Post a Picture of Your Silly Purchase of the Month.

Maybe not fun but much easier than pushing a mower on a larger propeprty or one that has slopes and hills!

You will certainly look cooler.
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To maximize the fun, you'll need to make a slight modification to the mower.

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I was going to as where the cup holder was, but MeatMan's photo is way better!

Coldstream wrote:

Just decided to pick up one of these guys.

Stark Board.

I've been having a lot of fun with my OneWheel, and this looks like a really nice longer range option.

Development is complete and they're ramping up production now. Now I have something to look forward to in February. :)

Nice! Once you get it please post a little review. I have been interested in the electric skateboards but I haven't found the perfect one yet, lots of evolution going on quickly though.

I want a riding mower but my wife says the whole 1/4 acre we own is not sufficient enough to buy a riding mower. BOO!

I have a lawn that's borderline large enough for a riding mower. I can do the whole thing with a push mower in about and hour and a half to two hours. A riding mower would be faster, but I have a back yard fence and trees in the front, so I'd still have to edge with the push, so it's not 100% worth the cost.

You could always use one of those beer helmets if you don't have a cup holder but don't want to go full keg. Compromise!

Could always convert a backpack yard sprayer into the backpack beer tap.

Hobear wrote:

Could always convert a backpack yard sprayer into the backpack beer tap.

Misread that as "backyard sprinkler" and thought to myself, that's my kind of WHAAGAAARBLE.

Jonman wrote:
Hobear wrote:

Could always convert a backpack yard sprayer into the backpack beer tap.

Misread that as "backyard sprinkler" and thought to myself, that's my kind of WHAAGAAARBLE.

Jonman I think we found a shark tank idea. Who's ready to invest in the suds sprinkler?!

Hobear wrote:
Jonman wrote:
Hobear wrote:

Could always convert a backpack yard sprayer into the backpack beer tap.

Misread that as "backyard sprinkler" and thought to myself, that's my kind of WHAAGAAARBLE.

Jonman I think we found a shark tank idea. Who's ready to invest in the suds sprinkler?!

We start by targeting Frats and college bars, and then branch out over 4 years into high pressure office spaces like stock brokers, insurance houses, and banks. Before you know it we're a fixture at every party.

"We're asking for 3.5M in start up funds for 3.5% of our company"

DeThroned wrote:

whole 1/4

Cringe aside, get a self-propelled mower. I have between a quarter and a third of an acre, and I can mow the front and back lawns in 45 minutes.

Skiptron wrote:
Hobear wrote:
Jonman wrote:
Hobear wrote:

Could always convert a backpack yard sprayer into the backpack beer tap.

Misread that as "backyard sprinkler" and thought to myself, that's my kind of WHAAGAAARBLE.

Jonman I think we found a shark tank idea. Who's ready to invest in the suds sprinkler?!

We start by targeting Frats and college bars, and then branch out over 4 years into high pressure office spaces like stock brokers, insurance houses, and banks. Before you know it we're a fixture at every party.

"We're asking for 3.5M in start up funds for 3.5% of our company"

*panning shot of picturesque pub beer garden with well-heeled people sipping pints of warm ale*

VO: "Think you know beer gardens? THINK AGAIN!"

*record scratch cut to models in bikinis covered in beer foam (maybe the bikinis are made of beer foam?), laughing and leaping through the suds sprinkler spray*

VO: SUDS SPRINKLER! Get Wet Down!"

*close-up of frat dude in board shorts doing a full-on WHAARGARBLE, then turning to grin at the camera, suds running down his chin and chest as the shot pulls back and the sudsy models drape themselves over him.*

I have almost half an acre, no fence and same as far as it taking 1.5-2 hours, thinking about selling my motorcycle next spring and buying a riding lawnmower with the bagger attachment. I hate raking leaves.

Don't rake leaves. Mulch 'em. I do that with my push mower and it's way better.

What I really need is some kind of vacuum for all the goddamn pine needles.

Jonman wrote:
Skiptron wrote:
Hobear wrote:
Jonman wrote:
Hobear wrote:

Could always convert a backpack yard sprayer into the backpack beer tap.

Misread that as "backyard sprinkler" and thought to myself, that's my kind of WHAAGAAARBLE.

Jonman I think we found a shark tank idea. Who's ready to invest in the suds sprinkler?!

We start by targeting Frats and college bars, and then branch out over 4 years into high pressure office spaces like stock brokers, insurance houses, and banks. Before you know it we're a fixture at every party.

"We're asking for 3.5M in start up funds for 3.5% of our company"

*panning shot of picturesque pub beer garden with well-heeled people sipping pints of warm ale*

VO: "Think you know beer gardens? THINK AGAIN!"

*record scratch cut to models in bikinis covered in beer foam (maybe the bikinis are made of beer foam?), laughing and leaping through the suds sprinkler spray*

VO: SUDS SPRINKLER! Get Wet Down!"

