Or, 'They'll Pry My Drink from My Cold Dead Hands' You know that detective-show trope where someone gets stabbed with a knife made of ice? And how it melts before the forensics team shows up? But they figure it out anyway from the watery nature of the blood or the trace amount of water-borne elements found at the scene? Well, this ice-bullet-making ice tray ups the ante. Now TV killers have a whole new M.O. The ice ammo resembles bullets from an AK-47. Not that you could actually fire one of these from an assault rifle, as Mythbusters proved in its first episode. $13.95, from findmeagift.com [via Uber Review]...
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The BBQ Sword looks like it would make a good gag gift for the griller in your life who has everything flame-related already. It's kind of a great sight gag, though the little Boy Wonder/Zorro-esque mask it comes with is a bit goofy. £14.95, from Firebox.com's UK site [via Boing Boing Gadgets]...
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Good morning! If you're the type to chow down your breakfast while checking email, complement your morning ritual with the Egg Mouse Cushion Set, with the sausage and egg serving as your wrist rest and the plate as your mousepad. The set can be found for sale on Dongascience.com, a South Korean website, for about $18. [via Gizmodo]...
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Ad Age reports that the success of the 100 calorie packs are bringing many new players and products into the category....
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Bottled blue cheese dressings are generally a really sorry lot, so when I came across one that is truly delicious I was thrilled. Point Reyes Original Blue Dip and Dressing (which comes in a shallow plastic tub) is made from Point Reyes Farmstead Blue Cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, cider vinegar, dijon, worcestershire, sugar and pepper. Nothing else, nothing to gum up the works or make it last longer. It tastes as good as any blue cheese dressing I've ever had at a fancy restaurant. Point Reyes dressing tastes creamy and tangy and, well, like great blue cheese. It costs more than Wishbone or even Marie's, but those two awful concoctions don't even deserve to be mentioned in the...
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