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Brenda Bush and Alex Aliksanyan Dogs in Danger
You can't help but be touched by Brenda Bush and Alex Aliksanyan, founders of Dogs in Danger, a nonprofit dedicated to finding homes for dogs about to be euthanized in shelters across the country. Read More
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Originally published on November 2, 2007
How to Save a Life
Dogs in Danger
Live or let die? When it comes to Dogs in Danger, there’s only one right answer: live.
The national nonprofit outreach program and website finds shelter dogs on the brink of being euthanized and helps give them the best possible chance at adoption.
Just type in your zip code or state; the site pulls up photos, descriptions, and contact numbers of pooches in your area whose time is almost up (down to the day) and stresses which are most urgent.
Don’t blame the hugely overcrowded shelters — they take in six to eight million pups a year, and euthanasia is a more humane last resort than turning them loose to starve.
Many of the fellas are housebroken, spayed/neutered, and vaccinated, as their owners had to give them up due to cost, time restraints, or long-distance moves.
Go now because time is running out.
It’s do or die.
Available online at dogsindanger.com. -
Suki Dunham OhMiBod
Dudettes everywhere have Suki Dunham to thank for her invention of the OhMiBod, a vibrator that connects to your iPod and vibrates to the beat of the music. Read More
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Originally published on August 22, 2007
iRod
OhMiBod Vibrator
Other Guy: Hi, I’m a Mac.
John Hodgman: And I’m a PC.
OG: Hey PC, you look a little tense.
Hodg: Yeah, the pressure of booting up is getting to me, and my users are incredibly frustrated.
OG: When I’m not up to my users’ standards, they plug in an iPod.
Hodg: Listen, I get it. iPods, iPhones, they’re amazing. I was just looking for a little emotional support. Music doesn’t always help when you’re feeling down.
OG: It does when the music is connected to OhMiBod. If your users aren’t satisfied, they can plug the five-and-a-half-inch long, um, gadget into their iPod. The cylinder-shaped massager will then vibrate to the rhythm of the music.
Hodg: Wow, that gives a whole new meaning to your playlist, buddy.
OG: Sure does. I suggest a slow rise from Sade to Shaggy, but that’s just me. Once they set a playlist, they can hop on the soul train and get off at Masturbation Station.
Hodg: Man, when my users try to get there, my hard drive crashes.
OG: Yeah.
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Dolev Rafaeli NoNo! Hair Removal
Israeli man Dolev Rafaeli is bringing joy to hairy men and women everywhere with his invention of the NoNo, an at-home hair removal device that uses heat to remove unwanted hair painlessly. Read More
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Originally published on October 24, 2007
Just Say NoNo
The NoNo Hair Removal Device
Barry White’s cranking. Yes! Yes!
Asti spumante’s flowing.
Yes! Yes!
Ricky’s seductively unbuttoning his shirt.
Yes! Yes!
To reveal a dense, coarse, jet-black man pelt. No! No!
We like to think that such a scenario may have inspired the invention of the NoNo, a new, in-home hair removal gadget that painlessly defuzzes while slowing regrowth.The secret lies in the hot blade (isn’t that also the name of a failed Sebastian Bach side project?) and a technology that transmits a pulse of heat to the hair, eventually weakening the root. Simply glide it over the undesirably hirsute surface a few times, and it does its thing — no pain, no fuss.
It’s not a quick fix, but with consistent use over a couple months, you’ll see results — whether you’re dealing with Defcon One (peach fuzz) or Defcon Five (Robin Williams).
Unfortunately, the NoNo shouldn’t be allowed to touch your face, breasts, or genitals.
Which, coincidentally, is the same rule that now applies to Ricky.
Available online at sephora.com.