

Are you referring to the Innovations catlogue that used to come with the Sunday papers?

[dave]

Are you referring to the Innovations catlogue that used to come with the Sunday papers?

I can't believe i lived without an electric pepper grinder for so long, or a pair of those charming over-sunglasses.

[Bubba]

We've actually got an electric pepper grinder (it was a present). Kind of stupid really.

My favourite from the Innovations catalogue those lawn aerating shoes - how much of a cunt would you look stomping round your lawn in some of these badboys?

[Monolith]

 

That is absolutely spot on! I have to get a hold of Innovations. I was going to enquire as to whether or not they had a website....but surely not...
If they do still exist, where on earth can I get a catalogue from!? Very tragically, we also own a state of the art electric pepper grinder that has (and you'll love this!) an omnidirectional lamp on it! Is this the C-5331 X-3 model you have Bubba?

Perfect for those awkward moments when your sight is so bad you can't make out your dinner plate in even the most dire lighting scenarios. I suppose it could be useful if you're in a dimly lit restaurant and you drop your keys under the table.

[bigphil]

My favourite from the Innovations catalogue those lawn aerating shoes - how much of a cunt would you look stomping round your lawn in some of these badboys?

They look like some kind of secret Geisha/Ninja weapons, a bit like those claws that the bad guy out of enter the dragon clicked into his false arm.

[Bubba]

Very tragically, we also own a state of the art electric pepper grinder that has (and you'll love this!) an omnidirectional lamp on it! Is this the C-5331 X-3 model you have Bubba?

Yup, ours has also got the really useful light on it - 

[Control freak]

Very tragically, we also own a state of the art electric pepper grinder that has (and you'll love this!) an omnidirectional lamp on it! Is this the C-5331 X-3 model you have Bubba?

Yup, ours has also got the really useful light on it - 

Word, ive gota get me one of them. Some dude at an Italian restaurant I went to the other week had one. For something a little more up to date tho, how fly would you look with one of these at the local cafe
Virtual Keybaord

[Bubba]

Was it Milano's - I know they use motorised grinders.

I wouldn't mind one of those keyboards - I hate entering text on phone/pda keyboards.

[Control freak]

Was it Milano's - I know they use motorised grinders.

I wouldn't mind one of those keyboards - I hate entering text on phone/pda keyboards.

Er.. no, its Arrivederci, in Brookvale, Sydney

[Bubba]

Close

[dobbin]

I had a go on one of those virtual keyboard things at a trade show - it was rubbish. Sure its just first version lameness mind.

[andy_e]

Introducing the Banana Guard:


Every bit as dodgy as it looks. And it fits 4 out of 5 bananas!

[dave]

steady on muthafukker, i'll have nowt said against the banana guard.

[SA Chris]

this is a classic http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1841157309/026-6285260-2044410?v=glance&n=266239

The Unnovations Catalogue, full of twisted, preverse and hilarious gadgets. Worth gettting.

[Toad]

Introducing the Banana Guard:


Every bit as dodgy as it looks. And it fits 4 out of 5 bananas!

Actually have one of these sat on my desk at work   

[SA Chris]

from unnovations

[andy_e]

Actually have one of these sat on my desk at work   

 

Are you who I think you are?

[Toad]

I think you are thinking right...

What a lovely pair of coconuts   

[andy_e]

Winston Turtle!

Safe journey home?

[Toad]

Winston Turtle is staying in Sheffield for a while. Needs to get his inflated arse on some rock whilst he's there!!

Journey was good thanks, and even survived the missus' driving...

Hope to see you down here soon to try the delights of Dartmoor / Portland in the not to distant future? 

(Andy S has my number)

[andy_e]

Winston's full of hot air alright.

Yeah, Andy mentioned a possible Dartmoor trip in september and I'm well keen for that, Portland is also enticing due to sport routyness...

[soapy]

nine pounds ninety seven pence well spent in my humble opinion:



http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&DOY=24m8&ModuleNo=47551&criteria=

[TN]

Re: the shewee. That's it, mock all you like but you guys are rather better equipped than us girlies for peeing standing up. I still wouldn't though.... <shudder>
As for the pepper grinder/light combo - we got one as a present too. AND we also have an electric 'mouli'-type grater.
Both from the same person. I am not sure if they think we're SO lazy we can't be arsed doing those tasks manually, or what?
Needless to say, they're both gathering dust on top of the fridge...

I need someone to invent a small remote control type thing to temporarily paralyse gobby office colleagues. Now there's something I WOULD buy. 

[soapy]

a cake?

[jfw]

Re: the shewee. That's it, mock all you like but you guys are rather better equipped than us girlies for peeing standing up. I still wouldn't though.... <shudder>

i know what you mean - it's less embarassing people seeing your bum as you have a piss than them wondering how you were managing to pee standing up.

guess i would consider it for big wall or super cold places.

[widdop]

whilst having a pee on the hill a lass appeared just yards above me ,she looked down and sead ,thats a usefully thing to have with you on a shit day like this ,and walked on

[LucyB]

Now that we live in the 'burbs, we constantly get the great 'Betterware' catalogue, and the even greater 'Kleeneze' publication.

Funny, shitty gadgets galore. My particular fave of the moment is the 'discreet' cap saver - two crocodile clips joined by laccy band to hold your baseball cap in place. Genius!!!! 

Oh, I am in heaven!

[slackline]

I need someone to invent a small remote control type thing to temporarily paralyse gobby office colleagues. Now there's something I WOULD buy. 

Won't exactly paralyse them (or even inflict injury), but you could try this piece of crap that someone in our office got the other day and insists on irritating people with (fortunately it doesn't fire round corners so I haven't had cause to throw it in the bin yet)... http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/usb-air-darts-140818.php

[Houdini]

I don't have a picture but there is a TV-remote-thingy inside a soft rubber and foam brick that you can buy.  You throw it at the TV when you've had a gut-full and it turns it off.

[andy_e]

Now that we live in the 'burbs, we constantly get the great 'Betterware' catalogue, and the even greater 'Kleeneze' publication.

Betterware is truly godawful. We bought a Pizza cutter/lifter combo which constantly left plastic pieces amongst our anchovies so we binnned it.

[LucyB]

Andi,

you're not supposed to actually buy anything, just admire the crazy world of shit that someone has actually spent time inventing. 

[andy_e]

I never bought it! It was all my mum! Bless her, she just wanted to make her life as a housewife easier...