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This ping pong paddle will help you make sure you are looking your best while annihilating the competition. Made from a real paddle, the rubber on one side has been replaced with an acrylic mirror . Also useful to direct light into your opponent’s eyes at a critical point in the game. ...

Just because you hate fruit doesn’t mean you can’t find a suitable place for it in your home. You can always impale it with this candle holder and watch it rot away by candlelight while you eat Ding Dongs and Ho-Hos. Then at the very end you can finish it off by yelling “And ...

This “Ice Ice Kitty” tray can have up to nine ice kittens suckling at her silicone teats at any given time, you can rest assured that you’ll always have enough cats to keep your glass of swill cold and watered down, just how you like it. Just make sure you keep filling the ...

Our Twitter readers heard it first , but I wanted to let everyone know that Nerd Approved readers can now get 25% off their dick towel purchase using the promo code “dick11.” Just head on over to dicktowel.com to get this wholesome, practical gift for that special someone. And ...

Personally, I’m over steampunk, but it is hard to deny the merits of this Wallace and Gromit -branded coffee cup . If you are lucky enough to have someone willing to make coffee for you, just turn the dials to indicate exactly how you would like your drink prepared. Product Page ...

A dry bird will ruin Thanksgiving. Your mother in law will make some sort of crack about your cooking skills, you’ve had a few so you call her a bitch, and it’s all fists, hair pulling and tears from there on out. One turkey-shaped turkey baster could have avoided everything.  ...

After fighting your way through construction zones to get back home, the last thing you probably want to see on the dining room table is traffic cones . The one advantage to these is that rather than choking off much needed traffic lanes, they steer each person to the correct seat. These ...

Without even reading your business card , people will get the sense that you are a force to be reckoned with. Either that, or you have a thing for muscular 1920s strongmen. Product Page ($45)

Looks like this elf won’t be able to sneak in and cobble shoes for you at night anymore, but he’s still willing to help. His limbs are detachable and magnetic , so his well dressed gams can hold your Shake n’ Bake coupons and entertain you with hours of Irish fridge jigs. A ...

Can you explain the populartiy of, or imagine the amount of money Mr. Snowglobe made just by putting white bits in a liquid filled glass ball with some cutesy scene? The eternal question is now asked by the snowglobe itself…WTF? Product Page: ($12)

When it comes to strange USB-powered foot warmers from Asia, it would have been weirder if they didn’t make a upside down cat paw version. Still waiting on that hairy Bigfoot version I know must be in the works. Product Page ($13)

A bright sunny day may be the best weather you can hope for, but there is something to be said for the great feeling when the sun just begins to emerge after a lengthy period of cloudiness. This cloud wall lamp has the light bulb positioned so that it always appears that the sun is just ...

The Voodoo Pen Holder is not quite as frightening as the Voodoo Knife Holder , but you may have a tough time convincing your HR rep that you have a good reason to keep a set of sharp knives in your cube. Even without the knives, this Voodoo holder should give anyone who is thinking about ...

Unless you like y0ur coffee cold, pouring a cup of java into this Pac-Man (or “Pac-Boy” as it were) mug will bring on the baddies. So where is Pac-Man on this mug? It seems that your head will be taking on that role my friend. Product Page ($9)

If you are searching for a perfect gift for that special someone (and by “perfect” I mean “stupid”, and by “special” I also mean “stupid”), check out the short and sweet gift guide I wrote up on Gizmodo . It features seven offbeat gifts and one ...

No need to worry about the wind with this hurricane lamp . It plugs directly into a free USB port to illuminate a color-changing bulb. Of course, carrying around a laptop makes it a little more difficult to use while camping, investigating caves or whatever the hell people used to do with ...

Let your love of liquor have a three-way with your love of chess and your love of corporate themed home decor with this Jack Daniel’s chess set. Then prepare yourself for non-stop action when the Daniel family turns on each other in a drunken attempt to gain chess board supremacy.  ...

If you are purchasing toys like this Undercover Cat Teaser then it is no wonder that your cat hates you. The supposed mouse under the sheet moves randomly with just his tail sticking out. The ability for the cat to get exercise is one of its selling points, but I am not sure sacrificing his ...

You already have the Three Wolf Moon shirt (or a variation on it), so why not add an extra layer of internet meme insulation this winter with the wolf howl moon blanket? Product Page ($12)