Awesome Novelty

Yeah, we know that whoopie cushions are one of the most juvenile forms of humor in existence, but they still can make the most stoic of us giggle. Novelty gift company Fred came up with the brilliant idea of combining a bookmark with a whoopie cushion, so every time you close your book, it emits a delightful raspberry.

Light a flame and say a prayer to Saint Sweatpantsia, the patron saint of homebodies. This 12.5″ tall prayer candle features an image of the bespectacled holy woman, decked out in her ocean blue snuggie, bunny slippers, and knit skull cap, ready to lounge on the couch and possibly dial in for a Zoom call.

Designed to look like a mini garden rake, this oversize backscratcher is sure to get all those itchy spots on your back when your sweetie isn’t around to do it for you. The plastic rake measures 7.5″ across at its widest point, and has 15 tines that flex to match the contours of your back.

We’ve all gone out in the rain with nothing to cover our heads but the local rag. Now at least you can actually stay dry thanks to this waterproof Tyvek newspaper that does double duty as an umbrella.

It was all fun and games with this singing trout’s demonic renditions of “Do Wah Diddy” until these guys went to swap in some new batteries and found that the compartment was empty.

Growing tired of seeing lonely books gather dust, Bender Bound came up with a good solution: cut holes into them and repurpose them as glass flask concealers. Now we love reading the dictionary.