# The coolest product I've seen for sale in a while **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 19, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217 "2010-11-19T14:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/41 "2010-11-22T03:19:04Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > [Blue Canary Night Light](http://www.amazon.com/BlueCanaryNightLight-com-Blue-Canary-Night-Light/dp/B002SLGNJG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1290175950&sr=8-1) > > (Note to mods: I receive no proceeds from any orders of this item, and do not know who is selling it. This is not spam, just a REALLY cool idea.) I was amused to see that, in the “Frequently Bought Together” section of that page, the other items were TMBG CDs. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/42 "2010-11-22T03:22:12Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > At the time it came out, that song was really very different from everything else in the charts, with a strange narrative and protagonist, and vaguely poetic lyrics - but rather than being avant garde musically, it has an incredibly catchy tune. Therefore guaranteed cult hit. And a great video, at least IMHO. One of these years, I’m gonna dress for Halloween like one of the flannel-shirted zombies. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/43 "2010-11-22T04:04:59Z")
> [@robby](#): > > I’ve been listening to TMBG since _Flood_ came out in 1990…and I’ve listened to “Birdhouse in Your Soul” hundreds of times. > > But most lyrics generally go right over my head–I never would have put two and two together and figured out the significance of a blue canary nightlight. :smack: Same. I had no idea. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/44 "2010-11-22T04:51:33Z")
Thanks, **Drain Bead**! You’re the only bee in _my_ bonnet! ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/45 "2010-11-22T16:36:23Z")
I got really excited when I saw that nightlight used in an episode of HBO’s “Bored to Death.” And then they played the song over the end credits and it made me even more excited that the nightlight wasn’t used randomly. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/46 "2010-11-23T13:57:39Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > A blue canary in the outlet by the light switch? > Yeah. I am buying one for my husband. > > Awesome! Sweet! I had no idea what this was about until I saw your posting, and the phrase started running rhythmically through my head, then the little mental lightbulb went off! My brother sent me that CD years ago and it’s a favorite around here. I think I know what he’s getting for Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/47 "2010-11-23T14:40:27Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I’ve already got a Black Canary nightlight. It’s in the shape of a hot blonde in fishnet stockings. If there was a night light in the shape of a single stockinged leg, now _that_ would be a Christmas gift. Especially if it was made in the Italian town of Frajeelay. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/48 "2010-11-23T15:02:29Z")
I still like the “[Annoyatron](http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/b278/)” from ThinkGeek that the SDMB recommended 2 years ago. I mean, they were so versatile, you could drop one between the dashboard & windshield of a car or tape one to the inside of a manila folder under “St” in the office file cabinets. Heck, you could even duct tape one of those under a table at a Starbucks… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/49 "2010-11-23T15:10:37Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > There is just no accounting for taste. There are no doubt many people who would buy a neon blue dog turd night light. Link? ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/50 "2010-11-24T02:15:31Z")
Just bought three, then counted the TMBG fans on my list, may need to double that. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217/51 "2010-11-24T14:36:27Z")
I want the [Klein Bottle Opener.](http://www.bathsheba.com/math/klein/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-product-ive-seen-for-sale-in-a-while/561217.md?page=2)