Tag: invention

caption contest, man with weird invention on head

Well, it’s Monday and I have a headache.  So it’s definitely not my favorite day this week.   But perhaps a caption contest will make me feel better.  I’ll post a funny picture so you can write funny captions for it.  Laughter works like a medicine, so that should help.

This week’s photo features a man with some strange contraption on his head.   I have no idea what the actual context is, so just make something up.   (For ideas, you can make the man be whoever you want, or make up what the device does, or imagine what someone might say to him.)

(To see the other caption contests, click on the “Say What?” category in the sidebar.)

new alarm clock technology

There’s a new clock radio called Ambient Mist that can also get news and data feeds like weather that are transmitted over a nation-wide wireless network.  But what’s even cooler is that the device has its own e-mail address, so friends can send you messages that appear on-screen.

clock radio - Ambient Mist

Imagine the fun you could have with sending messages to people’s alarm clock!  Things like:

“Get up, you lazy bum!”
“Are you gonna be late AGAIN?”
“I pity the fool!”
“The weather forecast is chili today and hot tamale.”
“I’ve got gas!”

a new way to chart weight gain & loss

We recently had another Buffet o’ Blog staff meeting at Larry’s Pizza (which seems to be one of our primary meeting places, for good reason).  One member of the R&D (Research & Development) department came up with a new niche product.  Not everyone will want this new invention, but we could see a few places buying one.

The idea is a toilet that has a scale built into the seat.  It’s not for taking your overall weight, but for telling you how many pounds you lost.  There would be a digital screen that would display this info.  It would also have a top 10 list of high scores.  This would be great for fraternity houses and certain all-you-can-eat restaurants.  (FYI, this idea came after we were all through eating, though I’m not sure if we could even be grossed out in that situation — we were quite focused on consuming large quantities of pizza.)

Another related idea would be to have scales in the chairs at all-you-can-eat restaurants, so it tracks just how many pounds of food you just ate.  I think that would prove popular, too, at certain locales.