April Fools, right (and very WRONG)

[patgund]

As part of April Fool's day, "Think Geek" posted about a Tauntaun sleeping bag. Demand was such that they're actually looking at getting a license from Lucasfilm to make the things.

"This is possibly the best novelty item ever. The Tauntaun sleeping bag started as an April Fool gag and may end up on the shelves of the ThinkGeek store — ThinkGeek is trying to get a license from Lucasfilm. With it, you can reenact Luke Skywalker’s night spent inside the guts of his trusty steed"

ThinkGeek has also said they plan to make adult and kids sizes. Yay!

On the other hand, are the people at Bacon Salt, who's April Fool's "treat" was an ad for bacon-flavored.....ummm.....personal lubricant. (I don't CARE what your marketing slogan is, not EVERYTHING should taste like bacon!!!!). And, proving there are some real sick puppies out there.....

"They announced "baconlube" on www.baconsaltblog.com on March 31, as a kind of April Fool's gag. In three days, they got well in excess of 500 requests for the bacon-scented (and flavored) personal lubricant and now say they intend to make the stuff: "The people have spoken and apparently they want this to be a real product. ... So stay tuned!"

Jumping through hoops that range from board-certified gynecologists to the Food and Drug Administration, Esch said they hope to roll out the new product within about 60 to 90 days — and maybe even draw Stewart's moneymaking disgust again.

"This is like a really bad joke that went way too far, that you find out the joke's really on us, because people want to buy it," Esch said. "A lot of people."

This is one of those things that makes me despair for civilization.

Comments

[jeran.livejournal.com]

The first rule is, never ask a question if you're pretty sure you don't want to hear the answer. But only slightly less important is the second rule: never suggest anything you don't want to see happen.

[packbat.livejournal.com]

(+1, The Princess Bride.)

[lapiskelinia.livejournal.com]

I want that sleeping bag so bad! It's just so sordid!