Here's the new May/June 2012 "What The Heck Is It?" Game!

To play, come up with the right answer, or make up a silly, or inventive answer that we find funny or clever that describes the gizmo shown. We give away up to three dozen autographed copies of MAD Magazine. (Up to 12 for the correct answer, up to 24 for cute, silly answers.) Something to remember though: The game rules are made up to fit the occasion and we might have to change them at a whim! After all, we're talking MAD Magazine here! IMPORTANT! The judges have very small attention spans, so make sure entries are no more than 25 words, and please make just one guess per entry. You can enter more than once, and you can enter even if you've won in the past. But you must sign your entry with a nickname, screen name, fake name, or even real name, but sign it! If it's not signed, it's not eligible.

You'll be playing for the July/August 2012 issue of MAD! 

Remember, right answers and cute or clever wrong answers can win! Please be sure to put " WTHII" in the subject line so we can pick it out quickly. And good luck!

E-mail your entry to gizwizbiz@aol.com by midnight (EDT) June 30th, 2012. By entering you agree this is a game for fun and laughs, and winners, chosen by the judges, get autographed copies of MAD Magazine, 516. the July/August 2012 issue. Winning answers are published on this website, so you have to come back to see if you won. Because MAD is real cheap, we have to limit mailing winning copies to the United States and Canada. Be sure to check back July 1st or 2nd, 2012 to see if you've won, and follow the directions below to claim your prize! Good Luck! Winners outside the US and Canada can have their names included as a "shout-out" on an upcoming Daily GizWiz Netcast as their prize.

The March/April "What The Heck Is It?" Winners!

This was the March/April 2012 What The Heck Is It? gizmo.

And here's what it was and who got it right! 

Three people got the right answer – it’s the Padlette – a handle for the iPad. Two winners even included the proper website!

 Love your The Daily Giz Wiz! It looks like the Padlette Handle for an iPad!

http://technabob.com/blog/2010/12/15/padlette-ipad-handle/  Allen C

Its the www.padlette.com!!!!!  -Kent Daigle

 This actually goes on an iPad so you can hold on to it from the back.  Brendon

These three and all the winners below will receive an autographed copy of the May/June 2012 MAD Magazine.

Here's the clever, cute, or original winners of the March/April 2012 "What's The Heck Is It?" game.

Everyone on this list & the correct answer list above is a winner!

 Winners: Cute, Clever, Stupid, etc.

The most given answer, which at least 70 people said, was some sort of brass knuckles. We picked three.

Yoda's brass knuckles. The kid version in safety blue plastic. Ka-Pow! -Michael

It's a set of baby brass knuckles (in plastic for safety) for babies (in blue for boys). Richard Bitting

It is a set of 'brass knuckles' (brass not included) for Disney cartoon characters.  Madman & Madmanswife

The second most given answer, cigar cutter. We got dozens of them and picked two at random:

It is a new safe to use Cigar Tip Cutter. I didn't say it worked. Lostboy64

My answer is: A humanitarian cigar trimmer. Brad

More than two dozen stockade answers. We picked this one.)

Without a doubt this is a stockade for blockheads.  Mike Kimble

It's a Rappel / Belay tool for climbers. I hope it is anyway. Chase Barber

Eyeglass frames for someone who has a third eye. D.A. Sandova

A handle for carrying grocery bags. Peter Murray,

Three ring napkin holder for really sloppy people. Tim in Indiana

This is a cord organizer. Ray Dokupil

High-efficiency dog training aid. Train three dogs to jump through a hoop at once! -- John Hattan

It's clearly a reusable multiple soda bottle tote thingamajigger with simultaneous bottle opening technology. MirandaJanell

Adjustable neck scarf slide.  Shane Shellenbarger

Everyone knows that's a yoke for your hard-working mice! :-)  Bill_MI

It’s a finger exerciser! Patrick O'Rourke

The device pictured is a spaghetti measuring aid for eaters on a very restrictive lap-ban diet. Jafo

Oh my, it's a ginormous pop can tab! Dan Saulsgiver

It's obviously an OFFICIAL starter for thumb wars!!!!  Sets the correct spacing, and eliminates cheating!!! Laine

Reduced calorie candy bar. –Vernon

Mustache handlebar tie; to get the curves to hang out correctly, by tying the two ends together up and over the nose. “TH”   (Tom Hansen)

You put your big toe from each foot into the hole on each end of this gizmo and it keeps your legs from getting tangled up while you sleep. Scott Duink

Marty Gray -  A shock absorber for a dock rope.  (We liked Marty’s answer because there is a marine shock absorber that looks very similar to this.)

It’s a coffee scoop for people who don’t like coffee. Signed the beading queen.

I don't know what it is, but it appears to say OOO. Mark Saarinen

It's a gizmo for sailors who can't tie knots.  You thread the rope through the holes and it holds the rope taught.  Curt Eskridge

Window blind cord minder  - Shawn Goodin

It’s a “bubble wand”  signed pamo

Japanese finger trap – Shane Burgess

If you won more than once, please just ask for one autographed MAD because we picked more than 24 winners. Email me your full name & address - (US/Canada only - otherwise email me & we'll give you a shout-out on The Weekly Daily Giz Wiz) I'll autograph MAD 515 the June 2012 issue with your first name & my name unless you specify Dick's name only. Please put MAD WINNER in the subject line of your email so I can pick it out from the hundreds of emails I get every day. Thanks!!!  Dick De, The Giz Wiz & MAD's Maddest Writer.

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Don't forget to go back to the top of this page to play the new May/June 2012 WTHII? game. And sign your entry with name, initials, something or it won't be counted. Last month about 2 dozen entries weren't signed and were disqualified. Thanks.