Archive for the ‘Holiday’ Category

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Thanks to StupidInventor for his totally dumb confetti popping thinger.

Animated electronic zombie head that drinks the blood that oozes out of its eyesocket

Frank sez, “Looking for a Halloween decoration? Place this on your table and watch it pump blood from around an eye socket, flowing into the mouth, of the undead!

This Zombie Head measures 7 inches tall and it runs on standard 120v power source with an indoor adaptor. No doubt an eye-popping for your guests with this gruesome Eyeball Fountain.”

I can’t believe they’re trying to sell this without a video of the head in action! Also: does it make gurgling, sucking, choking noises as it drinks its own blood? It says, “uses tap water,” but can you put in other stuff? Rum? Chocolate? Kaopectate? Blood? Also: could you fit it with a small digital clock and a lamp so you could keep it on the bedstand?

Spinning Eyeball Fountain

Better link: Spinning Eyeball Fountain

(Thanks, Frank!)

Update:video here — Thanks, Fester88!

Don’t Expect Recession Busting Prices At Best Buy This Holiday Season [Best Buy]

I don’t know if this is good or bad news. Best Buy’s CEO Brian Dunn is predicting an optimistic holiday season and is preparing by adding more blue shirt employees. Positive stuff for the economy, but don’t expect mouth-dropping prices.

Reuters reports that Best Buy does not plan to use “heavy discounts to fuel market share gains.” And for the kicker:

“Dunn also doesn’t expect to slash prices even if the holiday season gets off to a rough start.”

All in all, this means there probably won’t be too many “holy shiet” deals. We can still have some hope in Black Friday, but this makes me miss Circuit City, A LOT. [Reuters]