The QBlog

It's Open Season on Cockroaches

2007-03-15T19:08:00.000-04:00

Cockroaches. La Cucaracha. Blattella. A roach by any other name would still smell of feet. They are creepy when they crawly. People scream when they see them in the dark corners of the room. Big yucky bugs. The legend of the cockroach.

Imagine, if you will, groggily reaching for your morning's box of cereal. What to your wondering eyes should appear, but handful of dark roaches falling toward you. It's such a startling shock, your body won't need that hot, fresh cup of coffee.

Imagine, if you will, turning the corner in your hallway and being halted in your tracks by the site of fifty cockroaches sitting tight in a wiggly line as if they simultaneously rested during a cockroach Welcome Home parade. You might just run the other way.

Imagine, if you will, pulling open your desk drawer at work but your business cards aren't there. Or at least they don't look like they're there. Instead of business supplies, your eyes fixate upon a heap of 144 dark cockroaches (that's a gross, by the way).

Practice your best practical jokes by pulling hilarious pranks on your so-called funny friends. Have fun while practicing your gags on your family. Treat every day like April Fool's Day!
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Pig Noses Good - Other Noses Unavailable

2006-11-22T08:12:00.000-05:00

Strap on Pig Noses are all the rage! We have them by the thousands. Our customers select our quality pig noses individually for costumes or jokes, in batches of three for a Three Little Pigs performances, or by the thousands (like the gratefulpalate.com, the National Geographic Society, 92.5 FM the Hog, and the Washington Redskins) as promotional items. We have a LOT of fun with our plastic pig noses.

That's the good news - we have plenty of pig noses in stock and ready to ship. Now here is the bad news ...

We no longer carry other animal noses. We hope this is temporary, however we do not know at this time when we can expect to carry other animal noses, like the shark nose, wolf nose, rabbit nose, elephant nose, donkey nose, cat nose, etc. We have been told that the company that makes these (a different company than makes our pig noses, thank goodness) has been sold and the new company has not resumed production of these fine items. We are eagerly searching for a new source for these other novelty animal noses.

In the meantime, if you are in the market for a good quality animal nose, jump on the band wagon and grab yourself some pig noses by the dozen! All the best!

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A Special Christmas For A Child

2006-11-18T14:39:00.000-05:00

Here is a fun thing you can do for your child this Christmas Season. Send them a letter from Santa Claus! Simply cut and plaste this letter into your word processor, enter in your child's name where indicated, play around with the font and colors if you care to, then print it out. For the cost of a postage stamp, your child can experience the magic of getting a letter with their own name on it from the big man of Christmas, Santa.
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Dear ----child's name------:

It’s getting very near Christmas and my Elves are busy getting presents ready for the good boys and girls everywhere.

Soon we will be loading up the sleigh and making a special trip to visit you and your family.

Mrs. Clause and I wanted to let you know that we are very proud of you, -----child's name-----, that you have been on your best behavior all year.

I’ve got several more letters to write tonight and Rudolph still needs to be fed so I am going to wrap up this letter.

Keep up the good behavior and I will see you soon!

Love,
Santa Claus

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QualityBargainz announces phone support for novelty orders

2006-11-17T13:29:00.000-05:00

That's right, we now have toll free phone support for placing your QualityBargainz jokes, pranks, gags and novelty orders. Need a special deal on bulk pricing? Have a quick question before you place your order? Please feel free to give us a call. Our new toll free number can be found on our main web site at www.QualityBargainz.com.
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Time to get the firewood ready

2006-10-22T20:34:00.000-04:00

Safety First, Gentlemen
With the cost of natural gas spiking this winter, people are turning to alternative fuel sources. Safety should always be the most important consideration. Don't make the same mistake this guy made.

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2006-08-15T19:50:00.000-04:00

A Great Icebreaker at Parties!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with our friends and family this year, and hope you did, too! One of the guests brought a fun little game that was a big hit at this year's holiday gathering. We like to call it the "Who Am I?" game. It is easy to play and cheap to make ... what could be better?

How to play:

Each person is assigned the name of a famous person. This famous person could be alive or dead, real or fictional. The famous person's name is affixed to each player’s back so everyone else can see who they are, but they can't see it themselves.

The object of the game is to ask other people "yes or no" questions about themselves in order to determine which famous person they are. Don't tell them who their famous person is, nor give them any extra clues. Simply answer their "yes or no" questions and allow them to put their deductive reasoning skills to work.

