A Vital Accessory in These Modern Times
Simon Jester sends this link to a Home Depot item that has to be seen to be believed:
From the reviews:
It’s a great device to multitask your every day routines. Now I don’t have to clean my Ipad as much. It also tilts upwords so there’s no more worries about dropping it in the toilet for when I’m standing. Love it.
I wish I could tell if this person is serious or not. If not, five points for understated humor.
But I think they’re serious.
Yes, but my wife insists I tilt it down when I’m done.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 1/18/2015 @ 12:20 pmDing!!
Kevin M (25bbee) — 1/18/2015 @ 12:21 pmSometimes the reviews on Amazon are meant to be funny, like these about a plastic banana slicer:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/sirajdatoo/amazon-reviews-of-this-plastic-banana-slicer-are-just-the-be#.lqjXGeDjq
Which takes me to one of my favorites, from Yelp, about an Indian restaurant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaSC7qVRL0w
We all need to smile more, Patterico. Glad I could make you chuckle.
Simon Jester (dd0c72) — 1/18/2015 @ 12:22 pmIt seem like a little attached holder for hand sanitizer would greatly improve this item’s functionality.
elissa (dc39ef) — 1/18/2015 @ 12:43 pmThe image of a roll of toilet paper calls to mind one of the grand paradises that people like the US’s current president (or champagne socialists and variations thereof worldwide) find so difficult, if not outright impossible, to truly criticize, much less to be truly appalled by and indignant about.
Human nature isn’t vastly different in Venezuela compared with what exists in the US, Asia or Europe. It’s only a matter of degrees, and a warning to the wary, even more so since the case of Obama still not being as unpopular in polls — even at this late date — as George W Bush was really does move the needle of the gauge closer to the idea of “if it can happen there, it can happen here, it can happen anywhere.”
Mark (c160ec) — 1/18/2015 @ 12:47 pmSimon – I think the Home Depot link needs a few more customer reviews IYKWIMAITTYD.
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 1/18/2015 @ 12:52 pmYeah, that was the first thing I thought of, too, Mark.
elissa (dc39ef) — 1/18/2015 @ 1:01 pmabout dropping it in the toilet for when I’m standing.
Gazzer (c44509) — 1/18/2015 @ 1:16 pmWait. what… who poops standing up? Apart from the French, of course.
“Wait. what… who poops standing up? Apart from the French, of course.”
Gazzer – Upper Deckers. Take the lid off the tank and sky one in.
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 1/18/2015 @ 2:40 pmI sent the link to my brother, who commented, “Add a cupholder and a snack tray and make it really disturbing.”
Dave (in MA) (db43c0) — 1/18/2015 @ 2:53 pmMake a nice guitar stand, because I often get the urge to strum while doing my business.
papertiger (c2d6da) — 1/18/2015 @ 3:02 pmIf that is an Apple device shown in the photo, then this apparatus is redundant.
David Longfellow (c241d2) — 1/18/2015 @ 3:41 pmAvailable on Amazon, with questions and reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/CTA-Digital-Pedestal-Stand-Holder/dp/B00AQT653G
Top questions:
Q: As it would be unsanitary to use my fingers on the iPad while crapping, is it ok to use my tongue for iPad input?
A: You have 2 hands, one to wipe and one to swipe, right??
Q: Does it feet for iPad mini?
A: I believe it feets all iPad products. However if it doesn’t feet jour Ipad mini, maybe ju can call dem for a refund, senor.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 1/18/2015 @ 4:11 pmMy wife and I are wondering how many inadvertent and inappropriate selfies will result from this.
MD in Philly (f9371b) — 1/18/2015 @ 4:12 pmA pron stand in every bathroom is a constitutional right!
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 1/18/2015 @ 4:13 pmI’m thinking that this is a comment about what is available on the internet, excluding, of course, Patterico’s Pontifications and The First Street Journal.
The obvious Dana (1b79fa) — 1/18/2015 @ 4:14 pmGazzer wrote:
The French have a separate model, which swivels from toilet to bidet.
The Francophile Dana (1b79fa) — 1/18/2015 @ 4:16 pmOur Philadelphia physician wrote:
What makes you think that they’d be inadvertent?
The Dana on Twitter (1b79fa) — 1/18/2015 @ 4:18 pmGreat when using to hold sheet music! I nailed great vocals on “Standing on Shaky Ground” and on the old song “Troglodyte”, a growling masterpiece that’s among my best work. Two smudged thumbs up!
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 1/18/2015 @ 4:25 pmSomeone inform Carlos Danger, stat.
Gazzer (c44509) — 1/18/2015 @ 4:44 pmThe Colonel wrote:
I saw what you did there. 🙂
The Dana who noticed (1b79fa) — 1/18/2015 @ 5:02 pmThe gag gift for 2015. And I like the idea (@10) of a cup holder and snack tray to make it complete.
LTMG (94c4c3) — 1/19/2015 @ 7:43 amWell, re selfies, it turns out that now you actually need a specialized accessory. I think these two items could be marketed together, though.
Beldar (fa637a) — 1/19/2015 @ 9:29 amThen there’s the selfie that wasn’t a selfie, but the person in the picture had to pretend, because of Hezbollah and other considerations, that the picture of her was taken unknowingly.
http://nypost.com/2015/01/18/israeli-miss-universe-contestants-selfie-causes-international-uproar/
Sammy Finkelman (e806a6) — 1/19/2015 @ 10:33 am