This Day in History

1930: After 50+ years of unprecedented, prolific ingenuity, Thomas Edison's work begins a dramatic downward trend with his patent of the silly straw.

1965: Wilt Chamberlin sleeps with women 5,378 through 5,541 during halftime of the 76ers 101-83 victory over the St. Louis Hawks.

1977: Kenny Loggins signs a contract with all major Hollywood studios to compose every single movie soundtrack for the next decade.

The Day I Lost My Faith in Humanity, Part XVIII

Thomas Edison once said "Many of life's failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

Let us hope the inventor of Winkers™ is not familiar with that quote:

Woweee!

If the mere concept of Winkers™ doesn't hook prospective investors, that undeniably impressive VHS production sure as hell will… hopefully nobody wanted to watch that Night Court episode you taped over.

Special thanks to Wee Willie McGee for the vid.

UPDATE FROM BARRY METROPOLIS:

In case you were wondering, here's how much winkers cost (not kidding):

The Eyes ......................... $149.00

The Ducks ....................... $159.00

The Clap Boards ........... $249.00

The Owl is .........................$269.00

Lion in the Jungle.............$569.00

Get more info at winkersdesign.com! or don't. seriously, don't.

This Day in History: 1878

Thomas Edison receives a patent for his phonograph, along with preliminary approval for the earliest known rendering of what would later become known as the ShamWOW!®