Some sample questions might include: (a) Am I still alive?, (b) Am I female?, (c) Am I an actor?, (d) Am I Hispanic?, (e) Did I ever invent anything?, (f) Do I have blonde hair?

Some sample famous people might include: (a) Barbara Walters, (b) Johnny Cash, (c) Martha Stewart, (d) Dr. Suez, (e) Santa Claus, (f) George Washington.

What you will need to play:

Our friend went above and beyond this year and printed off famous people's names on Avery labels. It was quick, easy and self-sticking. Peel off a name, slap it on someone's back and repeat until everyone has a famous name on their back.

No time to plan? Don't want to spend the money on printed labels? No problem. Just write out famous people's names on regular scrap paper and tape them to your guests' backs.

The most important "needed item" of the game is a group of friends and family to play with. This game is quick, easy, fun and a great icebreaker at medium to large gatherings.

Our friend even brought scratch-off lottery tickets to give away as prizes when the guests guessed who their famous person was. Prizes are fun but completely optional.
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Serious Meat Fans

2006-07-26T20:12:00.000-04:00

I love my meat.

How simple can it get? I mean, if you love meat ... just come right out and say so. No need to be beating around the bush. It takes a big man to be comfortable in these nickers. When I saw these the first time, I laughed so hard I nearly wet myself. The t-shirts and stickers were funny, too, but this article took the cake ... if you know what I mean. And if you don't, fear not ... I don't really know what I mean either. If you have found funnier shorts, please link them from the comment section. But I think this one will be the funniest one you'll find. Go meat! Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat! Feel free to join the chant anytime you want! Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat!

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Anti-Vegetarian Society of Meat Eaters

2006-07-16T12:00:00.000-04:00

Burgers vs. Beans Battle Rages On

The battalion of burger boys have taken a beautiful shot at the bazillion bean bands with the biting humor of AVSME. Are those enough b's for you?

Witty and cutting, this collection of pro-carnivore attire is a mug full of laughter. Some of the meat eating friendly sayings are tried and true, but they also managed to slip in a quite a few original ones that surely should become classics on their own.

Is your shirt drawer full? No problem. Carnivores have humorous options for other items like tile coasters, clocks, stickers, buttons, magnets and other useful items. The novelty of pro-carnivore mottos is priceless.

Here's the link -----------> Anti-Vegetarian Society of Meat Eaters (AVSME)

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QB Merchandise

2006-07-02T16:25:00.000-04:00

QB for you and me !!

Due to popular demand, we have just released our new line of QualityBargainz merchandise. Each piece will have our signature black and green color theme and sport the sporty Q and the fabulous B.

What QB finds can be had? How about the stupendous stein featured in this article? You betcha. Mugs, hats, books, coasters, clothing, aprons, clocks, teddy bears, buttons, magnets and even throw pillows. There's even a piece for your best friend. After all it's ... QB for you and me!

Click here for ------> QB Merchandise

Video: The Farting Pig

2006-05-29T09:31:00.000-04:00

First there was The Farting Preacher .... Now there is the Belgian Farting Pig!

Or was it the other way around? We may have a whole chicken and egg thing going on here. Regardless, they are both funny. This one is a little cuter than the Farting Preacher, IMHO, but nonetheless ... funny.

And you know how much we love pig related novelties! QualityBargainz, LLC is one of the largest distributors of novelty pig noses on the internet. We've sold tens of thousands of our quality pig noses to hundreds of customers across the United States. People love our novelty pig noses so much that they inspired us to create our first product based Fan Page ... The Quality Bargainz Pig Nose Fan Page. Come visit sometime ... It's a blast.

And speaking about pigs and blasts ... here is our featured video of the day!
(Click on the pig video thumbnail picture below to start video download. Allow sufficient time for download. Depending on your connection speed, it may be viewed best by allowing the video to download completely and then click the play button again to watch the farting pig video all the way through.)

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Groucho Marx Glasses Fan Page

2006-05-27T08:31:00.000-04:00

The Inspiration

Here comes the bride ... all dressed in ... Groucho Marx glasses? You bet. This wonderful couple decided to incorporate our Groucho Marx glasses into their special day. Not only that, but all the guests got in on the action, too. What fun!

We here at QualityBaragainz want to thank this couple for being the inspiration to our second Fan Page ... the QualityBargainz Groucho Marx Style Fuzzy Nose and Glasses Fan Page. It almost feels like we were there, sans having to bring a wedding present or enjoying the open bar.

Tell us they don't look like they are having an absolute blast. Wait a minute ... on the other hand we don't like to encourage lying, so don't tell us that. But you get our point. They had a marvelous time wearing our Groucho Glasses. Want to see more fun and funny photos of people wearing our Groucho Glasses?

Here is the link --------> Groucho Marx Style Fuzzy Nose and Glasses Fan Page

Do you have photos wearing our Groucho Marx glasses that you would like to have on display on our Fan Page? Feel free to e-mail them to us and join in the fun!

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Online Game: Adventure Quest

2006-05-21T17:06:00.000-04:00

Best FREE Online Flash Game

Adventure Quest is simply the absolute, best, FREE online flash game that we have found to date. If there are better ones out there, please let us know with a comment below. 'Cause we have GOT to see what could possibly be better than this.

It is of the fantasy genre, so if you are into swashbuckling and wizardry, you are in for a treat. Sign up for a free account and let the battles begin. Everyone starts out as an adventurer, but you can decide to specialize in a number of different character classes. You can have up to five characters on one account. This online fantasy game is free to play, and you don't even need to provide an email address to them if you don't wish (you do start out with a 1000 gold piece advantage per character if you do provide an email address, which can be a handy boost to starting your characters).

Battle various monsters with your might or your magic. Switch up your armor, shield and attacks based on your opponent's strengths and weaknesses. Quest for special items. Gain control over pets who can help you achieve superiority over your enemies and grow in levels and abilities. The variety of monster opponents is impressive.

If you love the game enough to be compelled to contribute to their worthy project, you can become a Guardian or even gain the X-Boost with a one time, nominal charge. Not a monthly charge. One time.

The free parts of this online flash game will keep your character (and hence, you) busy for hours on end. The paid enhancements just add an extra element of fun and amazement. Try it and see for yourself if this isn't worth throwing a few duckets toward them in appreciation. So what are you waiting for? It's a FREE online flash game! Oh yes, you are probably waiting for the link to Adventure Quest, our favorite free online flash game to date ... well, here it is:

-----------> Adventure Quest

Oh, and if you are so thrilled with this game that you would like to upgrade one of my characters to Guardian status, please do. My mage, Drippie, who has not as of yet been upgraded can be found here:

-----------> Make Drippie a Guardian Today!

Thanks in advance! That was a wonderful gift and surprise. You're the best! Have fun playing your FREE online flash game, Adventure Quest. Battle on!!

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Product: Novelty Coins

2006-05-13T09:42:00.000-04:00

Money, Money, Money!

QualityBargainz has one again expanded its product line. And we have a winner! Currently our line of novelty money items are being offered on eBay. But soon we will be adding these items to our beloved QualityBargainz web site.

Big or small, we have them all!

Jumbo coins: Quarter, dime, nickel, and penny. These are not the cheap plastic kind, they are made from a metal composite. Approximately 3 inches in diameter and weighs 2.5 ounces. Perfect for magic tricks, presentations on money, displays for bankers, accountants and other financial professionals, or just for fun. Your imagination is the only limit!

Mini coins: These are not the cheap plastic kind, they are made from a metal composite. Approximately 3/8 of an inch in diameter. The craftsmanship is tremendous! You will be amazed by the level of detail on this micro U.S. coins.

We once told a waitress we were going to leave her a small tip ... when she saw these tiny coins on the table, she about split her side laughing. She said it was the BEST tip she ever got.

Another time when we were talking about money, we pulled these out tiny coins and asked, "Can you see what inflation is doing to your money?" It really drove home the point and our guests got a huge kick out of novel presentation.

A friend of ours who does magic loves these as he turns a regular coin into a tiny coin, then into one of our jumbo coins and finally back into the orignal regular coin. His audiences love that trick!

How are YOU going to use your new set of Mini U.S. Coins? NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5 as these may present a choking hazard.

Where can you get these awesome novelty coins?
Here they are ----------> Novelty U.S. Coins

Click on the above link and use the store search feature to locate your jumbo quarters, jumbo dimes, jumbo nickels, jumbo pennies or the mini U.S. coin set. Collect them all.

Soon they will also be available at QualityBargainz.com

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Joke: Celebrity Computer Viruses

2006-05-07T15:10:00.000-04:00

Please check your computer for the following viruses:

AL GORE VIRUS - Causes your computer to just keep counting and counting.

MONICA LEWINSKY VIRUS - sucks all the memory out of your computer, then e-mails everyone about what it did.

