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More Japanese Wackiness: The Peeing Robotic Dog

  • June 25, 2010 1:32 am

No one makes cooler robots or robot-like creations then the Japanese (see examples here and here). And now comes a new peeing dog robotic toy. It’s a toy dog that does exactly what it advertises—it raises its robotic doggy leg and pees. And who wouldn’t want a toy dog they can clean up after:

The toy (which comes in brown, black or white) hits the market on July 5 and you can preorder it from Japan Trends for just $34 (U.S.) plus shipping and handling. While you’re on the site, check out other awesome doggie (and non-doggie) related items like:

Send Your Toys On A Vacation…With Us

  • February 28, 2010 10:39 am

Are your stuffed animals stressed out and in need of a vacation? Well, there’s a new travel agency in the Czech Republic that has the solution to your problem. Inspired by the globe-trotting garden gnome from the film Amelie, the Toy Traveling agency is offering a luxury vacation package for…your stuffed animal.

That’s right—your stuffed animal will be escorted around Prague and photos will be taken of him/her at all the lovely tourist sites. You can even pay extra for your favorite toy to receive a massage complete with candles and incense.

Damn, do people actually pay for this shit?!

The Perfect Gift For Your Kids: The Swine Flu

  • September 7, 2009 2:00 pm

swinefluSome parents are shocked and outraged that a Stamford-based company—GIANTmicrobes—is selling swine flu-shaped stuffed animals. In fact, the pink 7-inch version of the dreaded H1N1 microbe is a huge seller at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s gift shop in Atlanta, GA.

CDC spokesman Dave Daigle told the press, “People will buy it to explain the virus to children. You’ll also find other people who just have to have it for whatever reason.”

In fact, GIANTmicrobes has a whole line of “educational” plush toys based on various diseases, viruses and microbes. Personally, if I were a kid, I’d think these were cool and with most of these toys selling for under $10 each, they are an affordable, fun and educational gift for any inquisitive youth in your life. Hell, I’d be happy to get any of these now (Christmas hint)! And are these really any more inappropriate than giving your child something like this: