Marge Simpson Playboy?

Hello Innovation Gone Wrong Readers:

Tell me something. How does Marge Simpson end up on the cover of Playboy. I saw this in the news recently.
I didn’t really know what to say. Playboy is a world of hurt financially. Will cartoons drive back the viewers? I guess we have to wait and see. I have great respect for the 20 year run of the Simpsons, but did they really need to cross over into porn to make a point?

To more innovation gone wrong!

Hondo

Italian Hotel Offers 1 cent room

Hello IGWers,

Apparently posting hotel rates is a bit too much for one company. Travelers to one destination are doing it a little bit cheaper than everyone else. There was a glitch on a travel site thus offering people hotel rooms for one cent. Maybe it is just my finance, but one cent is pretty cheap for a hotel room. I wonder if the people are making any money on this.

To more innovation gone wrong!

Hondo

The Downward Gumball Machine

A while back, I was eating in a Steak and Shake and at the end of the meal I made my way over to the gumball machine. To my chagrin, I put my quarter in the machine and turned it over like I done numerous times before. However, this got me thinking. Do you really want to put a quarter in for a shot at a gumball. I mean this machine was ready to launch the gumball like the coins get launched on the Price is Right. The coins drop to uncertain results; however, in the restaurant the results are certain. If you are not paying attention your gumball ends on the floor.

My rule in situations like this is that in public places you can’t play with the 5 second rule. It doesn’t exist. You know restaurants, public transportation, public parks, etc. They are the wonderful hosts of things like SARS and Bird Flu. Do you really want to risk your life for a measly 25 cents? I didn’t think so.

Enjoy your next gumball wherever it may be. Note though that the lottery may be safer.

Hondo
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The Fun Size

Hello IGWers,

Hope your 4th of July weekend was great. One of the questions perplexing me this weekend has got me up in arms. The question is simple. How do you determine the fun size? I mean the fun size evaded the Greeks and the Romans, but it has appeared in today’s society and it is wrecking havoc. I mean if an object goes beyond the fun size; is it fun? Nobody wants to admit that there product isn’t fun beyond a certain size so I leave this questioning more perplexed than when I came in.

Lets examine some of the items that come in fun size.

1. Candy. If I get candy beyond a certain size is it no longer fun?

2. Pitchers. If you can drink more of something is it worse?

3. People. Apparently according to the Urban Dictionary a short person can be called “fun size.” Is this right? Are tall people not fun too?

By a preponderence of the evidence, fun size is a huge load of crap.

The innovations gone wrong keep piling up!

Hondo

Running Board Dog

Hello IGWers,

Somedays you just don’t want Fido in the car riding with you. He is going to bark and make a mess of the place. Well, apparently if you lived in the 1950s you used to be able to have Fido have his own little area alongside of you even while not being in the car.

I don’t quite think it would work today, but I’m sure someone has tried.

To more dog-gone innovation gone wrong!

Hondo

Uncomfortable Couches

Hello IGWers,

Now I’m all for expressing creativity, but sometimes it goes a little far in the furniture realm. When I’m watching the boob tube I just want to sit back and relax. Unfortunately for me I have to worry about getting comfortable in the following settings.

The Cactus Couch

The Oil Couch

The Fire Couch

Well hopefully you have a more comfortable place to kick back in the summer than those couches.

To more living room innovation gone wrong!

Hondo

When the Score Doesn’t Improve

Hello IGWers,

Many of you probably are hitting the links this summer perfecting your game. However, becoming Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson is easier said than done. At times when you really aren’t hitting that 300 yard drive or hitting that 30 ft. putt there are some awards for you and your colleagues.

Check out Wannabegolfer.com for some hilarious awards.

To more golf innovation gone wrong!

Hondo

The Insult Bar

Hello IGWers,

A bar in Spain is trying to come up with a bit of a different twist to try and get people’s minds off the global recession or at least the recession in Spain for them. They are encouraging people to swear and take their frustrations out on the waiters at the bar.

In fact, as Reuters stated, “they are offering free drinks for original or hilarious abuse.” However, thinking about this I’m perplexed by a couple of things. Is this Spanish bar the only one to let people swear at the waiters and waitresses. I doubt it. I mean poor service usually gets some less than stellar words from everyone. Also, this place isn’t known as a family place is it? Otherwise, I think they must have frequent use of the word ear muff or orejera in espanol.

Thanks Spain for a hilarious Innovation Gone Wrong!

Hondo or Hondo in espanol

Blinking Phone Dress

Hello IGWers,

Maria Sharapova may have hit a real ace with this new one. Her newest invention is the blinking phone dress. The dress is meant to light up whenever the woman receives a call. The whole right shoulder of the dress lights up upon a call. In fact, the shoulder light moves up and down in a scale.

I like the integration with Bluetooth and the endorsement by Sharapova, but I have a couple of questions.

1. Does the light color change if someone spills on the dress?
2. Does the person get odd looks if they receive calls?
3. Does the woman wearing the dress get more prank calls as a result of the dress?

To more fashion gone wrong!

Hondo

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Manbabies.com

Hello IGWers,

This find is a true Innovation Gone Wrong gem. You ever wondered what it would look like if you switched the heads of men and their child(ren). Well the wait is over. Today, Manbabies has some truly hilarious posts of men becoming children and children just getting a little bigger. I’d say kind of a cross between Honey I Strunk the Kids and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Enjoy the photos below.

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