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This nifty invention really makes me sad that Billy Mays isn’t around anymore, because you know that his version of this infomercial would be EPIC.
I don’t even have words, just…just watch this.
Now I feel bad, because I just made you watch something you can’t unsee.
Before I got married, I got all sorts of advice from people. Â Nobody told me that farting in bed is a major issue for married couples, and now I’m concerned that I’ve been an awful husband. Â Not that I’m overly gassy or anything, but now I’m going to worry about it.
I’m not claiming to be a flatus expert, but if your gas requires military-grade filters that can save you from a nerve gas attack, MAYBE YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR DIET. Â Just sayin…
“Honey, you know how I have to wear a charcoal filter World War I-style gas mask to bed after we eat Mexican food?”
“Boy do I!”
“Well I won’t need to wear that anymore! Say goodbye to unsightly gas-mask lines on my face! Â We’re getting the Marriage Blanket!”
“It’s about time someone came up with a solution to my terrible gas! Â Now I can eat cabbage and rotten meat, and not disturb my loved ones!”
Also, kudos to the designers of this thing for naming it the Marriage Blanket. Â According to their website at http://www.bettermarriageblanket.com/ the blanket is perfect for “weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, room mates, [or a] humorous occasion.” Â It seems to me that giving this as a gift to anyone for any occasion is a good way to get donkey punched.
The website also calls the blanket a “fun solution to a common problem!”  Actually, a way more fun solution if you live with someone who has uncontrollable flatus is to get them a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Fart Alarm 2000, which yells “cowabunga” every time you let one slip.  I don’t know if this exists yet, but it should.
Yet, despite all that, they ALMOST had me wanting to try this thing out. Â That is until they displayed the price of “three easy payments of $39.95.” Â That makes this a $120 blanket, and no part of paying $120 for a blanket is easy. Â It should say “three easy payments of $39.95, and six weeks of buyer’s remorse. You just bought a fart blanket, hahaha!”
I promise you, in a couple weeks, we’ll be seeing infomercials for the new FartSnuggie, “the slanket you can fill with farts without worrying that those around you are judging you. Â Well, judging you any MORE than someone just wearing a slanket.”
If anyone out there actually gets one of these, please come back here and tell me if it’s improved your life. Â Just, please, leave out the details.
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about 1 year ago
I was about to order a raft of those things until I got to the part about the $120.
Heck, I can lift up the covers and release the hounds out the side, for free.
about 1 year ago
Ha! I need six of them. Hubs is a stinky one. LMAO.
about 1 year ago
NO WORDS!! Too funny! That’s as good as the Turd Tape for your toilet. NO JOKE! So funny!!!
about 1 year ago
Alas! Yet another money-making “As Seen” product I should have filed the paperwork on. In the 13+ years the x and I were together, I spent many a long night sitting on the porch perfecting this concept….that, and planning his demise.
BUT WAIT!!–let us save you the expense of a good trial or divorce lawyer! Act now and we’ll include one for the family pet!! Simply pay…..
about 1 year ago
Unless the blanket comes with bungi cords, it wouldn’t do me any good. I would blow the damn thing off the bed – like I do now. Think exhaust from a 747.