Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
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2002

 Nested 12 Step Program  reensure  Culture: Self-Help: Support Group  Mar 07 02 
 Like the Surgeon General's Warnings: Print one of the 12 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) steps on each container of non-alchoholic drink. 
 
 Don't Take the 'Bate  jimfl  Public: Charity  Mar 04 02 
 We don't want your blood money 
 
 Virtual Living Room  jutta  Culture: Television  Feb 23 02 
 A web site combining TV listings and per-program chat channels. 
 
 anonymous competitors  mihali  Sport: Olympics  Feb 21 02 
 an improved judging system 
 
 Anony-me  tretchikoff  Fashion: Mask  Feb 21 02 
 Keep your identity a secret from those prying cameras! 
 
 Bath Duvet  tretchikoff  Home: Bathtub  Feb 21 02 
 Make your bathtime a little more comfortable 
 
 universal Valentine's bitterness signal  hob  Culture: Public Holiday L-Z  Feb 16 02 
 Don't even THINK about wishing me a... 
 
 helium treehouse  gnormal  Home: Theme  Feb 11 02 
 100ft outside of reality in a tethered balloon 
 
 Superhero and Supervillain Web Resources  Pseudonym #3  Culture: Superhero  Feb 08 02 
 Free of charge for the first five episodes! 
 
 signature  pixelswisher  Computer: Keyboard: Keys  Feb 01 02 
 Assign your signature to a keyboard hotkey 
 
 High Level Vote Tabulation  absterge  Halfbakery: Vote Display  Jan 29 02 
 By category and for the whole of HB. 
 
 MINT  thumbwax  Business: Words  Jan 29 02 
 Maybe It's Not Terrific 
 
 Music SMS  Turkish  Product: Cell Phone: Messaging  Jan 18 02 
 Send music through your mobile. 
 
 Pain Measurement Helmet  Tracer Bullet  Product: Helmet  Jan 16 02 
 Instant readings of the probable pain factor of a situation! 
 
 mood-E-mail  my2cents  Computer: Email: Emotion  Jan 15 02 
 Adding mood to the e-mail protocol. 
 
 Self-tugging Shower Lasso  kpx  Home: Shower: Entertainment  Jan 12 02 
 Fall asleep in the shower, safely. 
 

2001

 Thesaurus  rayfo  Computer: Text Feature  Dec 17 01 
 A browser with a thesaurus 
 
 Scoreboard TV  Mayfly  Product: Television: Text  Dec 14 01 
 A second TV channel to show the scoreboard of the game you're watching 
 
 Elevator Partitions  uniball2  Vehicle: Elevator: Interior  Dec 08 01 
 Enjoy elevator rides without any awkward human contact. 
 
 Fake Package Thermometer  snarfyguy  Food: Packaging: Temperature  Dec 06 01 
 so you can trick customers into thinking their beverage is at the correct temperature 
 
 DNS 3  benevia  Computer: Network: Domain Name  Dec 05 01 
 new DNS standard 
 
 Halfbakery: Ignore list  Thing 1  Halfbakery: Filtering  Nov 30 01 
 Have an ignore list for people and ideas 
 
 Paranoia Man  mrkillboy  Culture: Reality TV: Hidden Camera  Oct 31 01 
 Are we screwing with you? Yes. 
 
 Bean bag mug  phoenix  Vehicle: Car: Cup Holder  Oct 31 01 
 Yet another attempt at the spill proof cup. 
 
 Join COSA  rayfo  Business: Insurance  Oct 22 01 
 Cycles on Sidewalks Association 
 
 The [CC] Music Show  mrkillboy  Culture: Television: Music Show  Oct 05 01 
 Video clip show presented with closed captions to songs. 
 
 Selective pants missile launcher  bigyell  Fashion: Pants  Oct 03 01 
 A small missle launcher mounted in a public place that will "kill" certain types of pants 
 
 EMSERVE  rayfo  Public: Homeless: Jobs  Sep 30 01 
 A way of civilising youths who are “running wild”? 
 
 Deflateable Inflateables  DrBob  Product: Toy: Inflatable  Sep 20 01 
 Why did I have to spend 10 minutes yesterday deflating my inflateable shark? 
 
