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The Rejection List

All That We Left Behind in 2010

Call this UrbanDaddy’s deleted scenes: those ideas that came across our desk, but never made the final cut. Not even close. You’ll soon see why.

Wide-Awake Eyelid Stickers

Wide-Awake Eyelid Stickers

Here’s a plan only George Costanza could love: catch a few winks at your desk, cleverly disguised by these open-eye stickers pasted on your lids. Now if you could only control your snoring and those dreams that you’re being chased, you’ll be all set.

Stuffed Spleens and Ovaries

Stuffed Spleens and Ovaries

For the child in your life: they’re cuddly. They’re smiling. They’re disembodied internal organs. Yup, stuffed, life-size gallbladders, lungs and uteri. There’s probably a better way to introduce a kid to liver than this.

The Metal Tie-Knot Cover

The Metal Tie-Knot Cover

So you’ve made like Charlie Rangel, and picked up a tie bar, maybe even a tie tack. And yet, there just isn’t enough bling on your neckwear. Enter this line of tie hardware—metal fixtures that enclose your knot. Also handy if you’re concerned about being garroted, gangland-style.

HoodieBuddie

HoodieBuddie

The biggest problem with your sweatshirt: it isn’t hi-fi. Or even lo-fi. It is now. Just jack your iPod into one of these sweatshirts, emblazoned with Mickey, the Coke logo, even Betty White (naturally), and listen to your tunes through earbuds embedded in the drawstrings. Just don’t do it in public.

UpdateMe Tee

UpdateMe Tee

Here’s the American Apparel–Crayola mashup you’ve been waiting for. The front of this tee is a giant dry-erase board, with a field for your status update and comments. Which is so much easier than talking to people.

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