Monday, February 20, 2006
Fake cat-paw toys with claws
Bandai is releasing an inexplicable fake cat-paw toy, with claws. Furries, start your engines:
Link (Thanks, Alice!)Bandai is releasing the "Neko Nyanbou" in Japan sometime in April. So what is it? Well, these are fake cat paws with claws that can be controlled by a small switch hidden in the "handle". Why on earth would you use these? To scratch your back, to scare a colleague or just as an extension of your arm...
Update: Ben sez, "This product called 'nekonyanbo' (literally 'cat meow stick') was a fad toy originally released in the 1980's, apparently following the literally phenomenal popularity of the 'What's Michael?' cat manga by Makoto Kobayashi."
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