Even Better Than the Snuggie

Okay, true confession time. I just LOVE infomercials! When i'm in the mood to sit and zone out, one of these can be better than a soap opera. The appealing thing about them is the promise of simplicity and success: no matter what problem you are having in life--floundering career, flat hair, boring love life -- it can be solved by one product. And if you're lucky, it comes with a set of steak knives.

To whit, buy the Ronco Super Deluxe Countertop Juicer-extractor and Nuclear fusion device. Down 12 glasses of previously undrinkable beet and wheat grass juice per day. After just 10 days, be thinner with shinier hair and more energy. As a result, feel more confident, and suddenly become a star performer at work and with the opposite sex. It's brilliant how any product can solve all your problems, whether it be a kitchen appliance, sexy hair or whiter laundry.

Most recently I thought the Snuggie had achieved the peak of infomercial tackiness and hilarity with the animal print, camouflage and matching Dog Snuggies. However, something even better (or worse?) has come along. Meet the Shake Weight.





This video brought to mind a couple things too x-rated for me to post about on this blog. It's pretty unbelievable the lengths people will go to to avoid real exercise.

Snuggie, the gauntlet has been thrown down!