This Fish in a Bag soap looks just like the fish you can win at fairgrounds but it is actually a cleverly disguised soap. The fish, which are available in five separate colours, is plastic and is suspended in a clear, scentless vegetable based glycerin soap that resembles water.
This could …

The moment I came across this product my heart skipped a beat. Now this could be due to one of two things, the first being that I’m soon to depart this mortal coil and the second – which, frankly, is my personal preference – being that this is one of …

Christmas is fast approaching and though you may well have purchased the ultimate present for the geek in your life (socks with a sewn in LED light really don’t count, by the way) you could ruin it all by wrapping it up in bog standard wrapping paper.
They say that it’s …

Inspiration can strike at any time but, invariably it will strike at the most inconvenient of times when even if you have a pen by the time that you’ve found anything to write on the idea has passed to be lost forever. Take today for example, whilst walking back from …

We’ve featured a fair few watches on Thoughts from the Sidelines, the majority of which have been rather dashing retro-styled affairs, but this Einstein watch is a little different in that, although it appears to be a somewhat traditional analogue watch, it works in a rather fascinating and unique fashion.
Apparently …

If you need a new hobby and but are not patient enough to cultivate a real Bonsai Tree then this could be the answer as this Bonsai Potato Kit includes all you need to get started in the fascinating world of Bonsai Potatoes – except the actual potato itself.
Requiring zero …

I am going to put myself on the line here and say that this is unequivocally the most bizarre item that I have ever come across and, considering some of the bizarre items we have already featured on TFTS I accept that such a bold statement may come as somewhat …

Following on from the rather Gothic and wholly macabre Nightmare Dolls previously featured in TFTS, the last thing any self respecting Goth wants in their bath tub as they celebrate their annual scrub-up is a bright yellow rubber duck with a big, leering grin across its beak.
After all something as …

Are you considering a new religion? Why not convert the easy way with one of these Plug ‘n’ Pray Religious Conversion CD Rom kits. Covering Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim and Hindu faiths each kit comes with Holy Book CD-ROM software and includes a PnP Conversion Accelerator Card which will assist …

As regular frequenters of TFTS will know we like to take a break from the tech wizardry and gadgetry every so often and share with you some of the more curious and frankly bizarre items we’ve come across during our relentless quest to find material for you, our esteemed readers.
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For those of us who have pets it would be true to say that they occupy a rather special place in our life. Always there, always dependable – and equally dependant on us – a terrible day at the office can all but fade into obscurity as we open our …
