WTF?

[MahrinSkel]

Seriously, WTF?

--Dave

[Trippy]

Snakes on a Sudoku

[IainC]

I like the way an Ann Coulter book is lumped in with inflatable toast, a pre-fab wedding chapel and a book entitled 'BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL IN THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES and also ROBBING GOD OF PRIESTHOOD CHILDREN'.

[Righ]

It amused me that A Million Random Digits was available on Amazon Prime. It also amused me that 24% of the people who look at that book buy this instead.

[schild]

http://www.amazon.com/Sense-Sensibility-Monsters-Jane-Austen/dp/1594744424/ref=bxgy_cc_b_text_b



Kinda pissed he hasn't done Abe Lincoln, Vampire Hunter yet.

[schild]

Back on topic!

Why would anyone buy the Rand book when they can just you know, rand.

Also, ahem, $81? Fuckoff. As a joke book, hey, great. As a useful book, again, just rand.

[Yegolev]

I think the book is for people who wrote rand() and/or will be writing a new rand().

I am not sure the Playmobil Safecrackers belong in there.  That's a valid toy.

[Engels]

The comments are just awsome. From The 2007-2012 Outlook for Bathroom Toilet Brushes and Holders in Greater China (Paperback)

Mr. Parker has unleashed perhaps the world's first economic analysis which proves to be not only intellectually stimulating and insightful, but also full of heart. We are exposed to the exciting monetary undercurrents that hold sway over the repeated-use plastic toiletries market (which, incidentally, is vastly more complex than the disposable toiletries market, a subject which was covered in Chang, Martin, and Sharp's rather dry 96-page survey _Flushed: a Seasonal Economic Analysis of the Toilet Paper Consumption Rates of Various Tribal Peoples of the Sudan_). Parker covers such obscure topics as projected toilet brush usage in Olympic City, looming threats from catheter bag trends in gold-farming sweatshops, and booming rat populations' effects on toilet hygiene. Not only does Parker provide titillating fact-filled tables and vibrantly-colored charts with real numbers, he gives us a deep glimpse into the lives of many toilet-brush using people in the Far East. We see a day in the life of a hardened young man in Chengde, and learn of his frustration with current toilet brush technologies, which are inadequate to clean the bowls of those who consume the standard diet of the Hebei province. Contrast that with the relatively easy-going lifestyle of a 96-year old woman in Jinan who hasn't had to clean her toilet bowl in 20 years thanks to the acid levels in her water supply (which originates from the Yellow River). Most exciting was an artist in Xining who turned toilet brushes and holders in an art form unto itself - throwing the market quite a curve ball, let me tell you! I won't give away the surprise ending (but I will say have some tissue ready). This is a humdinger of a read.

[Sky]

There's some great stuff in there! Too bad the black man cast iron bottle opener is sold out :(

Last Supper After-Dinner Mints? Genius! So is the life-sized rubber uterus with stages of fetuses to stretch it out. I want to keep that in my truck. When people ask for a ride, just say "Sure, just move that uterus."

I get the idea Playmobil has been running low on ideas...ftw!

[Nebu]

My wife was desperate for a child and, knowing she couldn't have one, picked this thing up behind my back. She went through all the pains of labor, just trying to put it in, and then decided that maybe birthing wasn't for her. Needless to say she is recovering quite well despite all the tubes hanging out of her.

I later learned that this is meant only for a demonstration, to educate people on how babies grow inside a woman. When I told the wife this she was quite embarrassed. I said that her punishment (because it is so expensive) was that I'd write a review on Amazon and warn everyone about the dangers of impulse buying.

The reviews for the products are often as fun as the products themselves.  I'm certain this review was fabricated, but it still make me chuckle.

[IainC]

Ok, this one is awesome:

The BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL IN THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES and also ROBBING GOD OF PRIESTHOOD CHILDREN!! book apparently documents one brave lady's struggle with the caps lock key. The product description and editorial notes are also both almost entirely in caps with arbitrary colons and > symbols scattered around the text. Not only that but the entire book is also in capitals.

Second only to the ongoing war with the forces of heretical lowercase characters is the second front opened on such satanic concepts as comprehension, clarity and grammar. The best example of this is probably the book's subtitle underneath the picture of the author on the cover:

MANY FALSE CHRIST MARRIAGES ARE LIVING ON BIRTH CONTROL AND: NOW LEADING THE AMERICAN CHURCH WEALTH

Well you can't argue with that!

The comments are pretty funny but the best thing is the 'What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?' section:

• Pride and Prejudice with Zombies
• The Time Traveller's Wife
• Watchmen

All of this can be yours for the bargain price of just $135. I hope my copy arrives soon!

[Sky]

Self-publishing is  we occasionally get an author donating self-published books. They're usually  to 

[schild]

Oh I should TOTALLY donate The Diary of Nythrax to a library here.

Actually, in Austin they probably wouldn't even question the weirdness as we have more hippie authors than the city knows what to do with. B&N has a permanent local authors table in the middle of it. In fact, one time I was in there, they had like 10 tables lined up and all the local authors were signing autographs. I did not recognize a single one of them and most of them looked bored.

[Surlyboi]

I rode on the original JL421 Badonkadonk at Burningman. it was awesome.

