# That really dumb idea...that you are secretly afraid would sell like hotcakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 2025, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954 "2025-10-14T06:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/1 "2025-10-14T06:44:03Z")
Like a solid plastic cube 5.6 cm by 5.6 cm, with each side painted with one of six different colors-Rubik’s Paperweight. Yours? ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/2 "2025-10-14T06:51:34Z")
Cocktail packets, like powdered alcohol encapsulated inside flavor dust. Pop one into your morning OJ to make a working man’s mimosa, say. It’ll never taste very good, but if it works for ramen, why not booze…? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/3 "2025-10-14T06:59:44Z")
Deep-fried sushi at state and county fairs. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/4 "2025-10-14T07:03:24Z")
Not a dumb idea, I’m afraid: [Alcohol powder - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_powder#:~:text=Alcohol%20powder%20or%20powdered%20alcohol%20or%20dry%20alcohol,is%20made%20using%20micro-encapsulation%20of%20alcohol%20%28specifically%20ethanol%29.) ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/5 "2025-10-14T07:12:07Z")
Beer bottles that have caps with puzzles you have to solve in order to open them. If you can’t, it means you’re too drunk and need to stop drinking anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/6 "2025-10-14T07:43:36Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Deep-fried sushi at state and county fairs. Isn’t that already a thing at most sushi restaurants in the US? I’m down for it also being fair food, but it doesn’t have the novelty factor of deep fried yak tonsils. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/7 "2025-10-14T10:55:50Z")
A drive-thru coffee shop that sells slices of cold pizza. The perfect breakfast to eat on the go. Contract with existing pizza shops for leftover pizza at a discount. Serve cold the next day. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/8 "2025-10-14T11:31:28Z")
Placebos, advertised as such. ---
**Author:** ![RAWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/9 "2025-10-14T11:31:36Z")
Remember the [International Star Registry](https://www.starregistry.com/) ? I suggest the International Stop Sign Registry! For a mere $35, we’ll name a stop sign somewhere in the world after the person of your choice. You’ll get a photograph of a real working stop sign, and a 10 page booklet explaining the workings and history of stop signs thru the ages. I think it’s a billion seller… ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/10 "2025-10-14T11:40:30Z")
Men’s trousers in odd-numbered lengths. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/11 "2025-10-14T11:57:20Z")
Marks and Spencer (in the UK) sells their own brand of trousers in lengths of odd numbers of inches. They don’t seem to make any in even-numbered lengths. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/12 "2025-10-14T11:58:20Z")
You can get one for your loved ones. “Stop! In the name of Love!” ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/13 "2025-10-14T12:30:49Z")
I’m old enough to remember when they were available in stores. I’m a 31 length and as a result have to take ‘em up or look like I’m a crewmember of OG Star Trek. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/14 "2025-10-14T12:42:28Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Placebos, advertised as such. Sorry. Homeopathy beat you to that and has patented their approach. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/15 "2025-10-14T13:28:13Z")
Ornate pocket-sized hammers that teens would buy to hit themselves in the head. The idea is that it would drive their parents nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/16 "2025-10-14T13:32:46Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > A drive-thru coffee shop that sells slices of cold pizza. The perfect breakfast to eat on the go. Contract with existing pizza shops for leftover pizza at a discount. Serve cold the next day. I’ve had the same idea. I don’t think it’s a dumb idea at all, I think it’s brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/17 "2025-10-14T13:38:04Z")
Add a warm pop option and it’d be a nostalgic reminder of past slumber parties. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/18 "2025-10-14T14:06:36Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > A drive-thru coffee shop that sells slices of cold pizza. The perfect breakfast to eat on the go Rarely drive-thru, but otherwise already a thing in Germany. Many German bakeries sell cold pizza and/or other pizza-styled and flavored baked goods around the clock. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/19 "2025-10-14T15:58:51Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > > > drive-thru coffee shop that sells slices of cold pizza. The perfect breakfast to eat on the go. Contract with existing pizza shops for leftover pizza at a discount. Serve cold the next day. > > I’ve had the same idea. I don’t think it’s a dumb idea at all, I think it’s brilliant! I too have had this idea for years but I would throw cold fried chicken into the mix. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954/20 "2025-10-14T16:05:08Z")
Cold foods made the day before, vacuum sealed and refrigerated (but not frozen) for consumption the next morning. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954.md?page=2)