Reading with Scissors

September 15, 2007

Similar to as Seen on TV

Filed under: Favorites, You need this. Honest. — Tags: , , , , — readingwithscissors @ 7:18 pm

In memory of Billy Mays and all things “As Seen on TV”, an oldie but a goodie from Reading with Scissors.

Leveraging the other guy’s advertising dollar
in the cut-throat 
tomato tree business.

(Clipped from the back of a crossword puzzle book)

stasotvbig

 

 

 

June 28, 2009

Robocop repair guy

Filed under: Home improvement — Tags: , , , , — readingwithscissors @ 12:52 pm

robo air conditioner guy

June 21, 2009

The few. The proud. The Wirenuts.

Filed under: Home improvement — Tags: , , , — readingwithscissors @ 9:51 am

wirenut

June 16, 2009

Magnetic knees

Filed under: Health & Beauty Aids — Tags: , , — readingwithscissors @ 5:27 pm

Perhaps not to be used with this. It says they’ve been used by the Chinese for centuries. By this guy?

kneemagnets

June 7, 2009

Resurrection plant is unkillable

Out of the box it looks like shredded wheat and strawberries. Add water and it becomes the resurrection plant. Designed to survive the apocalypse. A clue is that “coming back to life” is in “quotes.”

resurrectionplant

June 1, 2009

Inflatable outdoor home theater

Filed under: You need this. Honest. — Tags: , , , , — readingwithscissors @ 6:26 am

It’s like the drive-in experience. Except you don’t drive in. And you supply your own projector. And you need a pump.

inflatablescreen

May 24, 2009

Artificial Knee Shopping

Filed under: Health & Beauty Aids — readingwithscissors @ 1:07 pm

Sure, you want it. Your friends will envy the way you bend and rotate. But be patient. It’ll go on sale.

Over 1 million sold implanted…golden arches…drive-thru knee replacement…that’s the ticket!

artificialkneead

May 17, 2009

Significant Stooge

Filed under: Uncommon Obituaries — readingwithscissors @ 5:21 pm

Curly Joe DeRita didn’t need no stinkin’ popularity. But he was significant.

Curlyobit

May 13, 2009

Camouflage Personal Groomer

Because camouflaged outdoorsmen like to look good, too.

camogroomer

May 10, 2009

How to live 200 years

Yeah, the herbs probably helped, but the post-it nails it. Woulda’ been nice if he’d used a condom or two along the way.

200yearoldman2

May 7, 2009

Bedtime Disturbance

Filed under: You need this. Honest. — Tags: , , , , — readingwithscissors @ 5:22 pm

Cause for insomnia.

bedtimedisturbance

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