 Arrest the Queen  dekoi  Public: Head of State  Sep 19 01 
 Get the queen done (arrested) 
 
 Cash for Passwords  Mickey the Fish  Computer: Crypto  Sep 16 01 
 Put your money where your password is 
 
 Ziploc condom wrapper  sferrari  Science: Health: Condom  Sep 08 01 
 For neater post-use disposal 
 
 V8 flat sided can  bacobit  Food: Packaging: Can  Sep 05 01 
 Fits nicely against the back of the fridge, where it goes bad 
 
 point system  Chuck  Public: Capital Punishment  Sep 01 01 
 Criminals on a point system 
 
 Song Exploitation Obliviator  -alx  Product: Filter  Aug 26 01 
 Lets you go on loving that piece of music by filtering out annoying uses of it 
 
 colour remover  houbi  Computer: Browsing: Unwanted Feature  Aug 25 01 
 turn pages black and white 
 
 Photoshoplifting  julien  Culture: Web  Aug 25 01 
 istoleyour.com and your art work 
 
 invisible dentures  semper7  Science: Body: Teeth: Artificial  Aug 19 01 
 partial dentures made like invisable braces 
 
 Voting Guidelines Discussion  sdm  Halfbakery: Voting  Aug 15 01 
 What earns a fishbone? Why croissant? 
 
 Internet Service Deprivers (ISDs)  Ander  Culture: Web  Jul 27 01 
  
 
 Radio Parasite  dsm  Culture: Radio  Jul 27 01 
 Usurp central control of the EM spectrum. 
 
 Adjusted Accounting of Drug-Bust Values  Ander  Public: Drug Politics  Jul 22 01 
 Maybe the answer is a bit less sensationalism 
 
 Sex & Violence Diverter  cheeselikesubstance  Culture: Television: Filter  Jul 21 01 
 Diverts the naughty stuff to them that want it. 
 
 Pairage Privilege  reensure  Public: Legal system  Jul 08 01 
 This act of law would impeach the testimony of partners in consensual domestic bonds. It would function the same as the common-law prohibition on a spouse appearing to testify against the other. 
 
 Movie Game  centauri  Computer: Game: Role Playing  Jul 06 01 
 Finish your game and play it like a movie. 
 
 Drive-in IMAX Theatre  globaltourniquet  Culture: Movie Theatre: Seating  Jul 05 01 
 Stack the cars 
 
 Bumper Spikes  GhostFace Killah  Vehicle: Car: Bumper  Jun 30 01 
 Protect your cars bumpers. 
 
 Programmable Remote Devices  juan2003  Product: Remote: Configurable  Jun 29 01 
 Universally Remote Controlled Device 
 
 Center-of-Line Key  absterge  Computer: Keyboard: Key  Jun 26 01 
 Sure, 'Home' and 'End' are great, but... 
 
 Dog poo cleanup  gravelpit  Home: Pet: Dog: Waste  Jun 24 01 
 collective responsibility for dog owners 
 
 Bagel Music  Legend  Food: Sound Effect  Jun 21 01 
 Make Sweet Bagel Music using LaserDisc technology! 
 
 Doctor Law  The Military  Culture: Superhero: D-F  Jun 18 01 
 Prescription: Justice 
 
 Pager Patch  PotatoStew  Product: Pager  Jun 13 01 
 Unobtrusive, unpretentious, and you won't accidentally leave it at home. 
 
 Virtual RPGs  ayukawa  Culture: Game: Role Playing  Jun 13 01 
 Laser-powered medival role-playing 
 
 HTML Tag Keyboard  FakeGreenDress  Computer: Keyboard: Layout  Jun 12 01 
 Makes writing code less tedious. 
 
 Internet Exams  ayukawa  Computer: User  Jun 11 01 
 Require IQ exams for internet access 
 
 Zipping Mask  reensure  Product: Diaper  Jun 09 01 
 For making waterproof or airtight flys 
 
 Hooked on Psionics  centauri  Product: Telepathy  Jun 09 01 
 I can read... your mind! 
 
 Long Saturdays  CasaLoco  Culture: Calendar: Week  Jun 08 01 
 Long Saturday and Friday Night 
 
 Massage Buddies  centauri  Product: Toy: Soft Toy  Jun 07 01 
 Your warm, fuzzy, soothing pal who's fun to be with. 
 
 Mouse with built in pad  bre  Computer: Mouse Pad  Jun 07 01 
 Never lose the mouse pad again! Use it in rough terrain! 
 
 Fontster  acb  Culture: Website: Exchange  Jun 07 01 
 Share your f0ntz across the net 
 
 The 1.2 Trillion Euro Man  Skybird  Culture: Television: Revival  Jun 06 01 
 Updated version of the classic Lee Majors slomo flicks 
 
 Mr Peer Pressure  mrkillboy  Culture: Superhero: I-M  Jun 05 01 
 "If you want to be cool, blow up the power station!" 
 
 Full Disclosure  larrytharpe  Public: Politics: Politician: Qualification  Jun 03 01 
 I need a drug test to stock shelves, what about elected officials? 
 
