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.)

You’ll be playing for the June 2023 issue of MAD, produced by the new, tiny (it’s down to two people!) LA MAD staff. And Yes, I should be in it. (I don’t know for sure because that issue is still being put together by MAD Art Director, Suzy Hutchinson.

Remember cute or clever wrong answers can win too! Please be sure to put ” WTHII” in the subject line of your email so we can pick it out quickly. The judges have very small attention spans, so make sure entries are no more than 25 words, and please,  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. Email your entry to gizwizbiz@gmail.com  by midnight (EST) May 1 2023. By entering you agree this is a game for fun and laughs. Winning answers are published on this website the 1st or 2nd of May, 2023, 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 & some Canada addresses. Please don’t answer on this website; it won’t count. Good Luck! Winners outside the US & Canada can have a now 40 year old Alfred E. Neuman photo autographed to them, scanned and emailed to them. Again, sign your entry with something or it won’t count.

Entries go to: gizwizbiz@gmail.com

This was easier than a lot of the other WTHII games. About two dozen people knew what it was. We picked 6 at random:

I think this was a TurboSnake— a thingy to unclog sink drains. David B.

Flexible drain cleaner. Steve Miller

It is a clogged drain cleaner. Bryon J. Hammer

It is a pipe sink vibrator hose for cleaning drains. Jerry Kolmeier

A device used to clear out hair and clogs from drains. Luscious1

For removing hair from shower drains. Maybe called “Turbo Snake” Skylightdiver

See instructions below ‘Cute, Clever, Could be’ answers below on how to get your prize.

2^nd most given answer, something to do with cleaning ears. We picked one a random:

Handy ear wax removal tool for people with big ears. John

3^rd most given answer, something to do with a stove burner, we picked two wacky ones:

It is a portable electric burner for boiling water in a teapot while on a plane. Philip Meadows

Device you put on your gas stove so people think you have an electric stove. Roger Sperry

Lots of answer involving cleaning musical instruments. We picked one at random:

I believe that is a French Horn Cleaner. Jim Davis

Other winners:

Elephant trunk cleanout tool…with convenient storage clip Ron K. Levy

A cinnamon roll gone way wrong. itsthemob

New diet device. Attach one end to your belt and the other end anchors to the table so you can’t reach the refrigerator. Ian Winkler

Attach this to your computer mouse so it won’t run off when you aren’t around. Skullman

It’s one of those old mosquito killers you used to fire up at the drive-in. Ric in Texas

Street sign for the worst roundabout ever created. John from NY

Cat toy. Wiggle it around and watch cats go crazy trying to catch the furry mouse at the end. Mr Tom

It’s a specialized brush for cleaning spiral staircases. Curt Vienna, VA

WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.& I’ll try to send to Canada) get the April 2023 MAD 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. Winners of MAD magazine are for US addresses only, although I have been able to send MAD magazine to some locations in Canada. If you win and live in the US or Canada, 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 40+ year old Alfred E. Neuman pictures, instead of the MAD magazine, 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 & Canada email me with WINNER in the subject line and I’ll autograph an Alfred E. Neuman photo to you, scan it & email a high res image 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.)

Surprise! Only one, exactly correct answer! It is —-

Bottle with top half upside down inside the bottom half. Two parts are screwed together to make a bottle. Dan Mottola

Giz Wiz: I bought mine at Deal Genius. Described as: Convertible 32oz Water Bottle – Compact for Travel, Hiking, Gym. Bottle unscrews and turns into drinking cup. (They fail to mention: make sure the liquid is below the ½ point before unscrewing!)

It was still available 12-31-22 for $4 + $5 shipping. https://tinyurl.com/24f3e9pe

And this answer was on the right track, so we picked it as a winner too.

This looks like an upcycled bottle that was turned into a drinking cup. Jeff Schulze

See instructions below ‘Cute, Clever, Could be’ answers below on how to get your prize