E125: What Is This Thing?

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Welcome to Edition 125 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

Sun Company AvaGage - Avalanche Danger Indicator

$25 Amazon »

People love to hype skiing and snowboarding in the winter, rave about hiking and camping in the summer, and all the superlatives they use, and the glossy eyes they get when waxing poetic about how much joy and wholeness...

Knuckle Slingshot

$9.50 - $10 Etsy »

Radiant Artifacts' Knuckle Slingshot probably won't be catching you dinner or intimidating any bad guys slipped over your Pointer and Tallman fingers, but loaded up with marshmallows or felt balls, the projectile shooter...

Custom Live-Edge Olive Wood Chandelier

$3,500 - $10k Custom Made »

Paul Miller is the new light in my life. No, wait. Let me rephrase: Paul Miller makes the new light in my life. His custom-built live-edge olive wood chandeliers are some of the coolest lighting installations I've seen...well...

Map of the Internet 2021

$49 - $278 Zazzle »

How much has the world...wide web changed since 2014? Martin Vargic maps it out in stunning detail in his latest Map of the Internet update, appropriately titled Map of the Internet 2021...

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy...no wait, that's not it. Maker, Tinkerer, Crafter, Hobbyist. You're the subject of today's gift guide. And, unlike the aforementioned Gary Oldman film, it's a gift guide that has nothing to do with the Cold War. It is a thriller though, with 18 gifts handpicked by this...

Nostalgia with a Twist of Darkness T-Shirts

$14 - $20 Steven Rhodes »

This line of Nostalgia with a Twist of Darkness T-Shirts comes from the dark and nostalgic mind of artist Steven Rhodes. I've included some of my favorites in the images above, but there are dozens more to choose from...

Uncommon Carry Desert Eagle Pistol Lighter

Is your spirit animal a Desert Eagle? If so, Uncommon Carry has a BANG!in' new twist on the pistol in their Desert Eagle Pistol Lighter...

If you know someone who champions breakfast (i.e., the most important meal of the day.) If you know someone who's a champion breakfast eater (i.e., won the Baconfest World Bacon Eating Championship.) If you know someone who eats a breakfast of champions (i.e., Pop Tarts washed down with chocolate...

Jingle Rolls Singing Caroler Toilet Paper

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The singing carolers on Jingle Rolls Singing Caroler Toilet Paper aren't just singing to the eye, with belting faces painted on the ends of the rolls like a bunch of Christmas-caroling emojis, they're singing to the ear...

F-Bomb Bath Bomb

The F-Bomb Bath Bomb says it all: it's been that kind of day. Long, hard, and filled with frustration, the F-word has been exploding freely from your thoughts - maybe your mouth too - and now that you're home, it's time...

Bow-Wow, Squeak, Squawk, Meow. I know. I forgot Ssssss, Ribbit, and Cocka-doodle-doo in my noisy intro to pet gifts for 2021. But that's not because I don't care for snakes, frogs, and roosters, just because I happened to find more Dude-worthy dog, cat, small rodent, and bird gifts this year. And...

Stay-Fresh Countertop Vegetable Storage House

$31.49 Amazon »

Many of us can't afford a house for ourselves right now, but thanks to Lite N' Fresh, we can afford the next best thing: a house for our vegetables. Oh boy, oh boy, carrots, zucchini, broccoli, and brussels are about...

FryAway Cooking Oil Solidifier for Safe & Easy Disposal

$9.49 - $12.99 Amazon »

I learned a new word today. OK, two new words. "FryAway" is the first, I guess, though it's the brand name for a cooking oil solidifier that makes disposing of oil used to pan and deep fry easier and safer for the cook...

SnowClaw Backcountry Snow Shovel

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The best part about SnowClaw's Backcountry Snow Shovel? OK, maybe second best part, after its ability to help you out in a snowed-in car emergency. The shovel is a multi-tool that can also double as a sled, so when there's...

NightCap Drink Spiking Prevention Scrunchie

$11.99 Amazon »

It is a sad day in Whoville when Cindy-Lou has to put a NightCap Scrunchie over her cocktail to prevent some who-hole from dropping roofies in it. But these are the times we live in, and if an 80s-era hair tie tethered...

Vortix Infrared Sauna Blanket

A sauna in the comfort of my own home sounds real good. A sauna in the comfort of my own bed, though? Holy infrared heat, Batman, did the relaxation-detoxification gods choose me as their favored rickety, rundown, overworked...

Perhaps not all of us are in the splurging spirit - or giving spirit at all - this year, but not all of my 17 luxury gifts for 2021 are profanely unaffordable. Some of their prices, such as the Titanium Beer Mugs pictured above, are just mildly offensive. Others are expensive, but their costs reflect...

Chi Swing Machine

$298.99 Amazon »

Daiwa says their Vitality Swing, a chi swing machine, provides "passive exercise," and I don't know if that's true or possible, but I sure do like the sound of it. When in use, the machine sways back and forth, creating...

Rather than Dude's must see products for November 2021, I should say Dude's must see gift guides for 2021. With the holidays upon us, I compiled over a dozen different themed buyer's guides to help you fulfill your gift list obligations, plus grab a few new things for yourself - always a fun by-product...

Handmade Wrist Knife

$59.99 Etsy »

Diamond Edge Knives' handmade D2 steel wrist knife is intended to be a mini blade always at the ready to assist with hunting, camping, and survival pursuits. But. I mean. Even tucked inside its hand-stitched leather sheath...

E124: What Is This Thing?

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Welcome to Edition 124 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

Masters of the Universe Orko Chain Necklace

A Masters of the Universe Orko Chain Necklace?! Hot diggity-dog, my wife, She-Ra: Princess of Power is gonna Adora this! (Haha, get it?) Who else needs a gift for a woman packed with the power of a Trollan?...

Rude Candy Bar Wrapper Mashups (NSFW)

$2.76 - $6.24 Etsy »

Previously I would have thought it rude for you to have a candy bar and not share it with me. But now that I see Fits & Giggles' rude candy bar wrapper mashups - Twat! Dick! Shithead! Rugmuncher! Ole Fuckface! And the...