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Dumbest Breakfast Device Ever.

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Original story here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Dec 03, 2011 | Comments (5)
Category: Chindogu, Appliances, 1920's

Toilet Gun

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The ad copy advises me to "Think of it!" and to contemplate the "powerful chain reaction." I sure am, buster! I'm thinking of what happens when you apply an explosive force to a ceramic bowl filled with excrement and wet paper that won't flush. And why aren't these devices common nowadays, if they were so great?

I think I'll stick with the old plumber's helper, thank you!

Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Nov 07, 2011 | Comments (1)
Category: Domestic, Appliances, Hygiene, Excrement, Technology, 1960's

Brown Bobby

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Get rich quick with triangular donuts!

Explanation here.

Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Nov 03, 2011 | Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Technology, Junk Food, Appliances, 1930's

Numi Toilet



Longtime WU-vies know all about the Japanese fascination with complex automated toilets. Now there's one for the USA market.

And for only $6400.00!

Read a review here.

Vitabrush

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Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Jul 15, 2011 | Comments (6)
Category: Appliances, 1940's, Hair and Hairstyling

Violet Healing Rays

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Original ad here. (Scroll down a bit.)

Read the history here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Jun 23, 2011 | Comments (4)
Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Health, Technology, Appliances, 1910's

Follies of the Mad Men #122



More ill-conceived use of music in advertising.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Sep 15, 2010 | Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Appliances, Music, 1950's

Dillo Holder

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Yes, I know, you were all saddened recently when you couldn't afford that expensive beer that came in taxidermied animal bottles. Well, we here at WU never like to see our readers sad, so we offer you this charming item. Beer not included.

Order yours here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Aug 26, 2010 | Comments (7)
Category: Animals, Domestic, Appliances, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Alcohol

Follies of the Mad Men #119



Mad Men, here's a secret: music is the realm of emotion and poetry and piercing observations, of romance and satire, of history and dreams.

So when you create a song that is full of boring statistics about a boring object, you look like an idiot, and so does your product.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Aug 19, 2010 | Comments (8)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Appliances, Music, 1960's
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