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Update: the item is a barbed wire salesman's cane, made of barbed wire from patent number 184,486. No doubt he was selling barbed wire. The answer must have been too simple, because no one guessed it. We did have a lot of strange and amusing answers, though. The prize for the funniest one goes to ladybuggs, who said this is a dipstick for the Munstermobile! That clever thought wins him a t-shirt from the NeatoShop. See the answers to all this weeks mystery items revealed at the What Is It? blog.

It's a drain chain. It's placed down the drain, and after a bath or whenever you decide to clean your drain, you pull it out. The hooks catch all the hair and your drain is clear.

What happens at Grandma's. L blue.
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That's the original pull chain that coined the term, "pulling your chain." It is housed in the National Museum of American Idioms and shares a prominent display case with a replica of the original pulled leg (belonging to one Eustace C. Ferdinander) and an interactive finger pulling exhibit.

Math Problems, M, Black
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It is for pricking finger for signing contract..

at least i a sure anyone that took that thing at hand pricked at least one of his fingers...

may the fork be with you.. 2xl ladie's fit
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it is used in sewing projects turning piping and draw strings. it also can be used as a magic wand to pretend you are not the sad magic-less muggle that deep in your heart you know you are

large-I'm Irish - Do I Get A Free Beer?

I am Irish and Mexican and you do not have a t shirt that says
"I am Irish and Mexican-do i get free whisky and tequila"
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This is a traditional Japanese ear pick. The loops at the end are ideal for dislodging the dry ear wax that is most commonly found in people from Asian countries. It is most likely made of a precious metal wire that has been twisted to form its shape.

Cyborg Black 2XL
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heated and twisted metal was used to make this traditional parish staff from the middle ages the chains at the top were decorative and symbolized man's link to god. the twisted metal represented the long and winding path that we took away from god and then how we returned to him
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When you're a monkey's uncle, you give your nephew this fine Tiffany silver termite swizzle on his 18th birthday. He can fish tasty termites out of their mound in style while he impresses the lady monkeys.

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It's an "off switch" for glass harps.

Which is to say, you swing it like a switch, wildly, at the table full of glassware until sweet, sweet, blessed silence returns.

Don't make me send out the flying monkeys, medium, black.
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It is an 18th century urologic tool used to perform a TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate). Basically roto-rooter to clean out the prostate, so you could say it is like a flute cleaner.
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Following a terrifying accident involving Play-Doh and a microwave, he emerged a mutant. By day, he masquerades as a mild-mannered metaphor for Things Not Particularly Useful, but by night he fights the good fight; diving head-first into locks whose keys have become illegally lost, wiggling about a bit before emerging and saying "Er, sorry dude..." A much-loved hero of the lucrative 24hr locksmith industry, it's Straightened Paper-clip Man!!!

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This is a vetenary tool, with a long official name (Pachanasaldestrictus, I think), but its use is obvious if you ever seen an elephant with a blocked trunk. What is not commonly known is that elephants are very sensitive about their trunks and would not let a human insert this, especially when they are in pain. To use this device, the elephant must either be sedated (risky) or hypnotised. I had that job, I hypnotised elephants. I don't want to go into how, but it involved body-paint and a pan-flute. The experience motivated me to go to night school.

T shirt, pointless stories are my thing, XL green
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Obviously, it is a unicorn horn cleaning wand. What most people don't realize is that a unicorn horn has a hole in the tip that allows for ventilation. Unfortunately, it also allows for all manner of dirt and residue to build up inside. Once a month, all unicorns gather in a magical clearing where a virgin of noble blood uses this tool in a sacred horn cleansing ceremony.

Please send a "Unicorn Poop" in navy, size ladies XL. Thank you.
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It must be planting time on the steel-wool plantations again. This is a sapling of the Steel-Wool Bush (Rubus lanamferrum). After planting, over the course of the growing season, this will become a bramble that can produce (after harvesting and a trip through the Steel-Wool Gin) several pounds of steel wool in various grades.

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Could be a cleaning rod for test tubes, just wind some cotton cloth around it and use it for wiping the inside of test tubes..

Chemist's Glassware M ladie's fit
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That is the pre-pubescent tail of my brother, neatoramabot! They fall out when we turn 6 years old. He hates when mom brings that out in front of his dates!

Save the ales. Gray. Mens medium
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