You ever get an idea that is so wrong, but also super funny, so you have to inflict it on other people?
That's the only explanation I have for what I'm about to show you.
Well, that and John and I sometimes have to leave the house and get in elevators, or type in security codes at drive-up gates, and I figured we needed a better solution than using our elbows - which is especially tricky at drive-up gates.
In fact, it was when John was fishing an old McDonald's receipt off the car floor to use to tap in another code that I first mused, "We should really make some kind of pokey stick for pushing buttons. Like a sacrificial finger. Yup. A spare sacrificial finger." ::snerk::
John, clearly stunned by my brilliance, said nothing.
"But with a cap on it so it doesn't spread the germs around," I continued. "And it'd have to be purse-sized, and kinda spy-gadgety to make it fun. But also super disturbing to freak out any people nearby, because that would be hee-larious. Hmm."
More silence.
"I'VE GOT IT!!"
And now, a few weeks and far too many attempts later, here it is. Move over, ChapStick, here comes... TapStick.
OH YES I DID
(We also debated calling it "TipStick", but that sounds more like a wang than a finger - and wang lipsticks already exist, because of course they do.)
(We also debated calling it "TipStick", but that sounds more like a wang than a finger - and wang lipsticks already exist, because of course they do.)
The retractable finger sensation that's squicking out the nation!
Just imagine pulling out one of these bad boys the next time you're in an elevator. Or at an ATM. Or when you just want to give someone the finger.
Available in 5 awesome colors that are sure to be real nail-biters:
