Palm Beach Sugar's Daddy Ken

This doll is about the scariest thing I've heard about on Halloween.

And yes, it appears to be real.

For only $69.99.

So, to sum up:

Name: "Palm Beach Sugar's Daddy Ken" (though many sites are leaving out the 's)

Wearing: Bright green paisley jacket, pink polo shirt, white slacks. Comes with 80's shades and some of the loudest floral swim trunks you've ever seen.

Accessories include: Little white dog on bright pink leash

Price: $69

"Made with the adult collector in mind!"

And somehow this is (apparently) not a hoax. It's been covered by ABC news, among others. (I'd double-check with Mattel.com, but their site is down.)

I think my head just exploded.

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As long as I'm posting about plastic for sale:

Lightsaber chopsticks.

An elegant utensil for a more civilized age. Available in Yoda, Vader, and Luke from a number of online retailers (including, say, this one).

Darth Vader Helmet Alarm Clock.

Boing Boing says, "I find your lack of consciousness disturbing." My thought was that the snooze button is an invitation to the Dark Side^* if I ever saw one.

^*Literally and figuratively, come to that...

The clock is way overpriced, takes up too much room, and doesn't seem to have many functions, but it looks so dang cool. The chopsticks... are oddly tempting.