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I Can't Be Broke, I Still Have Credit
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A good Thursday to you all, consumers. Do we have our Mastercards ready? Good, follow us, then...and no Mister Grabby Hands or Mommy will spank.

Last week's Lego ice trays were such a big hit, we present you this week with another fine Lego product: LEGO® Classic Magnet Bricks. Gorgeous, aren't they? We're a bit disturbed by this "classic" appellation. It kind of infers that they've been available for some time, which is clearly unpossible because *we* never had anything nearly so cool as that. Just the plain old plastic ones. That got lost. Crunched when you accidentally stepped on them. And neverever came in cool colors like violet and acid green. DAMMIT!

Next we have a funky little plate just perfect for slabs of pie, cake, or...er, quiche. Basically anything triangular. And in a nice functional white so there's no unseemly tossing out of the dinnerware due to mismatch woes. There's a great many more fun little money-wasters on that site, too, so do spend a moment or two plowing around.

Here we have a reason to make some of us contemplate renting our sister's toddler for Halloween, just to be able to shove them into this Princess Leia costume. How bloody cute is that, we ask you.

And now something for the pussies...er, felines. For those of you who have cats, you know with painful familiarity how the toy purchased at the pet store is *far* less interesting to the little bastards than the packaging in which it came. And boxes...get out of here, boxes are a cat's Favorite. Thing. Ever. Especially if they have paper in them, that will crackle obnoxiously every time they move. Ergo, the guy who invented this Cardboard Cat Playhouse/Pod Thinger is a certified genius. They can sharpen their claws, climb in, peep out...all the things they love to do most. It's priced about the same as the average carpet-covered scratching post, so no big wallet-breaker there.

In the Factoids tradition of Showing You Things That Aren't Available For Sale, here's a very modern fishbowl by Italian artist Carlo Contin. The concept is that it gives the fishy somewhere to swim to. And since fishy has the brain power of a mushy grape, once he turns to go back to the other side, it's all new to him.

On the Don't You Dare Buy That side of the ledger, this Zevro Coffee Dispenser has to be the most useless piece of crap we've seen in, oh, about ten minutes. Imagine, if you will, fumbling about in the morning, desperate for a hot cup of life-extending java, and having to hoist that thing over your filter, remember how many times you've clicked it..."fuckit, was that three or four?" and actually *hit* the filter with all the grounds. Statistically impossible, says we. Stick with the frigging spoon.

We've neglected fashion somewhat lately, largely due to the orgiastic, er, orgy that was NY Fashion Week. Then London Fashion Week. You get the picture. So, here's a few choice tidbits to make up for it...

First up, a No No. We will never understand the Goth look, never having been either A) that misunderstood, or B) that self-centered. So, if we come across you wearing these tarty little witch boots, we will knock you down and throw foodstuffs at you. Oh what, you're going to get up and chase us? Aheh.

We love that Japanese influence is coming back into vogue in fashion, but weep to think we might have to thank Gwen Stefani for it. This delightful kimono dress is wear-anywhere sort of gear. Good for parties, quiet dinners, shopping, orgies....oops, did I say that again? Sorry.

And finally, catering to those who share our handbag affliction, here's a kitchy little pop culture bag, in a wonderful square shape. The graphic is neither freaky nor overly cartoony, therefore we pronounce it worthy of collecting.