Here’s The New Jan/Feb 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 April 2021 issue of MAD, produced by the now, tiny LA MAD staff. It’s the Espionage Edition, and I wrote 17 pages of satires in that issue including spoofs of the TV show 24, Mission Impossible & Get Smart.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.comby midnight (EST) Feb 28th 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 March 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
There were just three winners, but they all knew what that gadget was designed for! Here are those winners:
It looks like a pot spoon rest. it clips onto a pot and allows the spoon to drip back into the pot. Ken Wodiska
That is a holder for dripping utensils and it clips to the edge of a pot. Judging by the little nubs on it I am guessing it is French 🙂 DrBob
Trudeau Flex Pot Clip – holds spoon on edge of pot or pan. Bill Hall
To learn how to get your prize please read the description under the ‘cute, clever, could be’ winners below.
Since there were only three winners with the correct answer, we are giving away 15 autographed copies of MAD (instead of 12) to those with cute, clever, weird, ‘could be’ answers.
The most given answer was like the first one below. There were about 20 similar answers, so we picked out one at random:
The object is obviously a prosthetic claw for disabled crabs. Greg
It’s a double beer bottle opener. For when you want to open 2 brews at the same time. Bryon J. Hammer
A clip that goes on a bicycle to hold grocery bags. Mary Geisler
It is a double cooking tong for when are cooking complicated food. S.W, Marston
It’s a pair of tongs from the Krusty Krab in Bikini Bottom. Deborah A Stressner
Training claws for pre-teen crabs. Jason G.
A shower rod cell phone holder! Shawn Craycraft
Attachment for your clothes closet rod to hang other things. Bill Chambers
Chopsticks for hot dogs, of course! Blintze
Twist off Bottle cap opener. Phil
Tooth Extractor for the new version of the “Operation Game”. Jeffrey Slomovitz
A drink holder: clips onto sturdy plates to hold your drink in stemware or a long-necked bottle, so you can walk around the party. Ralph Osinski
My guess is that this is handcuffs for crabs. Dare I saw claw cuffs. Ben from Omaha
It’s a recipe card holder you clip near your work area. Place recipe card vertically in the slot. Phillip
This is used for picking up a sausage out of the deep fryer. Marty
WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.) get the February 2021 issue of MAD. 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
Here’s The New Nov/Dec 2020 “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 February 2021 issue of MAD – issue #17 of new MAD produced by the LA 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) December 31st 2020. By entering you agree this is a game for fun and laughs. Winning answers are published on this website the 1st or 2nd of January 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
Winners of the Sept/Oct game with the right answers.
Cane Holder for Walking Stick or Cane that clips onto it and allows you to place it onto the edge of your table via the small rubber button. Frank Hirtz
This is a cane balance holder. My father had one of those. Don
IT’S A CLIP TO HOLD A WALKING CANE ON A TABLE OR SHELF. RAY DOKUPIL
It’s the TULIMED – Cane Holder for Walking Stick or Cane. Hang Your Cane on Table, Desk or Counter. About $7 From Amazon or Fashionable Canes. Ralph Osinski
This gadget holds a cane upright for easy access. Attach it to a piece of furniture and the jaws hold the cane. Brandon Hanke
It’s a CANE MINDER. This lives on your cane and allows it to balance on the edge of a table beside you. Carol C.
To learn how to get your prize please read the description under the ‘cute, clever, could be’ winners below.
Cute, Clever, and ‘It Might Be That’ Answers That Won
(GOT LOTS OF DARTH VADER ANSWERS, WE PICKED TWO.)
I think this is a Darth Vader cloak for your nose. It may not be official Star Wars merchandise! Wasim
It’s the next “baby” version of Star Wars – 1st Baby Yoda and now “Baby Vader” Jeffrey S.
(WE ALSO GOT MANY ANSWERS LIKE THE TWO BELOW, WE PICKED ONE OF EACH AT RANDOM.)
I think the object is a coax cable stripper. Brian Tillman
It’s a staple remover for the stapleless stapler (from the last contest). Keith Phillip
OTHER WINNERS:
Plastic toe nail clippers. Doesn’t work very well, but you can get pass TSA & carry it on the Plane. Mr Tom
It’s a swimmers nose plug! Theilliniguy
An automatic jar lid opener – Nan S.
It’s a nun costume for a cat. Barbara
It’s a device for new fathers to hold their nose whilst changing baby diapers. Brian
It’s this biggest potato chip bag clip I’ve ever seen. Ben from Omaha Nebraska
It’s a microphone that clips on your pet bird’s perch so he can sing into it. Carole Marciano
It looks like a cigar trimmer. Marty
WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.) get the December 2020 issue of MAD. 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 December 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.
Here’s The New Sept/Oct 2020 “What The Heck Is It?” Gadget!
The Sept/Oct WTHII Game is over. Later in the day on Nov 1st, the winners and the new game will be posted here so come out and check!
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 2020 issue of MAD – issue #16 of new MAD produced by the LA staff. Remember, right answers and 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) October 31st 2020. 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 2020, 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
Winners of the July/August game with the right answers.
The “what the heck it” is a paper crimper that replaces a stapler. Sid Chabus
I bought this product several years ago. It is a staple free stapler. Steve Miller
I work with special ed students and we use stapleless staplers. Amy
I was watching a youtube video by the Crazy Russian Hacker and saw this month’s WTHII!
A stapleless stapler. Spike.
That sir is a staple-less stapler. -Phillip Kluttz
Read how to claim your MAD under the ‘cute, clever, could be’ winners below.
It is a collapsible top hat. Hitesh
It’s obviously a donut holding stand! Patrick aka Dr. Atomic
air inflator Bill Chambers
It is a spring loaded garlic chopper. Mr tom
COLLAPSIBLE DRINK CUP. Diana in Yankee Land
This is a button that when pressed lights a UV blue light to disinfect stuff. SusiQue
This is the top hat for the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. -Skullman
Door viewer peephole installation tool. -Jason Harris
It is a portable stage for circus ants. Jslo
Toe stubber – stick it to the middle of the floor, hours of family fun. – Kayhe9
That’s a blue light that a firefighter places on their car dashboard when they’re on their way to a fire. Carole Marciano
This is used by the baker for making holes in hand made donuts. Marty
WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.) get the October 2020 issue of MAD. It’s the Super SpooferHeroes Issue! I have three pieces from the past 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. MAD’s ‘cheap’ 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 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.
Here’s the new July/August 2020 “What The Heck Is It?” Game!
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 October 2020 issue of MAD – issue #15 of new MAD produced by the LA staff. That issue will be all about Super Heros! Remember, right answers and 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) August 31st 2020. By entering you agree this is a game for fun and laughs. Winning answers are published on this website the 1st or 2nd of September 2020, 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
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