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Known as MAD's Maddest Writer, co-host of The Giz Wiz with OMGchad at www.GizWiz.TV, The Giz Wiz on ABC's World News Now, and on Tech Guy Labs with Leo Laporte on www.TWiT.TV

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    Saturday
    May012021

    What? There were NO winners with the right answer for the March/April WTHII Game!

    So "What The Heck Was It?"

    It was an extreme close-up of:

     

    The Bright Basics Clip-On LED Glasses Light! Clip them on any pair of glasses and wherever you look, you have light. They're from Audro Products (I've bought a lot of their stuff over the years) and two of them is about $15.00. I didn't see them on Amazon when I looked on May 1st, but they are on the company website

    https://www.aduroproducts.com/products/bright-basics-2-pack-universal-clip-on-led-glasses-light 2/ $14.99

     

     

    Saturday
    May012021

    Cute, clever, weird, 'could be' answers

    Since there were no winners with the correct answer, we are giving away 18 autographed copies of June 2021 MAD (instead of 12) to those with cute, clever, weird, 'could be' answers. Here are those winners:

    More than two dozen spacecraft answers: We picked two at random:

    The early prototype of the Mars rover. Deborah Ann Stressner

     

    Mini-me of the Perseverance Rover. Erick Rivera M.

     

    There were more than dozen tripod answers, we picked one at random:

     

    It's a tripod mount for a camera. Bryon J. Hammer

     

    About a dozen 'bike bell' answers. We picked one at random:

     

    Could it possibly be a bicycle bell? Ron K. Levy

     

    Other cute, clever, 'could be that' answers we liked:

     

    It is a laser light show for a party of one during quarantine! Steve Morton

     

    That’s an embosser press; it’s used to create a raised seal on paper. Carole Marciano

     

    Optical stabilizer for photographic applications. Bill Chambers

     

    This is an outboard motor for beavers when they build a dam. Skullman

     

    New and improved, eye ball polishing orbital buffer. Gus

     

    Its a genuine, Rotating, Automatic Tiddlywink Flipper. Ray Olson

     

    High-end rechargeable sander. Dan Steinbrocker

     

    Time machine for a hamster. Ben from omaha Nebraska

     

    Coin flipper, for when you need to make a decision but don't want the responsibility of flipping the coin yourself. Chris Durkin

     

    Pet Turtle Locator Beacon. Mount in top of turtle's shell. When he runs off, the strobe light and siren alert you to his location. Chris from Jacksonville, FL

     

    Marble polisher. Put your marble on top and watch it get polished. Bruce Crabtree

     

    An LED laser level, with a special mounting bracket. -Andrew

     

    Appliance lifter. Front is a pedal. Step on it and it lifts your refrigerator so you can reach your cats toy. Trina

     

    R2D2’s step brother, I8B4. Greg Hampton

     

    Your dog uses this for dispensing vitamins. He puts his paw on the pedal to get the nutrition he needs. Marty

     

    WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.) get the June 2021 issue of MAD. (Wow, I have 13 pages of material in that issue.) Even though MAD moved to LA in December 2017 I'm continuing the WTHII game and sending out MAD magazines to winners since so many people say they love to play it. I pay the postage so winners of MAD magazine are for US addresses only. If you win and 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 38+ year old Alfred E. Neuman pictures, instead of February 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 were 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 the photo looks great.)

    Email me at gizwizbiz@gmail.com 

    Monday
    Mar012021

    Here's The New March/April 2021 "What The Heck Is It?" Gadget! 

    Do you know 'what the heck it is'? 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 18 autographed copies of MAD Magazine. (Up to 6 for the correct answer, up to 12 for cute, silly answers.) 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 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 June 2021 issue of MAD, produced by the now, tiny LA MAD staff.

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

    E-mail your entry to gizwizbiz@gmail.com by midnight (EST) April 30th 2021. By entering you agree this is a game for fun and laughs. Winning answers are published on this website the 1st or 2nd of May 2021, so come back to see if you won. Because like MAD, we're really low budget here, we can only mail winning copies to United States addresses. Please don't answer on this website; it won't count. Good Luck! Winners outside the US can have a 38+ year old Alfred E. Neuman photo autographed to them, scanned and emailed to them. Again, sign your entry with something - initials, first name, last name, full name, fake name, screen name, something or it won't count. We cut & paste the answers in a long list, so we need a name attached to it. Once again entries go to: gizwizbiz@gmail.com

    Monday
    Mar012021

    Winner -- Yikes!! There was just one winner with correct answer for the Jan/Feb WTHII Game!

    Okay, what was that weird item?

    Only Gilbert from New Orleans Knew! His answer: 

    I'd say that's a finger saver for cutting vegetables. 

     

    And that's exactly what it is, Gilbert. It's called The Tip Tough. It's designed to save cutting your fingers when you're preparing cutting vegetables. Your fingers go inside the Tip Tough, and those tabs at the bottom help hold what you're cutting. It's under $20 on Amazon.

     

    Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3q3NaRl 

    As an Amazon Associate Giz Wiz Biz earns from qualifying Amazon purchases. You pay no more.

    To learn how to get your prize, please read the description under the 'Cute, clever, could be' winners below. 

    Monday
    Mar012021

    Cute, Clever, and 'It Might Be That' Answers That Won

    Since there was only one winner with the correct answer, we are giving away 17 autographed copies of April 2021 MAD (instead of 12) to those with cute, clever, weird, 'could be' answers.

    Lots of pooper scooper answers. We picked one at random:

    It's the scoop from a pooper scooper!! shawn kummer

     

    Lots of 'fireplace' answers. We picked one at random:

     

    An insert for a fireplace to burn pellet coal or wood, to deflect heat into the living space. Brian Shanon

     

    Many 'door stop' answers: We picked one at random:

     

    A doorstop - use foot to push top to adjust how far open door stays. Dalepoco!

     

    Several 'chicken feeder' answers: We picked one at random:

     

    A chicken feeder. Denice Megrew

     

    Other winners:

     

    This looks like a ski or snowboard rack from a old timey ski resort. Matt Freemon

     

    It's the box that Jaws from James Bond keeps his teeth in at night! Deborah A Stressner

     

    The item displayed is a 6 ribbon holder for use in gift wrapping. Bill Chambers

     

    Medieval body armor dental mouthguard accessory - Dark Ages top Dentist recommended. Gus

     

    McDonald's new french fry scoop with french fry separating technology. Hiroki

     

    Dental flosser for a shark, or T-Rex Maurice del Prado

     

    It's a Ice Cube Scrapper..๐Ÿ˜ƒ Bonnie McHargue

     

    Definitely Frank Lloyd Wright’s art deco tanning bed!- Beckee

     

    Mashed potato butterer. The blades scrape rows in your mashed potatoes that get filled with melted butter from the trough. sarcasticWeasel

     

    The item is a guard attachment for porcupine haircut kits. OneFootChicken

     

    That’s a hand-held paper shredder. Carole Marciano

     

    Its a Sterno EZ-Bake oven. "Gijoe", youtuber

     

    This goes in your closet and is used for hanging up your string ties. Marty

      

    WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.) get the April 2021 issue of MAD. (Wow, I have 17 pages of material in that issue.) Even though MAD moved to LA in December 2017 I'm continuing the WTHII game and sending out MAD magazines to winners since so many people say they love to play it. I pay the postage so winners of MAD magazine are for US addresses only. If you win and 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 38+ year old Alfred E. Neuman pictures, instead of February 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 were 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 the photo looks great.)

    Email me at gizwizbiz@gmail.com