This Is Me

The "This Is Me" is a plastic blade that you can put on the end of your finger to help you shovel peas (or any other food) onto your fork. Its inventor, Bob Heller, says he called it the "This Is Me" because that's what he says whenever someone objects to him using his finger to push peas onto his fork.

Heller hopes to start selling "This Is Me"s for $14.95 each later this month. More info at nydailynews.com.

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Posted By: Alex - Wed May 21, 2014
Category: Inventions

Comments

He should branch out, prosthesis for:
* Nose picking
* Scratching
* Adjusting oneself

Any others?

Posted by crc on 05/21/14 at 10:07 AM

That's what bread is for! Peas came into season a few weeks ago and I've been shelling about 2Ks a week. A bit of olive oil, some dill and fresh sourdough bread.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/21/14 at 10:22 AM

What is with all the pee-pea posts lately ??
Your in <- to peas eh Expat ?

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 05/21/14 at 04:09 PM

I was going to suggest that they were designed for putting things in your nose, not pulling them out, until I saw a picture of the guy. He looks like he'd be oblivious to something like that accounting for 90% of his sales.

Posted by BHicks on 05/21/14 at 07:43 PM

It's market day again, BD, so I'll be whizzing down the hill to get load up, one last time, for a pea-a-ganza. Or, as this will be the last time (for the season) a pea-a-geddon?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/21/14 at 11:22 PM

@Expat : Enjoy the scooter ride. I'm still looking for that perfect Burgman. It's a holiday weekend here and patty + subby are coming for a visit.

(At least nobody pointed out I spelled you're as your)

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 05/22/14 at 02:53 AM

Now definitely confirmed: USAnians are not grown up enough to use a table knife.

It's been a joke, a stereotype and an urban myth since at least the 19th century, but now we finally have proof that it isn't any of those things, but the horrifying truth.

Posted by Richard Bos on 05/22/14 at 09:41 AM

That has to be the most mislabeled product I've seen since I saw battery operated dildos labels as 'facial massagers'. Those are clearly cocaine shovels.
Personally I would want sharpened edges and decorations, and I would wear them as faux fingernails. I wonder if the TSA would let them on an airplane.

Posted by tadchem on 05/22/14 at 02:25 PM

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