MIKE TYSON VIRUS - quits after one byte

OPRAH WINFREY VIRUS - your 300mb hard drive suddenly shrinks to 100mb and then slowly expands to 200mb.

DR. JACK KEVORKAIN VIRUS - deletes all old files.

ELLEN DEGENERES VIRUS - you can no longer insert disks into your computer.

TITANIC VIRUS - your whole computer goes down.

DISNEY VIRUS - everything in your computer goes Goofy.

PROZAC VIRUS - screws up your ram, but your processer doesn't care.

JOEY BUTTAFUCCO VIRUS - only attacks minor files.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER VIRUS - terminates some files, leaves, but it'll be back.

LORENA BOBBIT VIRUS - turns your hard drive into a 3.5 inch floppy.

VIAGGRRA VIRUS - turns your 3.5 inch floppy into a hard drive.

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Joke: Idjet Dokter Tirms

2006-05-07T02:18:00.000-04:00

Antibody - against everyone
Artery - the study of fine paintings
Bacteria - back door to a cafeteria
Benign - what you be after you be eight
Bowel - letters like a, e, i, o, u
Caesarian Section - a district in Rome
Cardiology - advanced study of Poker playing
Cat Scan - searching for lost kitty
Chronic - neck of a crow
Coma - punctuation mark
Cyst - short form of sister
Diagnosis - person with slanted nose
Dilate - the late British Princess Diana
Dislocation - in this place
Duodenum - couple in blue jeans
Genes - blue denim
Enema - not a friend
False Labor - pretending to work
Impotent - distinguished / well-known
Labor Pain - hurt at work
Lactose - people without feet
Lymph - walk unsteadily
Microbes - small dressing gowns
Obesity - City of Obe
Pacemaker - winner of Nobel Peace Prize
Protein - in favor of teens
Pulse - grain
Red Blood Count - Dracula
Rupture - Ecstasy
Secretion - hiding anything
Subcutaneous - not cute enough
Tablet - small table
Tumor - extra pair / you die
Ultrasound - radical noise
Urine - opposite of you're out
Vein - at what time?

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World's Largest Functional Tetris Game

2006-05-06T20:36:00.000-04:00

When They Said "Big Video Game Tournament," They Weren't Kidding!

What do you get when you combine 10,000 Christmas lights, a PC, about a dozen curcuit boards, a building and way too much time on one's hands? Well the world's largest operational tetris game, of course.

You've heard the stories, you've seen the pictures, but have you seen the video? For those still hanging on to the hope that such an enormous video game device has yet to come to reality, seeing is believing. Now you can see the video of the world's largest Tetris video game for yourself.

Here's the link ---------> World's Largest Functional Tetris Video Game

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1980's Public Service Announcements

2006-04-26T21:48:00.000-04:00

Do you suddenly have a hankerin' for a hunk 'o cheese?

Saturday morning cartoons on ABC used to be such a treat. Even the commercials were entertaining. Well, not so much the commercial commercials, but rather those stick-to-your-brain public service announcement cartoons ABC used to air. You remember them. I know you do. You are probably smiling right now just thinking about them.

We want to share a marvelous little link we found to the past. This site does a wonderful job of pulling together an all but forgotten piece of PSA history. Sit back, grab a hunk of cheese and take a stroll down memory lane.

Here is the link -----> Education 80's

Which was your favorite?

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Our Name in Lights!

2006-04-10T15:03:00.000-04:00

LED-Live.com Features QualityBargainz.com

They didn't necessarily do it on purpose, or even knowingly, but QualityBargainz.com was seen earlier today on LED-Live.com. This is a unique idea for a web site. Type in your message and it will appear on the LED sign right on the web site. They have even recently added a draw feature that can be really cool. Plus some of the users there have really good taste in pranks and gags.

Go try it out for yourself. It's fun and it is FREE. See your name in lights.
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Happy April Fool's Day

2006-04-01T15:02:00.001-05:00

Happy April Fool's Day !!!

Visual Tour of the Prank Zone

2006-03-27T16:08:00.000-05:00

Get Ready for the Novelty Mystery Tour

Roll up to make a reservation, roll up for the novelty tour. The magical novelty tour is waiting to take you away. Waiting to take you away.

You know you want to go prank and novelty shopping with April Fool's Day just around the corner. But who wants to deal with the hassle of clicking on all those links online to see what is available? Wouldn't it be better if you could sit right back and have the products be brought right to you? You bet it would! And that's just what we have for you here today.

