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Inflatable man marketed to female drivers

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by cwerdna, Jul 27, 2006.

  1. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

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    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060725/od_nm/blowupman_dc

    "Are you a woman going solo? Try a blow-up man...

    LONDON (Reuters) - He fits in a car's glove box, appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he deflates..."

    Hmm, I figure maybe some buyers would be using this to drive solo in carpool lanes.
     
    #1 cwerdna, Jul 27, 2006
  2. TonyPSchaefer

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    #2 TonyPSchaefer, Jul 27, 2006
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    I think the guy from MIB is better looking. Can it double as an air-bag?
     
    #3 NuShrike, Jul 27, 2006
  4. Skwyre7

    Skwyre7 What's the catch?

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    I'd rather my wife had Otto.

    [​IMG]

    He comes with a manual inflation tube, just in case.
     
    #4 Skwyre7, Jul 27, 2006
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    First thing I thought of too!

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Skwyre7 @ Jul 27 2006, 08:19 AM) [snapback]293184[/snapback]</div>
     
    #5 mmccking, Jul 27, 2006
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    um. sure. i personally don't see where this would be even half believable.
     
    #6 galaxee, Jul 27, 2006
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    Blow-up man?
    Nothing new here. Most governments are run by buildings full of these guys - over-inflated egos and full of hot air! ;)
     
    #7 SAPrius, Jul 27, 2006
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    He may be inflatable, but he''s still wrong... :)
     
    #8 jimmyrose, Jul 27, 2006
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    withersea DNF is better than DNS

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    What the hell?....He looks like Humpty Dumpty...
     
    #9 withersea, Jul 27, 2006
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    Old news.

    People have already been ticketed for using this to drive the HOV lanes.
     
    #10 Godiva, Jul 27, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Jul 27 2006, 10:22 AM) [snapback]293269[/snapback]</div>
    Heh, sorta reminds me of a scene from The Simpsons:

    Riviera: everybody!
    Board: [unenthused] Dr. Nick.
    -- At a malpractice board hearing,
    "Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield"

    Chairman: Dr. Nick, this malpractice committee has received a few
    complaints against you. [reads from clipboard] Of the 160
    gravest charges, the most troubling are performing major
    operations with a knife and fork from a seafood restaurant.
    Riviera: But I cleaned them with my napkin.
    Chairman: Misuse of the cadavers.
    Riviera: I get here earlier when I drive in the carpool lane. (Italics mine)
    -- "Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield"
     
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    Tony's looks like Doug Flutie, recently-retired QB (of Boston College "hail-mary" fame).

    Otto looks like a Mormon bishop.
     
    #12 Jack Kelly, Jul 27, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Skwyre7 @ Jul 27 2006, 11:19 AM) [snapback]293184[/snapback]</div>
    What, no hummer jokes? :p
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hyo silver @ Jul 27 2006, 02:38 PM) [snapback]293432[/snapback]</div>
    That spot was reserved for YOU, you Canadian prevert. :eek:
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jack Kelly @ Jul 27 2006, 07:26 PM) [snapback]293496[/snapback]</div>
    Now, hey, I didn't start this. I merely said what others were already thinking. I'm not the only one around here with a dirty mind, am I? :rolleyes: I could have made jokes about airheads and dummys, but the comment about a 'manual inflation tube' was just too good to ignore.
     
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    Beat me to it.

    :p
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Jul 27 2006, 01:22 PM) [snapback]293269[/snapback]</div>
    They built the first HOV lanes in Toronto last year requiring 2 occupant minimum (no Hybrid eligibility here tho <_< ), and this reminds me of a story a few months ago of a woman driving busted for driving in the HOV lane with a suspicious "child in a parka" in the car seat in the backseat. The 'child' turned out to be stuffed with clothing.

    The 'child' was described as looking like Kenny from South Park. :lol: :lol:


    Kevin
     
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    what's the recommended inflation pressure, and what are people actually doing?
     
    #18 onerpm, Jul 28, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(onerpm @ Jul 28 2006, 11:39 AM) [snapback]293917[/snapback]</div>
    Of the blow-up guy? The article implied that he had his own inflation device. I'm sure it would stop at the correct setting. ;)
     
    #19 aaf709, Jul 28, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ZenCruiser @ Jul 27 2006, 10:05 AM) [snapback]293253[/snapback]</div>
    <div align="center">[​IMG]</div>

    How about the sweater I saw marketed in the UK...a long time ago in my Jr. year abroad (as opposed to ALL of my years AS a broad... :D ). It had a horizontal stripe across the chest so it would LOOK like you had your shoulder belt fastened...Seems like a lot more effort to me to put on a sweater than a seatbelt... :wacko:

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(aaf709 @ Jul 28 2006, 12:08 PM) [snapback]293929[/snapback]</div>
    I thought ALL guys had their own inflation device, and I have yet to meet one who stops at the correct setting. ;) (Hi there Hyo & Jack :p )
     
    #20 rufaro, Aug 10, 2006
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