novelties

Crisis Cards

cityfile · 05/15/09 02:11PM

The website selling these "Financial Crisis Cards" say the decks come with just two jokers, but we have a feeling there are a few more of them in the mix. Bring them to your next bridge game at the Palm Beach Country Club and you'll have what will certainly be an instant crowd-pleaser. Or you could buy one now and rest assured you'll have the perfect gift for when former Bear Stearns chief (and bridge champion!) Jimmy Cayne's birthday rolls around next February. [Financial Crisis Cards via Dealbreaker]

The Sad Ending of the 200_ New Year's Glasses

Richard Lawson · 12/31/08 11:42AM

Sayonara New Year's Eve novelties! 2009 is your last chance to wear googly double-zero glasses for another millennium. The 2010 version (see below) just won't be the same, and the original inventors are quitting the business.