The idea for June WTHII game started with an email to me:
Dick, can you guess what this is? (I'll email you the answer in a couple days) If you can guess correctly, I'll send you my autograph (unfortunately I don't have a magazine yet).Adrian in Ohio.
Them my reply to Adrian:
Wow, my first time playing WTHII ... Trendy cork screw? Rich person's cold water handle?Dick De
And then back from Adrian:
Nice try Dick! I like how you guessed its something expensive. But in reality, it’s just a lowly candle carver. It’s used to drill holes in food such as fruits, vegetables or even cheese so a candle can be planted in it for decoration. See picture attachment and website:
Feel free to use this if you like it. I'm still aiming for that autographed Mad Magazine. I've been a reader and admirer of Mad magazine since the 70s. Adrian Budiman
That was my first time playing the WTHII game and I thought it was a great idea for to use for the actual game. So Adrian wins for suggesting the June WTHII gadget. Although there were hundreds and hundreds of entries only one person got it correct!
it was bugging in for days then it came to me…its a candle carver for cutting holes in fruit etc to add a tea candle - Frank Murphy
This is what the June WTHII gizmo looked like on my website.
If you won more than once by entering under different names, I hope you'll accept just one autographed MAD. Thanks!
This turned out to be a hard game to judge because there were so many clever, cute and possible-use answers! We picked more than 24 winners because we couldn’t narrow it down any more than we did. And here are the ones we picked: About 50 to 60 cork or cork remover answers, we just picked one at random: A cork remover for a champagne bottle (and anything else with a cork, I don't drink.)StevenErnest Shane got close to the real answer: The June WTHII appears to be a coring device for cutting plugs of wood. Shane Shellenbarger About 50 people sent in answers that involved a magnet. We picked this one at random:
Dick, it is a powerful magnet to haul away unwanted metallic leftovers. Thanks, Riker17
And so many “perch answers”.Dozens and dozens!We picked this one: This is the 4P! The Perfect Platinum Parakeet Perch! My bird is named is Repeat, successor to my first bird, Pete.Tim From Ohio
And fans of the DGW must be fans of Warner Brothers Cartoons, because we got this answer 40 times!We picked one at random:
That is absolutely the "Acme Pocket Dynamite Detonator" as used by Wile E. Coyote (just before he sat down and it went off in his pocket). Wally Holloway
ANOTHER BIG ANSWER, SOMETHING TO DO WITH CUFF-LINKS. WE PICKED ONE AT RANDOM: It’s an industrial strength cuff-link-CthePrez Lots and lots of golf spike answers.Here’s the one we picked at random:
It’s a golf spike tightenerSteve Miller
And Mr. T would be happy to know about 2 dozen used him in an answer. We picked this one at random:
Is it Mr.T's showbiz career tombstone? Robert Hayes
These are some clever one-of-a-kind answers we liked:
Its a mini ice auger for ice fishing for Minnows. ClemoHalifax NS. It’s a chrome letter "T" with a matching display stand. John Mc
The object for June is an Ear Wax Remover. Insert into ear, twist and pull. P.H. Clynch
It’s a spork tine adjustment tool—solid titanium! Dr. Jerry W. Cobbs
That is Apple's attempt to bring back the pogo-stick! Very stylish. -adamjonfuller.com
This gadget attaches to the top of a beanie hat (in replacement of the propeller) to allow a place for birds to rest in large cities without a lot of trees. It's great seeing more of these environmentally friendly gadgets these days. John Duckworth
This is clearly a Donut Hole Maker. Hole-ly cow! Kelley G. Tedd
It's a wrench. Dr Frankenstein's creation carries one just like it to keep his neck bolts tight. Jack B Animby (LOTS & LOTS OF FRANKENSTEIN ANSWERS.)
This appears to me as either an authentic or an exact replica of a TWITTY. Leo put a lot of thought into the design. That's an actual vinyl sticker, and the top has room for the Dymo label "winners name here". Michael Cortina (Mike included a picture, but pics are hard to deal with when we cut and paste answers.) No modern pirate would be without the Stainless Parrot Desk Stand. Its stainless surface allows for easy cleanup, and weighted base will support even the fattest bird! Will from NameBrandHandle.Net
My daughter says that the mystery item is the world's most durable pogo stick for leprechauns. She's only four. Christopher Bourseau (Many pogo stick answers too.)
a pacifier for a baby robotbigpj
This is a Bowling Ball Carrier.You slip it intothe thumb hole and give it a twist.It locks in and you can carry it easier.Aaron Gray
A tuxedo shirt stud for the Tin Woodman.Joe
It’s a golf cup hole maker for a hampster’s miniature golf course, obviously! Scott “Moose” Sanstad
It’s a bottle cap removal wrench. Denise Auge
This is an antique, I thought. This item is what I used years ago to punch the big hole in the middle of a 5 1/4" inch Floppy Disk. See picture!Steven Adams (If you must include a pic, please attach it as a JPEG or GIF so we cn cut and paste it later on.)
It's a portable magnetic public transportation handle for when there are no seats on the bus or train. Just stick it and hang on tight.CoolB
Isn't this the device that you use to make swiss cheese full of holes? Jennifer Ayala
On the right, the July WTHII gadget! If you're ready to play again, email your guess to dick@gizwiz.biz. Please put "WTHII" in the subject line so I can pick it out easily. I get 500 or more emails a day so I can separate entries quickly that way. Thanks, Dick De
Candle apples. (As opposed to Candy Apples!) From the company's website.
This is the gizmo for the July WTHII. Enter again on the home page by clicking the photo.
Congratulations, Winners!
In you live the US or Canada, E-mail me a snail mail address (with your first and last name!) and I'll send you the July 2008 issue of MAD Magazine. I'll sign it with your name and mine, unless you indicate that you want me to sign it with just my name. In the subject line of your e-mail, please put "MAD Winner" so I can easily pick it out. Please if you won more than once this month, please just email for one copy of MAD. And if you live outside the US or Canada and won, if you like, you can send an email with something you'd like us to mention on the DGW. That will be your prize because MAD is too CHEAP to send issues elsewhere. Finally be sure to check out the June game running right now! You could win the August 2008 issue of MAD. The WTHII Game is on the bottom of the opening page www.gizwiz.biz. If you know all the rules, and how to enter, the July WTHII gizmo is pictured on the right. Email your answer to dick@gizwiz.biz. And good luck! Let me just repeat it -- MAD is cheap, so we can only mail magazines to winners who reside in the U.S. or Canada. But if you're from elsewhere, remember that we'd be happy to congratulate you on an upcoming DGW Netcast instead of sending a magazine! We give away up to 36 autographed copies of MAD a month. 12 for the correct answer and up to 24 for cute or clever answers. Good Luck! And sign those entries with something! AND THEY MUST BE 25 WORDS OR LESS! (Or they get rejected.)
Dick DeB, MAD Magazine's Maddest Writer (And The Giz Wiz.) My Email is dick@gizwizbiz.com. That's where your entry goes. Please put WTHII or "game" in the subject line.
