Funny, silly, and 'well, it could be that' answers.

Most given answers included smoke alarm and/or strobe light. We picked a couple at random:

I'm thinking it's a smoke alarm with a strobe light. Kenito Wills

This is a poor man’s police beacon light that sits on top of the roof of your car Skullman

Another wildly popular answer, some kind of juicer. We picked two at random:

This is obviously Elon Musk’s new solar-powered juicer. Joe Luteran

Hand juicer that you put an orange on top of. Allison Maria

Another popular answer was some sort of stick-up light. We picked one at random:

It's one of those stick up lights for a hall closet. Bryon J. Hammer

Other winning answers:

"A coffee mug assistant, put it on your coffee mug & it lights up & reminds you how well is your coffee now" Kasra

That’s a first generation security camera. Mounts on the ceiling giving clear access to the room. CaroleK

It looks like to me that your gadget is a mini portable Bluetooth speaker with disco type lights on top! Michael Manley

Looks like those new kind of road flares that light up. — PizzaGew, Lake Nacimiento, CA

“Musical LED Smoke Detector with beat matching lights” Plays songs on SD card. G.A. Jones

That is a pill crusher. Insert pill turn and crush. Cynthia Estrada

It’s a wireless doorbell for people that are hearing impaired. Lights up when doorbell rings.

Carole Marciano

An Alien "Flying Saucer" which has landed on a specially build UFO pad just outside the White House so President can meet & greet them. Tomchopper

It's a compact pepper grinder for pocket or purse, for people who like fresh, ground pepper handy. Keith Phillip

Battery operated toothpick holder/dispenser. Diana in Yankee Land

It's a dome light for R2D2. (rechargeable of course) firesurfer.

A refrigerator alarm light? Scott Kastner

Globed Light Show Smoke Detector...-Brian Smith- Wheeling, WV

WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.) get the October 2018 issue of MAD. It's MAD issue #4, the 4th issue produced by the new LA team. MAD's moved to LA but I'm still writing for them from my Gizneyland studio in NYC.

There's no more MAD office in NYC, so I'll pay the $2.79 1st class postage for each winner's MAD. (So many people say they love playing the game, I wanted to make sure it went on.) As announced late last year winners of MAD magazine are now for US addresses only. (MAD to Canada was $11.00+ last year to send one copy.) If you live in the US, email me your full name & address and put MAD WINNER in the subject so I can pick it out easily. I'll autograph your MAD with your first name & my name unless you specify Dick's name only. If you'd rather have one of those 35+ year old Alfred E. Neuman pictures, instead of October MAD, put SEND ALFRED PIC NOT MAD in the subject line. Soon, they will be no more of those either. The remaining Alfred E pics have been shipped to MAD in LA. If you won more than once using different names, please just ask for one MAD. If you live anywhere outside of the US email me with WINNER in the subject line and I'll autograph an Alfred E. Neuman photo to you, scan it & email it to you. You can print it out & no one should know the difference. (I've done it quite a few times already and people say it looks fine.) Or, another choice is OMGchad & I can give you a shout out on the Giz Wiz Show as your prize if you want. (Tell me in your email.) Thanks! Dick De. Email me at gizwizbiz@gmail.com