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Dec.15

11:57 AM ET

Monday, 15 Dec 2008

Stupid or Cool? Check Out These 12 Weird Gift Ideas

Posted By:Cindy Perman

Topics:e-commerce | Holiday Central | Economy (U.S.) | Consumers

Sectors:Personal and Household Goods | Retail

Companies:BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. | eBay Inc | JC Penney Company Inc

From that TP dispenser with the old guy holding his nose to Jesus action figures, there’s a lot of really weird stuff out there and it’s a fine line between stupid and cool.

ThinkGeek.com

And, you know what they say, one man's trash is another man's ... cool.

We traveled around the Web, stopping everywhere from ThinkGeek.com to Stupid.com and even AmericanMustacheInstitute.org (it's a long story) in pursuit of some of the strangest holiday gifts.

It was a dirty job (we won't even tell you about some of the submissions we received) but someone had to do it.

We came up with 12 of the oddest gift ideas for the holidays—Everything from a jellyfish mood lamp to a fridge for your car and a pole-dancer alarm clock.

But as we said, it's a fine line.

So, you decide: Stupid or cool?

Click through these 12 gift ideas and vote.

CONTINUED : 1) A Piece of Wood to Knock On: Stupid or Cool?