Posts Tagged ‘food and drink’

Peanut Butter Pancake Batter: Great Idea?

If you can’t control your peanut butter, you can’t expect to control your life. ~ Bill Watterson It would seem that the Peanut Butter Batter Pancake Mix , which is also known as Patent #US 6797310 , has already been created in some form or other, especially considering that George Washington Carver developed more than one hundred recipes utilizing peanuts in his attempts to improve the quality of life for poor southern farmers

Bottle Cap Necktie: Great Idea?

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. ~ Henny Youngman Patent# US D509944 , known in polite circles as the Bottle Cap Necktie, is not for everyone. The question remains: is it for anyone at all

Drinks That Jump Across Counters: Great Idea?

It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can’t remember if it’s the thirteenth or the fourteenth .”~ George Burns United States Patent #5678617 i s an i nvention that involves a novelty device with a hidden control that is installed in a bar or counter. When a patron orders a drink, the bartender or host places a drinking glass upon a designated location on top of the bar and, unbeknownst to the patron, activates a hidden control

Sippin Seat Means Never Getting Off Your Butt

Bringing alcoholic beverages into sporting events is near impossible. Event security is up on all the tricks; binoculars that are really flasks, vodka in a bottle of water, a bottle of rum hidden in your kid's underoos.

A Fork That Tells You When To Eat: Great Idea?

US patent #5421089 was issued back in 1995, and it is not known what exactly inspired the inventor to create this method of forced slower eating.

Anti-Eating Face Mask: Great idea?

US Patent #4344424 , the Anti-Eating Face Mask , has been around for a few decades, but there can be little doubt that it is just as silly today as it was when the original patent was issued to a woman from Sacramento (whose name is being withheld to protect the silly).

8 That Weigh Your Way: Customize Your Bathroom Scale!

Bathroom scales are fair weather friends. One day they say "Right on, girl! You're loosin' it baby." The very next day, they say that you've gained three pounds in the last 24 hours! Art de Toilette, the creative space of San Franciscan Wendy Gold, can help you out with a custom scale that, at the very least, will soften the blow when it comes. Whether it's humor, inspiration, or a good scolding you want when you get on your scale, you can have it from Art de Toilette.

New York City Tap Water – TAP’D NY™ – Now Available In Bottles!

You knew that New York City had the finest water in the world, right? You heard that from a New Yorker.

Great Invention Idea? The Most Practical St. Patrick’s Day Accessory Ever!

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and you know what that means: a whole lotta carousing and raucous behavior to commemorate the saint who drove the snakes out of Ireland! Doesn't sound like the most pious of celebrations, but who am I to argue with the mysterious workings of faith? This year, if you plan to mark St.

Great Invention Idea? Disguise for Baldness. (We’ve All Seen This One Before!)

Today dear readers, I am turning my blog over to you. That's because frankly, I'm stumped