*close-up of frat dude in board shorts doing a full-on WHAARGARBLE, then turning to grin at the camera, suds running down his chin and chest as the shot pulls back and the sudsy models drape themselves over him.*

It's what Frats, parties, and plants want.

Is there a standard GWJ THink Tank Form that we all fill out now? Who do I see about collecting my share of the profits?

Skiptron wrote:

Is there a standard GWJ THink Tank Form that we all fill out now? Who do I see about collecting my share of the profits?

Once we receive your investment check, we'll add you to the list of creditors to defraud at a later date.

Jonman wrote:
Skiptron wrote:

Is there a standard GWJ THink Tank Form that we all fill out now? Who do I see about collecting my share of the profits?

Once we receive your investment check, we'll add you to the list of creditors to defraud at a later date.

Now it is time to discuss product line expansion. I propose moving into the healthfood and supplement area. The Nutri-WHAAGAAARBLE. You can send your food through the over sized delivery line where at the sprinkler end it has open spinning blades that purees your shake for the freshest smoothie and face cutting experience. See also our Nutri-Woodchipper!

Hobear wrote:
Jonman wrote:
Skiptron wrote:

Is there a standard GWJ THink Tank Form that we all fill out now? Who do I see about collecting my share of the profits?

Once we receive your investment check, we'll add you to the list of creditors to defraud at a later date.

Now it is time to discuss product line expansion. I propose moving into the healthfood and supplement area. The Nutri-WHAAGAAARBLE. You can send your food through the over sized delivery line where at the sprinkler end it has open spinning blades that purees your shake for the freshest smoothie and face cutting experience. See also our Nutri-Woodchipper!

Get the Auto-Shucker 2000 attachment for 4 low payments of $99.99. Will fire a freshly shucked oyster with pinpoint accuracy up to a range of 35 yards!!!

Jonman wrote:
Hobear wrote:
Jonman wrote:
Skiptron wrote:

Is there a standard GWJ THink Tank Form that we all fill out now? Who do I see about collecting my share of the profits?

Once we receive your investment check, we'll add you to the list of creditors to defraud at a later date.

Now it is time to discuss product line expansion. I propose moving into the healthfood and supplement area. The Nutri-WHAAGAAARBLE. You can send your food through the over sized delivery line where at the sprinkler end it has open spinning blades that purees your shake for the freshest smoothie and face cutting experience. See also our Nutri-Woodchipper!

Get the Auto-Shucker 2000 attachment for 4 low payments of $99.99. Will fire a freshly shucked oyster with pinpoint accuracy up to a range of 35 yards!!!

Why did we team up with Mr. Wonderful. He wants to turn our genius into a weapon. Introducing the Oysterman Power Shell Armor!

I am worried we're becoming the baddies....

PS I really want that clam shucker now...So much fun to be had.

This definitely qualifies as a silly purchase, since I backed this Kickstarter project for a universal remote (the NEEO) in early 2015 and have only just received the actual unit - around 2 years later than it was originally promised to be delivered.

The software is still pretty rough around the edges from what I've read, and I can't really hook it up till l also receive some additional IR extenders for my AV cabinet - since the remote itself does not have an IR facilities in it.

But still, it's an absolutely gorgeous piece of industrial design:

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So, I have almost completed my record player Restoration. Turns out the turntable idle wheel is shot, so I had to pick up a separate turntable of Craigslist but found one for 15 bucks. I've had issues with the little cheapo amps that I have bought, with the first one having horrible Bluetooth and the second one with a sticky volume knob. On the bright side speakers sound great in both. Not sure what I will be replacing inside the consle since my new turned won't fit, but I'm trying with the idea to mount a monitor and have it be a little retro gaming station.

Editing the link to a proper album

https://photos.app.goo.gl/4nGMORGK2M...

Next steps is to mount all the audio hardware and maybe find an old vintage receiver to put inside to drive the audio.

I, uh, bought every 1st Edition AD&D book.

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TheHipGamer wrote:

I, uh, bought every 1st Edition AD&D book.

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Preserving history is never silly

So jealous! I wish I knew where all my old D&D stuff ended up. I think my folks had a purge when I was away at summer camp one year.

bighoppa wrote:

So jealous! I wish I knew where all my old D&D stuff ended up. I think my folks had a purge when I was away at summer camp one year.

I’d lost my originals at some point in the 90s, but I’m now running a group of millennials through 1e Temple of Elemental Evil, and having a total blast.

Does this count, given that it will be in a closet until Christmas?

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Totally counts as silly, regardless of time of year.

(I'm still super jealous though).

Sorry for the potato quality of the pic!

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My 11 year old and myself had a blast yesterday talking to the Mini for a couple of hours. I am going to buy one for my folks as a stocking stuffer!