The Novelty Mystery Tour

Just click here and sit back and enjoy the prank and novelty show.

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April Fools Day

2006-03-19T07:51:00.000-05:00

The History of April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day is one of the most fun and funniest days of the year. No, we don't get the day off work and there is no such thing as an April Fool's Tree ... but it is a real holiday, gosh-golly! And should be treated as such. Any day dedicated to pranks, fun and laughter is right up our alley.

The origins of April Fool's Day is not entirely certain. Some believe that the celebration of "All Fools Day," now known as April Fool's Day, evolved simultaneously among several cultures from their various celebrations of spring.

Most sources we've found trace April Fool's Day back to sixteenth-century France. The year is 1582 and a new calendar, the Gregorian Calendar, was introduced under the reign of Charles IX by Pope Gregory XIII. This new calendar declared January 1st as the start of the new year. The new year under the previous calendar, the Julian Calendar, was a week long celebration from March 25th through April 1st.

The internet didn't exist in the sixteenth-century. There were no phones, television, telegraphs or even a Pony Express in the 1500's. Bottom line ... communication was slow back then. And it took some time to get the word out that the start of the new year now began on January 1st. Not only was communication an issue, but simple acceptance of the Gregorian Calendar made the change problematic. Many French and other Europeans resisted acceptance of the new calendar ... Scotland resisted until 1660; Germany, Denmark, and Norway until 1700; and England until 1752.

Those that had accepted January 1st as the start of the new year began to play tricks on those who continued to celebrate the new year on April 1st. Either through simple jesting and teasing, common among people of different beliefs, or used as a humiliation tactic to pressure these late adopters into accepting the Gregorian Calendar, April Fool's Day was born.

Those still celebrating the new year on April 1st were labeled as "fools" and often sent on "fool's errands." And now you know the accepted origin of April Fool's Day.

It wasn't until 1752, when Great Britain finally changed over to the Gregorian Calendar, that April Fool's Day began to be celebrated in England and in the American colonies.

Practical Jokes and Pranks

We hope the above history of April Fool's Day has gotten you excited and your creative prankster juices flowing. History can do that to people. If it got you excited, but not creative enough to inspire your best April Fool's Day ever ... take a look at what the Museum of Hoaxes has to offer with their article, "The Top 100 April Fools Day Hoaxes of All Time."

For more prank and practical joke ideas, you can always come to QualityBargainz.com, where every day is April Fool's Day! We currently have over 65 prank ideas posted on our site. If these don't inspire you ... nothing will. It is free to see, and cheap to shop. There is still time to get your own prank item before the celebration begins!

Happy April Fool's Day!!!

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Video: Granny Driving

2006-02-19T15:48:00.000-05:00

Do Not Try This!

Imagine driving down a beautiful country road and coming across these prankster elders! Part of an "antiboredom campaign," this internet video is being offered to give yourself a giggle. Unsafe driving is NOT recommended by QualityBargainz, LLC. Going out for a Sunday drive? Be sure to keep both hands on both wheels!

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Online Game: Pop Bubble Wrap

2006-02-19T14:07:00.000-05:00

Let's Get Popping!

You can do anything online, virtually. Take, for instance, popping virtual bubble wrap. No kidding. It is available and FREE online.

It doesn't protect anything during virtual shipping. But you can virtually have hours of fun popping this virtual bubble wrap. Pop designs into it. Random pops. Grab a fresh sheet of bubble wrap any time you want. Or time yourself to see how quickly you can pop every bubble on the sheet. Play "Name that Tune" with your friend by popping to the rhythm and see if they can guess.

When you go to this site to pop your bubble wrap, scroll down below the ads and click on the following:

I know this is the only reason you came :) Pop some virtual bubblewrap now!

Lots of bubble wrap history, tips and commentary. Ready to get popping?

Here's this game ----------------> Virtual Bubble Wrap

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Video: Computer Prank Reaction

2006-02-16T21:11:00.000-05:00

This Guy Gets So Scared He Jumps Out of His Skin.

April Fools Day is just around the corner. Time to start collecting your prank ideas. Want to get an idea of how good some computer pranks can work? Have a look at this one ...

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Video: Road Trip Prank

2006-02-12T21:50:00.000-05:00

This Guy Gets So Scared He Squeezes His Hamburger.

Some pranks don't cost a thing (except an occassional friendship). This prank is perfect for those long road trips. It is simple, inexpensive and highly effective. Not recommended for those with heart conditions, are pregnant or really anyone you don't really want to make quite mad.

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