Uncesored Thursdays: Crap You Can Actually Buy At 30,000 Feet
It’s time once again to check in with the irreverent mind behind Uncensored Interview’s blog, The Shark, for another installment of Uncensored Thursdays…
We’ve all been guilty at one point in our lives of being on an American Airlines flight and secretly perusing through the Sky Mall Catalogue to check out the odd, seemingly random crap that you can purchase while cruising 30,000 feet above Wichita. Hey man, don’t feel embarrassed, the crap they offer is almost trance-inducing in its ridiculousness. Even indie Aussies like The Presets aren’t immune to the hypnotic spell cast upon weary travelers by Sky Mall:
Just in case you’re wondering, yes, both the Pet Ramp and Fake Rock Cover-ups are real, honest to God items that you can buy while sitting in coach. In the words of the immortal Casey Kasem, “Ponderous, fucking ponderous.”
READ ON for more of this week’s Uncensored Thursday…
But fake stones and ramps for pets are only the tip of the insanely weird iceberg that is Sky Mall. I’ve done everyone a service today and perused through the entire catalog to highlight some of the inane, “you’ve got to be kidding me” shit that is actually advertised for sale. Before I begin I just want to reiterate that everything you are about to see is REAL and has not been created, photoshopped, or altered by me in any way. I really can’t make this crap up:
Bigfoot Garden Sculpture - “This two-foot- tall Garden Yeti will have guests doing a double-take as they admire your creative gardening style!” I’m speechless.
Wooden Bridge - You can buy a fucking BRIDGE through a mail order catalog. A BRIDGE!!!
Mount Rushmore Garden Statue - As if the specter of 4 dead former Presidents gazing upon you from a mountain during your vacation wasn’t creepy enough, now you can relive the sensation everyday in your garden. WHAT IS THIS FOR???
Deer Repellent - How many times have you been on a plane and you start thinking “Gee, I wish I had something to keep those pesky deer away when I reach Los Angeles”? Exactly. NEVER. If repelling deer is a major issue for you, chances are, you shouldn’t be on a plane.
Fake Security Camera - For all of those fake burglars that try to rob your house.
Pet Observation Dome - Wanna make even more cruel for Rin Tin Tin? Let him see exactly what he’s missing beyond that fence with this ridiculous looking… thing. I don’t even know what to call it. An astronaut’s helmet??
Wonder Woman Cuff Bracelet - First of all, I love that this item cannot be discounted, like it’s so expensive and powerful, pandemonium would break loose if ALL of the public were able to afford it. I’m pretty certain that this bracelet does not bestow superpowers upon whoever wears it. Although, I guess if you’re the type of person who would order superhero regalia from an in-flight mail order catalog, this might go well with your wand and cape.














Hello, my name is zappafrank, and I am a closet Sky Mall reader.
“One Sky Mall is too many, a thousand is not enough.”
I’d go for the wooden bridge… thats right, I said ah wooden fuckin’ bridge, you got a problem wit that?