Friday, December 18, 2009

More Gift Ideas

The item has been around for at least 2 years, and always shows up in December. A gift for that truly desperate person in your life.

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I've seen various models of it. Another catalog (which Frank colored in, so I couldn't use the picture) had one that actually (I swear!) was powered by AA batteries and said: "It vibrates soothingly, just like a real man!"

I suppose this is true, provided your idea of a "real man" is headless, legless, one-armed, half-torsoed, and "vibrates soothingly".

But if your idea of a "real man" involves vibration and batteries, maybe you should be looking in a different sort of catalog.
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17 comments:

  1. The Good CookDecember 18, 2009 at 7:54 AM

    And to think it's only $19.95... You can't get a real boyfriend for that price...

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  2. CrownedwithVictoryDecember 18, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    As you are looking at crazy gift ideas, I thought I would share this one: https://www.home-backup-protection.com/index.html

    I had to wipe the tears away watching the commerical for the video.

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  3. AnnieDecember 18, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    I think I shouldn't have clicked on that! You are depraved! but it did make me laugh.

    : )

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  4. Grumpy, M.D.December 18, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    CrownedWithVictory- Wow. That's just the thing for my patients with REM sleep disorder.

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  5. JulieDecember 18, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    This is my pick for "boyfriend replacement christmas present" and it's even environmentally friendly (as opposed to most 'normal' boyfriends)

    http://www.theearthangel.ie/

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  6. CrownedwithVictoryDecember 18, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    that is: "video for the commercial". I haven't had enough coffee yet.

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  7. DorisDecember 18, 2009 at 11:42 AM

    I think many women have a BOB (battery operated boyfriend) already...

    *cough*

    >:p

    Word verification: nomess

    BWAHahahahahahahaha!

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  8. ChrisDecember 18, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    That's very sad in a pathetic sort of way.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    Hmm... it lays around all day. Doesn't work. Doesn't pay a single penny towards rent, utilities, etc. Doesn't help with chores. Sounds like my last boyfriend. I think I'll pass.

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  10. The DuchessDecember 18, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    Pffttt....if they wanted to make it more like a real man, they should have added a "flatulence release" feature that farts every 20 minutes, back hair, and mobilized the arm to steal the remote control.

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  11. KhymberlDecember 18, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    They should sell these with this product http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJf_H35iyK4

    The pillow boyfriend might not feel so used.

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  12. AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 12:50 AM

    Why oh why did I click on the link. Rentals? Really? I think I just threw up a little...


    ...and why did you know such a thing existed?

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  13. Grumpy, M.D.December 19, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    Anon- It's a hoax. I talked about it in 2 previous posts.

    http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/germ-theory-and-netflix.html

    http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/suckered-in.html

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  14. MomNurseWifeDecember 19, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    OMG....my sister and I were making fun of this a few weeks ago. It would make a great gag gift.

    It was on sale at overstock.com; the comments by buyers was as funny at the pillow itself!

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  15. Just a little snarkyDecember 22, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    "It vibrates soothingly, just like a real man!"

    I've never vibrated soothingly... actually, it's quite disconcerting.

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  16. Just a little snarkyDecember 22, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    Regarding the "Earth Angel", is that for smoothing concrete?

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  17. HikariJuly 25, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    These are actually from Japan. http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2004-09-29-man-pillow_x.htm

    They even have a girlfriend pillow for the men out there.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qECHDzWxcBQ/RyC-WvGOeEI/AAAAAAAAAqk/49LKCLcN1r4/s400/pillow1.jpg

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So wadda you think?