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Man Reinvents Wheel

GiggleSugar — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0800

I love delusional people-at least they have high self esteem! This guy is so enthusiastic about his bike wheel (which, essentially, is a wheel hubcap) that he seems genuinely shocked that the American Inventor panel thinks he's nuts. But it has "subliminal safety signals" and can change and save lives "that aren't even born yet." Mmmmkay....

OMG: It's International Nachos Day!

GiggleSugar — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0700

You'd think the self-described Queen of Nachos would just know in her gut about the following, but alas, this is how I was informed that it was International Nachos Day. A transcript of this morning's Blackberry text messages, verbatim:

CasaSugar: Do you know what today is? It is the day that nachos were supposedly invented!

GiggleSugar: Holy crap!!! I am on it.

So without further ado, the legend of how nachos were born: 65 years ago, a genius maitre d' named Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya (perhaps my firstborn son's name?), was just doing his thing at a restaurant in Piedras Negras, Mexico near the Texas border. As legend has it, some Americans came in right after the chef had stepped out, so ol' Nacho Anaya whipped up a tasty treat of chips and cheese melted under the broiler - with some spicy jalepenos thrown on top just to be jaunty. And there you have it, my friends, the story of nachos. Celebrate this hallowed day, Oct. 21, by eating a pile of cheesy chips and saluting its inventor! I know I will. Click here to read the more sober NPR version of the story.

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Product of the Day: Commandos Panty-Replacement Patch

GiggleSugar — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:00:00 -0700

There seems to be patch for everything: For those ladies who have dispensed with underwear altogether but realize that going commando is neither hygienic nor lady-like, there's Commandos "revolutionary, uniquely shaped, cotton disposable patch that safely sticks in the curved seam of your jeans...so you can go underwear-free in comfort, cushion your coochie, and protect your clothing." Let me break it down for you: this "patch" is a glorified sanitary napkin, made to stick to your crotch so you don't have to. I would have loved watching the inventor demonstrating this to the panel on American Inventor.

How to Look Smart

GiggleSugar — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:00:00 -0800

You know sometimes when you're on the bus or working out and you wanna a little light reading, but don't want to be caught ~~reading~~ looking at the pretty pics in those awesome tabloids? Well, behold the prototype for a product I'll be debuting at the next American Inventor: the New Yorker magazine sleeve to put over all your embarrassing guilty pleasures. Why does anyone but you need to know that you're reading about the Olsen Twins in InTouch instead of a serious piece on Afghanistan in the the weekly smarty-pants mag? No. Reason. (Thanks for helping make this a reality, Nancita!)