Cool Gift of the Day
Friday, December 23, 2005
What it is:
A fun and slightly creepy pop-up book that defines some of the most common phobias.
Why we love it:
Phobias are funny things, despite our certain knowledge that our phobias are exaggerated or irrational, we cling to them nonetheless. We commit to our phobias, stridently avoiding small spaces, clowns, the dentist, germs or whatever particular beastie is the object of our lack of affection. Many of us will go to ridiculous lengths to avoid our chosen fear, a tactic which almost guarantees we'll never get over it. Well, we think there's a better solution. We think it's time to put the fun back in bloodcurdling terror again. If phobias are, as we said above, "funny things", then by all means, lets make them funny things. The Pop-Up Book of Phobias is a fun and irreverent exploration of some of the most common phobias. Flip through the book and there's a good chance you'll find a few of your nightmares leaping off the page. It may be a bit odd, but after all, aren't you tired of the same old ordinary coffee table books with landscape photography? This is a way for the fiendish of humor or the cowardly of heart to have a little fun with their guests. They can leave this book out on the coffee table and wait for the screeching to begin. Yep, phobias are funny things alright.
Who we'd give it to:
Phobics, sadists, people with very peculiar senses of humor, psychotherapists.
Where to get it:
From
Amazon.com for a terrifying $19.77