[Soln]

just cause I'm a nice guy, I'll share this one since it made the rounds for a while: The Secret reviewed

   
7,816 of 8,056 people found the following review helpful:

The Secret saved my life!, December 4, 2007    By    Ari Brouillette

Please allow me to share with you how "The Secret" changed my life and in a very real and substantive way allowed me to overcome a severe crisis in my personal life. It is well known that the premise of "The Secret" is the science of attracting the things in life that you desire and need and in removing from your life those things that you don't want. Before finding this book, I knew nothing of these principles, the process of positive visualization, and had actually engaged in reckless behaviors to the point of endangering my own life and wellbeing.

At age 36, I found myself in a medium security prison serving 3-5 years for destruction of government property and public intoxication. This was stiff punishment for drunkenly defecating in a mailbox but as the judge pointed out, this was my third conviction for the exact same crime. I obviously had an alcohol problem and a deep and intense disrespect for the postal system, but even more importantly I was ignoring the very fabric of our metaphysical reality and inviting destructive influences into my life.

My fourth day in prison was the first day that I was allowed in general population and while in the recreation yard I was approached by a prisoner named Marcus who calmly informed me that as a new prisoner I had been purchased by him for three packs of Winston cigarettes and 8 ounces of Pruno (prison wine). Marcus elaborated further that I could expect to be raped by him on a daily basis and that I had pretty eyes.

Needless to say, I was deeply shocked that my life had sunk to this level. Although I've never been homophobic I was discovering that I was very rape phobic and dismayed by my overall personal street value of roughly $15. I returned to my cell and sat very quietly, searching myself for answers on how I could improve my life and distance myself from harmful outside influences. At that point, in what I consider to be a miraculous moment, my cell mate Jim Norton informed me that he knew about the Marcus situation and that he had something that could solve my problems. He handed me a copy of "The Secret". Normally I wouldn't have turned to a self help book to resolve such a severe and immediate threat but I literally didn't have any other available alternatives. I immediately opened the book and began to read.

The first few chapters deal with the essence of something called the "Law of Attraction" in which a primal universal force is available to us and can be harnessed for the betterment of our lives. The theoretical nature of the first few chapters wasn't exactly putting me at peace. In fact, I had never meditated and had great difficulty with closing out the chaotic noises of the prison and visualizing the positive changes that I so dearly needed. It was when I reached Chapter 6 "The Secret to Relationships" that I realized how this book could help me distance myself from Marcus and his negative intentions. Starting with chapter six there was a cavity carved into the book and in that cavity was a prison shiv. This particular shiv was a toothbrush with a handle that had been repeatedly melted and ground into a razor sharp point.

The next day in the exercise yard I carried "The Secret" with me and when Marcus approached me I opened the book and stabbed him in the neck. The next eight weeks in solitary confinement provided ample time to practice positive visualization and the 16 hours per day of absolute darkness made visualization about the only thing that I actually could do. I'm not sure that everybody's life will be changed in such a dramatic way by this book but I'm very thankful to have found it and will continue to recommend it heartily.

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[Righ]

I've seen that one before. Try this review:

http://www.amazon.com/review/RKT07YYORZMZE/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

[apocrypha]

I am going to start tagging products on Amazon UK. There's a small & boring list so far, I shall keep my eyes peeled and expand the WTF.

[Mrbloodworth]

Awesome.

[Yegolev]

Free toy?

[Broughden]

My favorite was the book "How To Raise Your IQ by Eating Gifted Children"

[Sir T]

How very Humanitarian. 

[sinij]

Inflatable toast?

Idiot's guide to understanding Intelligent Design?

Mr.T Rubber Duck?

 

[Mrbloodworth]

Inflatable toast?

Idiot's guide to understanding Intelligent Design?

Mr.T Rubber Duck?

 

I would buy one of each. The toast would be awesome in the pool.

[Jherad]

Ok, this one is awesome:

The BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL IN THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES and also ROBBING GOD OF PRIESTHOOD CHILDREN!! book apparently documents one brave lady's struggle with the caps lock key. The product description and editorial notes are also both almost entirely in caps with arbitrary colons and > symbols scattered around the text. Not only that but the entire book is also in capitals.

Here, have a preview.

http://books.google.com/books?id=f60iWz3JBMIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=BIRTH+CONTROL+IS+SINFUL+IN+THE+CHRISTIAN+MARRIAGES&ei=zne2SevjCovuMs6p2eQG#v=onepage&q=&f=false

 

[Votan]

Where have I been, I completely missed the widespread zombie problem. I wonder how many people read this not as satire......

http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=pd_sim_b_3

[Evildrider]

Where have I been, I completely missed the widespread zombie problem. I wonder how many people read this not as satire......

http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=pd_sim_b_3

Umm you mean my zombie survival kit is all for nothing?   

[Mrbloodworth]

Where have I been, I completely missed the widespread zombie problem. I wonder how many people read this not as satire......

http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=pd_sim_b_3

I own this. I am prepared for the coming zombie Apocalypse, are you?

[Ard]

It's written by the same guy who wrote World War Z, which if you haven't read, you should.

[Oban]

It's written by the same guy who wrote World War Z, which if you haven't read, you should.

I agree, WWZ was a great read.