 Grocery Report  blahginger  Business: Supermarket: Planning  Jun 03 01 
 Detail Report of your grocery purchases 
 
 WIBNI  deacon  Halfbakery: Category  May 31 01 
 Gather round, all ye that read a lot of sci-fi. 
 
 OE:mail  [ sctld ]  Computer: Email  May 10 01 
 e-mail for the office 
 
 Tax Lottery  td  Public: Tax: Income Tax  May 10 01 
 Lottery prize indexed by income taxes payed ensures compliance. 
 
 Coffee-machine-powered coffee-grinder  angel  Product: Coffee Grinder  May 01 01 
 Have some ready for next time. 
 
 Genre thesauri  bookworm  Culture: Book: Reference  Apr 25 01 
 Never say "turgid" or "eldritch" again 
 
 Buy-a-Band  nick_n_uit  Fashion: Trend  Apr 23 01 
 Have a group of instrumentalists follow you around. 
 
 electricity  Icarus  Science: Space Energy  Apr 10 01 
 producing power in space 
 
 SRPT queuing  gjlee  Business: Queueing  Apr 06 01 
 Minimize average wait times in lines 
 
 Pork Nog  mcoen  Food: Liquified  Apr 03 01 
 A holiday classic... with pork! 
 
 Lawyer's Day  acb  Culture: Public Holiday L-Z  Mar 31 01 
 America's next Hallmark Event 
 
 Chicken Noodle Soup Flavored Crackers  blahginger  Food: Cracker  Mar 27 01 
 Self Explainitory 
 
 All in one spice dispenser  ddn  Food: Spice  Mar 18 01 
 spice dispencer 
 
 Burn2  chas  Product: Smell  Mar 17 01 
 Smell 
 
 computer patents supervision agency  boris2  Public: Intellectual Property  Mar 08 01 
 implementing a patent supervision agency for the computer industry 
 
 imood.com mood ring  lucidish  Product: Telepathy  Mar 05 01 
 no more depressing mood swings 
 
 Title Lock  reensure  Computer: Format  Feb 28 01 
 A way to quickly scroll down a thousand lines of a table, but immobilize the column and row titles. 
 
 Aversion pay scale  smylly  Business: Pay  Feb 23 01 
 Base salary on the general public's aversion to the job 
 
 Commercials Listed In TV guides  ponda_baba  Business: Anti-Advertising  Feb 16 01 
 What's the point of channel hopping when loads of channels show commercials at the same time? 
 
 Tranquilizer Coffee  Ander  Food: Coffee  Feb 05 01 
  
 
 Cress Poncho  kimble  Fashion: Material: Natural  Jan 29 01 
 it's a poncho made out of cress 
 

2000

 Random direction chooser  fleasting  Vehicle: Car: Navigation: Destination  Dec 02 00 
 Get help when feeling like getting lost 
 
 BC Patch Underwear  kiggs  Science: Health: Birth Control  Nov 29 00 
 Disposable underwear that contains a birth control patch. 
 
 Scissoring Safety Razor  Uncle Nutsy  Product: Razor  Nov 20 00 
 For those cases where two blades aren't better than one blade 
 
 Dog Faces for Cats  eehen  Home: Pet: Supplies  Oct 04 00 
 Chew wi' the best o' em 
 
 Alternative Self  leggless  Product: Stand-In  Oct 03 00 
 Hologramatic high jinks 
 
 professional masks  baf  Fashion: Mask  Oct 02 00 
 Uniforms for the face 
 
 Instant Nose Bleed  ofersh  Product: Imitation  Sep 30 00 
 on demand nose bleeds that include hidden trigger 
 
 Flip TV  dmclachlan  Culture: Television: Ad Filler  Sep 22 00 
 Airs micro programs during peak channel flipping periods. 
 
 Tort Credits  boris  Public: Legal system  Sep 17 00 
 Reduce litigiousness by giving everyone a finite number of lawsuit "credits" 
 
 Reverse-printed Post-its  supercat  Business: Advertising: Product  Sep 04 00 
 Business prints name/ad on "sticky side" of Post-It note 
 
 Observations on votes  syost  Halfbakery: Voting  Aug 16 00 
 All TV ideas have postive votes; all philosophy ideas have negative votes. 
 
 Free magazines  cybercyph  Culture: Magazine  Jul 28 00 
 Free magazines, more ads....or not more ads... 
 
 Washing powder  Hella  Home: Laundry  Jul 26 00 
 Frangrance your clothes with your favourite perfume 
 
 automagic speaker-ments  cybercyph  Product: Radio  Jul 24 00 
 midi based insturment reproduction system 
 

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