Monthly Archives: March 2009

Archie McPhee, Hell and the Eighth Commandment

Two years ago, we got this hilarious and vaguely threatening voice mail about the Last Supper After Dinner Mints. The lady starts out pretty calm, but gets angrier as the call goes on. She loses steam and starts back up again a couple of times. Not only are we going to hell, but this mysterious [...]

Ask Mr. Bacon! Were you close to your family?

Our own Mr. Bacon has agreed to answer questions from readers of this blog. He not only has a lifetime’s worth of experiences and wisdom to pass along, but also the unique perspective that comes from being made of bacon. If you would like to ask Mr. Bacon a question email it to us and [...]

Actual Squirrel In Squirrel Underpants!

The packaging for our Smoking Baby states, “Real babies should never smoke.” We feel the same way about real squirrels wearing Squirrel Underpants (squirrels smoking, however is just fine).  Then, Jasin who runs a rodent rescue society sent us a picture of his squirrel, Monk, modeling them. No, he doesn’t make him wear it all [...]

Finding a use for your Jumbo Mystery Box

Caitlin didn’t know what to do with all the stuff in her Jumbo Mystery Box, but the item that stumped her the most was the packet of Pink Poodle Swizzle Sticks. Lucky for her, her rabbit Roxie discovered how much fun they were to play fetch with. Caitlin tosses, Roxie retrieves and everybody’s happy. And [...]

Older Gentleman Smelling Gorilla Suit

An older gentleman smelling the display gorilla suit in our Seattle store.

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Torpedo Story – The Department of Defense Comes After Us!

It seemed like a good idea and a good product!
M5609 Torpedo $89.50
Fire one! Fire Two!  Fire as many as you want!
This ROTC surplus dummy torpedo never held any actual explosives, but is looks like it did.  With its sturdy metal and plastic construction and its length of just over 51″ in length, this torpedo will [...]