The Most Ridiculous Thing You Have Ever Purchased? (Gizmodo Article)

[DrHubblePhD]

Saw this: http://gizmodo.com/i-cant-stop-buying-ridiculous-keyboards-and-i-dont-know-1682683606?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

While a bit weird, raises the question, what is the most ridiculous keyboard thing or otherwise you have ever purchased?

[noisyturtle]

where to even begin...

Most things ordered off Amazon at 5am after drinking a bottle of rum. Most recently coffee enema and an enema bag. I have never had an enema before, have no intention of ever having one, and yet there it sits on my kitchen counter. I don't even remember ordering it.

[MythicalWagyu]

LOL anyone watch Parks & Rec?


Donna ended up with this keyboard after Chris came in and started to "improve" everything...

"This spaceship keyboard is driving me crazy; I'm down to one word a minute."

[DrHubblePhD]

LOL anyone watch Parks & Rec?

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Donna ended up with this keyboard after Chris came in and started to "improve" everything...

"This spaceship keyboard is driving me crazy; I'm down to one word a minute."

[WTB] Spaceship keyboard

[berserkfan]

where to even begin...

Most things ordered off Amazon at 5am after drinking a bottle of rum. Most recently coffee enema and an enema bag. I have never had an enema before, have no intention of ever having one, and yet there it sits on my kitchen counter. I don't even remember ordering it.

OK, that is REALLY ridiculous.

But since it's on your kitchen counter, may as well offer it to guests.

"Hi, can I offer you a drink? Oh, you don't like rum? Here, you can try out a coffee enema."

[intelli78]

The best part of waking up,
Is Folgers in your cup. ♪

[MGH]

Bought a rubber dome thinking it was mechanical. RIP $30

[bueller]

Probably not ridiculous but the last purchase I really regretted was a vintage double edge razor. Spent some insane amount of money on it because I was drunk and didn't give a ****, never even used it because I had like 10 other razors that I preferred.

Thank goodness I don't have to deal with drunken eBaying any more, that was a big problem for me when I was still drinking.

[SpAmRaY]

I purchased a remote control car as a soldering project.....talk about ridiculous....pretty sure it is for like 8yr old kids.....I just gave up and put it back in the box.

[Joey Quinn]

My friend and I dumped some money into a really (and I mean REALLY) cheap drift missile that we spent a day trashing, realized it was crap and sold all within a few hours. RIP that poor pos car.

[Evo_Spec]

The best part of waking up,
Is Folgers in your butt[\b] . ♪

FTFY

[HoffmanMyster]

I don't buy ridiculous things.   

[bueller]

I don't buy ridiculous things.   

Surely you've got some Packers merch laying around somewhere.

*runs for cover*

[HoffmanMyster]

I don't buy ridiculous things.   

Surely you've got some Packers merch laying around somewhere.

*runs for cover*

Well yeah but that's not ridiculous! I've got two Super Bowl flags, some sweatshirts, and other misc swag.

And I have stock. 

[bueller]

I don't buy ridiculous things.   

Surely you've got some Packers merch laying around somewhere.

*runs for cover*

Well yeah but that's not ridiculous! I've got two Super Bowl flags, some sweatshirts, and other misc swag.

And I have stock. 

I find the concept of stock in a football team so interesting. Are the Packers the only ones to do that?

[PunksDead]

MSI 680m gamerZ laptop, after upgrading the ram and 2x SSD's = $2200

Its never left my desk, i thought i would use it everywhere

[HoffmanMyster]

I don't buy ridiculous things.   

Surely you've got some Packers merch laying around somewhere.

*runs for cover*

Well yeah but that's not ridiculous! I've got two Super Bowl flags, some sweatshirts, and other misc swag.

And I have stock. 

I find the concept of stock in a football team so interesting. Are the Packers the only ones to do that?

Yep! We're the only publicly owned team.    and we've had a few stock sales (maybe 6?)

I love it. It's a huge reason our fans are so passionate, actually having a stake in the team.

Of course, the stock doesn't mean anything in practicality. But I can attend shareholder meetings and vote on executives, so there's that. And I know that I helped support the upgrades to the stadium. 

[bueller]

I don't buy ridiculous things.   

Surely you've got some Packers merch laying around somewhere.

*runs for cover*

Well yeah but that's not ridiculous! I've got two Super Bowl flags, some sweatshirts, and other misc swag.

And I have stock. 

I find the concept of stock in a football team so interesting. Are the Packers the only ones to do that?

Yep! We're the only publicly owned team.    and we've had a few stock sales (maybe 6?)

I love it. It's a huge reason our fans are so passionate, actually having a stake in the team.

Of course, the stock doesn't mean anything in practicality. But I can attend shareholder meetings and vote on executives, so there's that. And I know that I helped support the upgrades to the stadium. 

That's pretty damn cool!

[nubbinator]

I don't buy ridiculous things.   

Surely you've got some Packers merch laying around somewhere.

*runs for cover*

Well yeah but that's not ridiculous! I've got two Super Bowl flags, some sweatshirts, and other misc swag.

And I have stock. 

I find the concept of stock in a football team so interesting. Are the Packers the only ones to do that?

Yep! We're the only publicly owned team.    and we've had a few stock sales (maybe 6?)

I love it. It's a huge reason our fans are so passionate, actually having a stake in the team.

Of course, the stock doesn't mean anything in practicality. But I can attend shareholder meetings and vote on executives, so there's that. And I know that I helped support the upgrades to the stadium. 

It's too bad the NFL made it so no other team can do it.  The Packers are one of the most affordable and loved teams because of being shareholder owned.

[iri]

[Findecanor]

I have bought lots of things that were kind of broken, or half-working with the idea that I would fix it up into something useful .. and then they have just been sitting wasting space.

[CPTBadAss]

Um...That Alphasmart Neo is pretty great. Besides the Hemmingwrite, is there a mechanical option? I'm pretty sure I need it.

Ridiculous things I've bought? Nothing I buy is ridiculous. I'm like Hoff! 

Edit: Wait, I bought a broken keyboard which is like 7 pounds and didn't work on my computer. Does that count? Also I just realized the article links to Geekhack @.@

[Oobly]

Um... 122-key Model M terminal board?

I'm turning it into a 60%, but as purchased it was ridiculous...-ly huge.  )

[berserkfan]

Um... 122-key Model M terminal board?

I'm turning it into a 60%, but as purchased it was ridiculous...-ly huge.  )

If you succeed you must tell everyone about it. They'll be crazy to build 60% buckling springs.

And as for me, the most ridiculous things I ever bought were... a gigantic glass dildo (for female friend getting married, and no, it's one of the novelty things not meant to be used). The most bizarre thing was, she happily displayed it along with her other wedding presents, but somehow her other relatives didn't seem to have noticed EVEN THOUGH SHE SHONE A SPOTLIGHT ON IT. The bottom was hidden by some other presents and the top by another plant hanging down.

[JaccoW]

My home is a wonderland of weird gadgets. But I would hardly say they are ridiculous.  )

Perhaps the Philips Hue lights, the $400 backpack, the couple hundred dollars in tea or the giant blacklight might apply.
I did consider buying a Tipi tent a few years back because it was ridiculously cheap but I was too poor at the time.

But no, nothing comes to mind that I regretted buying in the end.

Well, maybe one thing.
The shiny purple/pink shirt that I got as a 14 year old was perhaps a bit too much for the public.