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The Obama 'Yes We Can' Opener is featured on the list of top 10 'stupidest' holiday gifts for 2008. [Agencies]
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Short of gift ideas for that person who really does have everything? Then how about an underwear repair kit or maybe a Barack Obama "Yes, We Can" can opener?
Website Stupid.com, which claims finding a truly stupid gift is an art form, on Tuesday unveiled its second annual list of the top 10 "stupidest" holiday gifts for 2008.
"2008 might have been a bad year for the economy, but it was a great year for stupidity," said Stupid.com's founder Gary Apple. "Weird products seemed to come out of the woodwork this year. There was almost too much stupidity to choose from!"
Last year the list featured a Hillary Clinton nutcracker, a Mother Teresa breath spary, and portable mistletoe with a suction cup to attach to your forehead.
Here is New York-based stupid.com's top 10 list for 2008 (http://www.stupid.com/fun):
1. Screaming Chicken, The World's Most Annoying Toy:
This rubber chicken doesn't squeak or squawk. It screams.
2. Wealth Redistribution 2008 Holiday Ornament:
This tree ornament announces that the ornament that used to be there has been removed and given to someone who needs it more. The Redistribution Holiday Ornament will let everyone know you're spreading the wealth whether you want to or not.
3. Mini Guitar Hero:
This miniature version of that mega-hit game is barely 6-inches long but you can still rock out to songs by Queen, Cheap Trick, Nirvana, and The Police.
4. Potty Putter:
Why waste time on the toilet, when you can use it to get ready for the fairway? Potty Putter contains everything you need for an exciting round of golf without leaving your seat including a putting green for around the toilet, mini putter, flag stick and two golf balls.
5. Wasabi Flavored Gumballs:
These potent little green confections offer an intense explosion of wasabi. Strangely, the gum is actually delicious.
6. Men's Underwear Repair Kit:
In this troubled economy, don't throw away your old underwear but repair it with the Men's Underwear Repair Kit. This handy, inexpensive kit provides everything you need to get your unsightly undershorts back into presentable shape.
7. Obama "Yes We Can" Opener:
Every election spawns some interesting products, but this has to be one of the stupidest. To Obama fans, the "Yes, We Can" opener, seizing on his campaign refrain, could be a treasure.
8. "How To Tie A Tie" Tie:
Still struggle with your tie? This stylish tie has simple knot-tying instructions printed right on the front. Just follow the six step-by-step diagrams and you'll look as dashing as George Clooney in seconds.
9. 2009 Dog Poop Calendar:
Each month features a spectacular landscape or breathtaking tableau, but somewhere in every shot there's a pile of dog poop. Distasteful? You bet it is, but the contrast between the beautiful photography and dog poop is remarkable.
10. Pole Dancer Alarm Clock:
When the alarm goes off, dance music plays and disco lights flash. At the same time, a buxom blonde dancer gyrates around a pole under the spinning disco ball.
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(Agencies)
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他（她）什么都不缺，送什么圣誕禮物好呢？送個內(nèi)衣修補(bǔ)包，或者奧巴馬“Yes，We Can”開瓶器如何？
美國紐約的Stupid.com網(wǎng)站于本周二公布了第二屆年度“十大最愚蠢節(jié)日禮物”排行榜。該網(wǎng)站宣稱發(fā)現(xiàn)愚蠢的禮物是一門藝術(shù)。
該網(wǎng)站創(chuàng)始人加里?阿普爾說：“今年的經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢不好，但愚蠢的想法卻不少，不知從哪冒出了那么多怪異的禮品，簡直讓人無從挑選?！?/font>
去年榮登該榜的禮物包括“希拉里胡桃夾”，“特雷莎修女口腔噴霧”和可以吸在額頭上的簡易（派對）吸盤花。
Stupid.com(http://www.stupid.com/fun)評選出的“08年度十大愚蠢禮物”如下：
1 尖叫（發(fā)泄）雞，堪稱“世界上最惹人厭的玩具”
這只橡膠小雞不是嘰嘰叫也不是大聲叫，而是“尖叫”。
2 “發(fā)”財圣誕樹飾
如果圣誕樹上出現(xiàn)這種裝飾，那就表明原先在這里的裝飾已被取走送給了更需要它的人。這種意為“重新分配”的圣誕禮物告訴人們：不管你是否愿意，你都在“發(fā)財”。
3 迷你“吉他英雄”
這是全美最紅的音樂電玩游戲“吉他英雄”的縮微版模型，盡管僅有6英寸長，但你仍然可以搖出各式搖滾樂，其中的歌曲出自皇后樂隊、“廉價把戲”、涅磐和警察樂隊的專輯。
4 “廁所高爾夫”
何必白白浪費(fèi)上廁所的時間？不妨利用這點兒時間練練高爾夫?！皫郀柗颉睘槟銣?zhǔn)備了全套球具，讓你在方便時不必起身就可以練球一局，這套球具包括鋪在馬桶四周的果嶺、迷你球桿、旗標(biāo)和兩個小高爾夫球。
5 芥末味口香糖球
這種綠色的口香糖球有股很濃的芥末味，但奇怪的是味道還不錯。
6 男士內(nèi)衣修補(bǔ)包
現(xiàn)在正處于經(jīng)濟(jì)困難時期，可別扔了那些舊內(nèi)衣，還是用內(nèi)衣修補(bǔ)包補(bǔ)補(bǔ)吧。這種修補(bǔ)包易于攜帶、價格便宜，其中有你需要的任何修補(bǔ)用具，可以把你穿舊的內(nèi)衣修補(bǔ)的有模有樣。
7 奧巴馬“Yes, We Can”開瓶器
每次大選都會催生出一些有趣的小玩意，不過這次的開瓶器堪稱其中最傻的一個。不過對于奧巴馬的粉絲們來說，這個取意自奧巴馬競選口號“Yes, We Can”的開瓶器的確是個寶貝。
8 “怎樣打領(lǐng)帶”牌領(lǐng)帶
還在為怎么打領(lǐng)帶犯愁？這款時尚領(lǐng)帶的正面印有打領(lǐng)帶的簡易步驟圖，只要按照上面的六個步驟打領(lǐng)帶，你立刻就能像喬治?克魯尼一樣光彩照人。
9 新年狗屎日歷
這種日歷的每個月份都是一幅風(fēng)景畫或一個驚險的畫面，但無一例外都有一攤狗屎。覺得惡心？當(dāng)然啦。不過美景和狗屎相映成“趣”倒是讓人過目不忘。
10 鋼管舞鬧鐘
一到設(shè)定的時間，這種鬧鐘就會響起舞曲，迪斯科燈光閃爍不停。與此同時，一個體態(tài)豐腴的金發(fā)舞女會繞著“旋轉(zhuǎn)舞廳”下的一根柱子大秀鋼管舞。
（實習(xí)生許雅寧 英語點津姍姍編輯） |
