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 December 2021 issue of MAD, produced by the now, tiny (it’s down to two people!) LA MAD staff. In the December issue I wrote The Omenous with art by the wonderful Harry North, Esq. & The Clamityville Horror with art by the amazing Mort Drucker!  Remember cute or clever wrong WTHII 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 (ET) October 31st 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 November 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

Once again lots of people knew what it was. Or sort of what it was. We picked the 6 winning answers closest to what the WTHII gadget is. It’s the CanPump Fizz-Keeper, designed to keep canned drinks from going flat. It won’t work on a bottle, just a soda can. Pumping the top after you lock it on the can is supposed to add fizz to the remaining drink. Available in colors.

The winners are:

It is a top for an open soda can. You press the top to put air in the can to keep in the fizz. Tommy Grey

Fizz Keeper Can Pump. It repressurizes a can of soda. Keeps soda fresh for weeks. Brandon Hanke

It’s a closable can lid to keep an open soda can from losing its fizz. Sent from Pat’s iPhone

Device that fits on top a soda can. The green is a button that you press several times to pump out the air in the can. — PizzaGew,

The green top can be used to pump in some pressure to preserve the gizfizz. Dave Rivera

A lid for aluminum cans with pop top. Clamps top rim of can and you push lid down to latch and seal. Bob Guthrie

See ‘how to get your MAD magazine’ below, at the bottom of the ‘cute, clever, could be’ winners.

WE GOT THIS MANY TIMES. WE PICKED ONE AT RANDOM:

That green thing is obviously the launch button for Elon’s SpaceX rocketship to Mars! Steve C. in Phoenix.

LOTS OF SUBMARINE/BOAT HATCH/PORTHOLE ANSWERS, WE PICKED TWO AT RANDOM:

That is a Submarine Hatch for the Mini submarine for Kiwis. Steve

This is a new self installed porthole for boats. Won’t leak -watch for the install video for Dick’s boat. Vince C

OTHER WINNERS:

That is a mood ring on the outside, but on the inside it is a secret decoder ring. It decodes… wait, that is a secret. Mr Tom

That is an automated tiddlywinks flipper, you put the tiddlywink on top and it does the rest. – Chris Durkin

It’s a wrist wearable. When walking outside push the green button and the red stoplight turns green. P3p3l3pew

Watch protector to cover your watch and door to open up to see time. Keith Johnston.

I believe this is used to protect your belly button from the elements. David Lo

It’s a peep hole for your screen door. It has a latching cover so they can’t look in. Jeff.

Useful to avoid contact with contaminated elevator buttons. Personal elevator button: perfect for pandemics. L.Howell

It’s a portable green traffic light – you’ll always have the right of way! Redacted

I am pretty sure this is HAL the computer’s jealous brother. Thgttg

That’s an EASY button found in Staples shops in Ireland. Carole Marciano

WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.& I’ll try to send to Canada) get the October 2021 issue of MAD. (I have the MAD Guide To Sky Diving in that issue with art by one of MAD’s most famous artists, Jack Davis. 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. 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 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 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