The Frank Former

Pictured above, the Frank Former "turns your favorite hot dog into a smiling "hot dog man" that comes to life before your eyes." Firstly, I once saw a film entitled "Hot Dog Man" and, let me tell you, nothing about that movie was appetizing. Secondly, unless Dr. Frankenstein is cooking these hot dogs in his laboratory, I highly doubt that they will come to life. Lastly, people love hot dogs because they are simple. Throw one in a bun and eat it with your hands. Cut them up into bite-sized pieces for the kids. No muss, no fuss. The Frank Former appears to be mussy, fussy and full of lies.

Chuck the Yuck

It's never fun to get airsick (or seasick, for that matter). Thankfully, airlines still provide barf bags for passengers who can't handle the turbulence and/or "chicken" with "cream sauce." In fact, those airsickness bags might just be the last free items that airlines still provide. Why, then, would you want to spend your own money on Chuck the Yuck? Perhaps if you wanted to show your style with a "hip line of barf bags, designed to dispose of all pregnancy and kid-related garbage and yuck." At $4.95 plus $1.25 for shipping for a five-pack, the total works out to more than one dollar per bag. That's a lot of money to literally throw in the garbage.

GoGirl

Ladies, how often have you envied the fact that men can urinate standing up? We pee on the side of the road when rest stops are unavailable, in the woods on camping trips and in alleys when the line at the bar is just too long. Sure, you can squat in all of those places, but that's a risky maneuver. Thanks to GoGirl, however, you can now urinate standing up, too! As we typically do, let's take a look at the product description:

GoGirl is easy to use. Just lower your panties, and put GoGirl against your body, forming a seal. Aim and, well, pee. Pretty simple, huh? GoGirl fits easily in your purse, pocket, or glove compartment...While the concept may be new to you, European women have used female urination devices for years.

So much wrong there. Sure, when you first purchase it, you'll be caring around a clean GoGirl. After you use it? Why yes, that is a pee-soaked funnel next to your unfinished bag of Combos in the glove compartment (or worse, your purse - as if you don't already have enough stuff in there). Also, Europeans have done plenty of things for years - ignored personal hygiene, expressed racism openly, kept the mullet alive - that I don't recommend we embrace as Americans.

The upside to GoGirl? They created a promotional video. Their product may not be good enough for SkyMall, but their video (and the woman in the blazer with some epic 1980s shoulder pads) sure did make my day.



So, at least we have that. And, thousands of products that SkyMall does sell so that we can improve our lives. These products might not have made the cut, but we're all better off because of it.

Check out all of the previous SkyMall Monday posts HERE.