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I came across this bizarre and troubling little ad and had a couple of questions about it:
I came across this bizarre and troubling little ad and had a couple of questions about it:
1st Question: What in the name of all that is holy in this world is a Wooger Snatcher? It sounds like the stuff of childhood nightmares - not a kitchen utensil. "Watch out kids, or the Wooger Snatcher is going to get you!"
Answer: A wooger is that stringy white thing attached to egg yolks. The Wham-O company thought there might be a market for a tool for getting rid of those things. They thought wrong.
2nd Question: What kind of insane cartoon mascot is this Mr. Hootie anyway? You mean to tell me that some marketing genius thought a good mascot for kitchenware would be a vile clawing freak?
Alas. For this there is no answer.
Answer: A wooger is that stringy white thing attached to egg yolks. The Wham-O company thought there might be a market for a tool for getting rid of those things. They thought wrong.
2nd Question: What kind of insane cartoon mascot is this Mr. Hootie anyway? You mean to tell me that some marketing genius thought a good mascot for kitchenware would be a vile clawing freak?
Alas. For this there is no answer.
