Comments on: Lunchtime Quiz: Let’s go to the SkyMall

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:15:10 +0000

100%! I love SkyMall!

By: kate

kate — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:45:41 +0000

I really wanted the foam gun to be real. :(

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:37:33 +0000

Not bad – and embarrassing though it may be, I actually owned the hot dog grill. In my defense, though, it was a cheap knock-off of the SkyMall version. It actually did an OK job of heating up hot dogs, but sanity eventually prevailed and I reclaimed that little portion of my scarce counter space.

Hey! I have an election-year reCaptcha:

Goldwater Yet?

By: Random

Random — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:00:35 +0000

Some of the “wrong” answers (like the Rolled Paper Hat) are from a book on “chindogu,” joke Japanese inventions. Look up the word on Wikipedia or Amazon to find out more about it/the book (its subtitle is something like “101 Unuseful Inventions”).

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:03:31 +0000

100% as well. I love to look through the SkyMall catalog just to see what crazy things are in there.

Recaptcha: Thinking United- Too weird because the last flight I took was on United a few weeks ago.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:42:55 +0000

A little scared that I got 100% on this, but as Scott commented above, SkyMall’s catalog copy does have a distinctive voice that makes it easier to pick out the real from the fakes.

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:48:54 +0000

100% but then I travel 50% of the time and always look at the Skymall magazine for fun. I have seen the slanket, hot dog machine, kitty litter holder, doughnut machine, and the shot chiller. They are all currently available for purchase as of the Summer 2008 catalog. Good quiz!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:49:14 +0000

Yay 100% and I haven’t even been on a plane in 3 years. Anyway now I have to go buy the hot dog thingy and the slanket.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:36:40 +0000

Yeah..I got a slanket from my grandmother for Christmas a couple years ago. It stayed in the wrapping till we sold it at a yard sale before my parents moved. I hope whoever boguht it is enjoying it.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:35:14 +0000

100!

And I didn’t even read the Skymall on my last flight