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CHANGING HOW PEOPLE USE THE BATHROOM

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Coury Turczyn
on November 28, 2008 1:07 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Nothing pleases me more than to hear that Yankee innovation is not a thing of the past. Thus, I can't tell you how excited I was when I received this press release declaring that--at long last--a new invention is revolutionizing the way we defend against bathroom odors: 

"'Just a Drop®,' the personal bathroom odor eliminator that is revolutionizing America's regular bathroom routine, is now in use in more than one million homes in North America."

Now, some skeptics may say that this is pure PR hyperbole, but don't let the nay-sayers stop you from thinking this is the greatest personal odor product ever. Read the full press release after the jump to hear the full "Just a Drop®" story.
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new excited unnormal flask item

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Coury Turczyn
on October 10, 2008 2:24 PM | | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)
In a continuation of our last entry on e-mails from foreign lands, I give you this: the Surf Flask. This product of the YONGKANG JINJIAYI METALWORK&PLASTIC FACTORY (located in New Developing Industry Area, YongKang City, ZheJiang Province, China) popped into the MP inbox this morning with the promising subject line of "new excited unnormal flask item." I am a big fan of unnormal items, so you can imagine my excitement upon seeing the actual product itself:

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I would most certainly buy it if I saw it on the shelves at Target. Read a full description of this joyful flask after the jump.
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Welcome to Our World

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Coury Turczyn
on October 2, 2008 3:17 PM | | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)
As a free weekly paper in a small southeastern city, Metro Pulse wields an uncommon amount of power over the hearts and minds of Knoxville's citizens. 

Or, at least that's what the world's PR people seem to think based on the mind-boggling amount of promotional crap they send our way. We get it all, from every corner of the Earth: press releases, manifestos, "free articles," alcoholic bribes, press kits, and in-office visits from milk maids. (Yes, the Blue Bell ice cream company sent a live milk maid to our office bearing cartons of free ice cream. She was not harmed. But it raised the question: Who makes milk-maid costumes these days, and why?)

Amid this constant stream of propaganda that we shield you from, there are certain items that float to the top. And this is what we'd like to share with you here at Weird Things People Send Us: the most bizarre things that come across our desks. Just so you know what we're dealing with.

To inaugurate this blog, we have this:

mythical-maidens.jpgThat's right: It's a postcard advertising a company that specializes in photos and DVDs of Amazon women riding horses. No, it's not pornographic, it's just plenty weird. Some of them have swords. 

Out of all the publications in the world, why did they pick us? We've not requested a review copy. Yet.

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