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Shark Sleeping Bag: Is it Brilliant, or Does it Bite?
Filed under: Weird But True, Funny Stuff, Gear Guides: Big Kids, Gear Guides: Tweens
Sharp design. Credit: Kendra Phillips, Rex / Rex USA
History is filled with brilliant combinations. Peanut butter and chocolate. Couch and television. Shark and sleeping bag.
Wait, what?
Art student Kendra Phillips, 19, created the ChumBuddy, which is, indeed, a shark sleeping bag. On the fence? Perhaps this slogan will convince you: "Find it hard to get your children to sleep at night? How about feeding them to a 7-foot shark."
Phillips says in a press release that she thinks sharks are a "very misunderstood animal" and that one of her goals in making the ChumBuddy is "to give them a cuddly reputation." That seems unlikely, but hey, it's always good to have goals.
At least it's not as bad as the episode of "The Simpsons" where Bart can't sleep, so Homer makes him an insanely scary clown bed, causing Bart to mouth the immortal words, "can't sleep, clown will eat me." Still, maybe you should avoid letting the kids watch Shark Week, just to make sure your little ones don't develop selachophobia (aka, a fear of sharks).
Those among us who are of a certain age have our own memories of sharks. One shark in particular. His name was Bruce ...
You can order the ChumBuddy from PatchTogether.com for $199.95. If you feel like sinking your teeth into that kind of thing.
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5-18-2010 @ 5:48PM
Kellie said...ChumBuddy??? Is that because your kid would be considered chum for the shark??
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5-19-2010 @ 6:15AM
Ken said...Thats just funny, I want one! She should come up with an anaconda or an alligator too. Make a whole set. lol
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5-19-2010 @ 6:27AM
Alan said...why not a larger one like a whale for adults???
5-19-2010 @ 8:01AM
Joe said...That is PERFECT!!!! LOL ANd damn right Alen, they need larger ones for adults, that's just funny stuff!
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5-19-2010 @ 8:04AM
anita said...if it was a dolphin i would get one my hubby likes the shark
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5-19-2010 @ 4:41PM
Rebecca said...The only thing that bites is the price. My daughters would have loved this when they were younger, and they'd probably love it now. These are too cool. Hope the young lady has a terrific future in designing.
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5-20-2010 @ 11:57AM
neno1Ela said...This is totally sick. Look at that strike of blood around shark's mouth. Can you enjoy looking at your kid hanging from there? Obviously, some people can. IT looks CUTE to them. Ask girl that lost her whole arm surfing, or many others that had an encounter with those "misunderstood" creatures. I like animals and don't have anything against sharks but against people's lack of intelligence. Price is actually right. She should cash on it as much as she can. Joking with serious things like it, is kind of twisted. I wouldn't "feed" my kid to shark but, spent some quality time with him/her instead of zombing in TV every single night and being annoyed of his/her presence.
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5-20-2010 @ 4:55PM
juli said...get a fricking grip
5-20-2010 @ 11:50PM
Blowme said...Good grief--is that YOU, Debbie Downer? What a didactic little turd you are.
Tell ya what--don't like? Don't BUY.
Waah, waah, waaah.....
5-20-2010 @ 12:19PM
The Truth said...Did I actually read that price? $200 for a sleeping bag? This idea has jumped the shark!
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5-20-2010 @ 12:31PM
Mari said...Yay! I wanna be soft plush shark food!! =/My question is... How comfy is it!!? =D I mean there's no pillow for your head, and the shark looks like its crushing you. I mean does she fit in it? cause I only see her legs inside of it, or maybe its just the pose, lol. If any1 buys it let me know!! =]
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5-20-2010 @ 1:24PM
pentamom said...That's not blood, that's gums. Like the inside of any animal's mouth.
There is nothing wrong with this (except that $200 is better spent on about 10,000 other things first.) Children have been fantasizing about cuddly versions of dangerous animals since forever. There's nothing "sick" about it. Nobody's ever heard of a sleeping with a stuffed tiger before? Bill Watterson made a fortune on the idea, and A.A. Milne wrote about a little boy who had tea parties with tigers and bears. Oh, the horror! Little Jonny and Susie might think that scary things can be cute!
I imagine the problem of no pillow could be solved with...a pillow.
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5-21-2010 @ 7:06PM
angela said...OMG I want one! This is such a cool idea. Love it!
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5-20-2010 @ 2:10PM
DrewVirginia said...Neno 1Ela writes "This is totally sick". Really? Sick huh? I can think of a lot more sicker things than a big fish made out of soft cotton for kids to sleep in. Picture Jeffery Dahmer as an action hero on your kid's sleeping bag...now you got sick.
You might want to look on the floor around your computer. I think your missing a couple of bolts and an imagination.
Chumbuddy = Great idea for kids. Healthy and fun.
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5-20-2010 @ 2:55PM
SKL said...Totally cute. Too expensive. Looking forward to the knock-offs that will soon be available at Wal-Mart. Love the idea of adding a snake and a crocodile.
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5-20-2010 @ 5:53PM
salemslot9 said...I love "JAWS"
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5-20-2010 @ 6:01PM
sexyndrich said...ya need 2 stop hatin on the gurl... she just tryin 2 b rich nd make money k... all ya haters... nd the price is cheap i bought one yesterday nd it was sssssoooooooooooo comfy... i LUVED it... if u no wat i mean...
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5-21-2010 @ 10:31AM
chris said...About the only bad thing I can say is: "Why didn't I think of that?". I like the other ideas of alligator and anaconda. Very clever, VERY FUNNY. And Neno, I suppose you think letting your kids play men at war otr any other violent video game is less harmful than this Bag?
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5-29-2010 @ 9:05AM
UncleSlappy said...I think it's funny and will spur lots of knock-offs. Doesn't look real comfortable, but the concept is great. Maybe the price will be more reasonable when we have them made in foreign sweatshops and sold at Walmart.
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