Am I going mad?

by Robert Popper on June 1, 2009 · View Comments

What is going on?

A few days ago I found this weird object in the street:

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And today I found another one by the bin in my office bathroom:

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Just what is it? Does anyone know? Can anyone help?! Obviously a boring factual answer would probably be useful, but before we get there, anyone got any (silly) suggestions…?

{ 32 comments }

1 Ally Farrell June 1, 2009 at 1:21 pm

It’s an alien.

2 Tom Daylight June 1, 2009 at 1:24 pm

It’s a soap dispenser for mice.

3 Joe June 1, 2009 at 1:24 pm

Its a vodka pump. Designed to pump vodka into dogs and pigs. Note the muzzle fitting at the end of the pipe.

4 Carl June 1, 2009 at 1:24 pm

Is it an ‘extreme hydrator’ or a ‘Taur-Gnooces’

5 Aaron June 1, 2009 at 1:28 pm

That be one of them doo-hickies!!!

6 Paul June 1, 2009 at 1:31 pm

Ever wondered how Amanda Holden manages to cry through a face of no emotion? She actually has one of these strapped on her somewhere and when she needs to show emotion she squeeses her left knee and hey presto! Instant tears.

7 James Wood June 1, 2009 at 1:33 pm

Isnt it one of those Swine Flu fear pheromone generators?

8 Tracy June 1, 2009 at 1:36 pm

It’s a dihydrogen monoxide flange douche.

9 Shackleford Hurtmore June 1, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Need more info – what does the clear liquid inside taste like? Does it induce hallucinations, giggling, vomiting or death?

10 Shackleford Hurtmore June 1, 2009 at 1:52 pm

Also, does it blow or suck?

11 @Andrew_Taylor June 1, 2009 at 2:06 pm

It’s a low-budget WALL-E.

12 professoryard June 1, 2009 at 2:30 pm

I’m pretty sure that it is part of the innards of an office water cooler. http://www.edensprings.co.uk/bottled-water-coolers,uk,4,9.html
The prong is where the big water bottle fits over, and the bottle in the picture is the chilled water reservoir.

13 Poo Shine June 1, 2009 at 2:59 pm

It is a portable colonic irrigation device with attachable fan for post-op drying option.

14 Paul Litchfield June 1, 2009 at 3:47 pm

I’m sure it’s a Bellman 120 Water-Lovely!

15 Robert Popper June 1, 2009 at 4:52 pm

Or for baby rabbits (bunnies)

16 Robert Popper June 1, 2009 at 4:52 pm

Yup – could be that…

17 Robert Popper June 1, 2009 at 4:53 pm

Or a Prine-Helmteth.

18 Robert Popper June 1, 2009 at 4:54 pm

Only confusion.

19 Robert Popper June 1, 2009 at 4:54 pm

Neither. It whisks.

20 Robert Popper June 1, 2009 at 4:55 pm

Probably correct (boringly…)

21 John Wilding June 1, 2009 at 4:58 pm

No, it’s a new doll accessory. Barbie’s biological warfare shelter.

22 King Hani June 1, 2009 at 5:22 pm

It’s an artificial heart for a blue whale.

23 Matthew June 1, 2009 at 6:35 pm

It’s a horses-tears dispenser – ideal for narrowboats or smaller trucks

24 Robert Popper June 1, 2009 at 9:17 pm

Correct! 5 points!

25 Fennetta Goat June 2, 2009 at 8:21 am

Holding the face attachment in a horizontal fashion, you put the twiddley-tweeper (sticky-out bit on the left of the face attachment) in your mouth, then you both blow _and_ suck in a melodic fashion.

The clear liquid in the hamonique (TM) tank converts your breathing-related actions into musical bubbles. These bubbles then disperse 22 seconds later, through the audio-fan (fan-like bit on the right of the face attachment) which you direct towards your cheek-ear-continuum.

The little blue tube, or ‘toob’, goes into your ear, and a little wire extends from said toob into your ear canal. This hijacks the auditory nerves, in order to feed a musiqal-echo (TM) directly to your brain.

It’s great stress relief. I hope these instructions help.
Sir Rob of Poppleton, please upload audio files if you have any success.

26 Fold June 3, 2009 at 9:17 pm

Is it a pooter, one of them things for collecting and studying insects. You suck in one end and suck up the bugs. dont suck in the wrong end though……

27 Vas Deferens June 8, 2009 at 5:26 pm

It’s my grandads catherta and he wants it back!

28 Chris June 8, 2009 at 11:27 pm

Looks rather a lot like one of the cheaper types of Pilt-Wendler, a device for replacing or remoisturising the clansett while it remains in situ on the faltenner (or Duke’s Hammer, if you prefer).

I think these days that procedure has to be carried out by a licenced Piltwrangler (or Piltic Divination Master if you’re lucky enough to have one) and these devices are frowned upon. It’s easy to see why. The glanis nozzle is very unrefined and usually fails to form an adequate seal. There were quite a few injuries involving these in the early days and I think now you can’t actually buy them any more. Probably for the best.

Of course in my grandparents’ day, you’d make your own from an old Clemmy box and a length of spube.

29 Jim June 10, 2009 at 3:48 pm

It’s a trial-sized dispenser of Reverse-Osmosis water

30 Nina San Francisco June 19, 2009 at 8:02 pm

So that’s where I lost them. I had offered a small reward, $3.74.

31 Josh September 16, 2009 at 1:21 am

You know how women love shower heads so much? Well now they’re portable.

32 Ally Farrell October 28, 2009 at 1:00 pm

It's an alien.

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