Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. I know there is a big fuss in India over whether anyone should be allowed to celebrate it because it is a foreign import. Me? I personally draw the line at World Toilet Day (even though it is for a good cause).
As a public service, I’ve gone out to find the worst possible Valentine’s Day gifts. A warning: don’t blame me if you find these gift ideas tasteless. I only report what I see.
Worst Valentine’s Day gift to give to your boyfriend or husband:
The “Boyfriend Pillow” was originally created for single Japanese women who wanted a pillow in the shape of a man’s torso and arm so that they could cuddle up to it. It was marketed as a substitite for a boyfriend, and I’m sure some women appreciated the fact that it didn’t snore, eat in bed, or take up more than half of the space.
But why should Japanese women be so special? A variation of the boyfriend pillow, is available from Amazon and will ship to anywhere in India.
But despite the name, it is not a gift you should give your boyfriend (or husband). Apart from the fact that it is downright creepy, it sends the wrong sort of signal to the man in your life. Yes, I know the pillow comes with a “removable microfiber shirt for easy care.” It might even be great for snuggling up to since it has extra support for the neck and upper back.
What you should be asking is this: does the man in your life really need a pillow in the shape of another man complete with arm, hand, and fingers to cuddle up to? And we are not being judgmental here: this has nothing to do with how he feels about others, and everything to do with how he feels about himself.
Worst Valentine’s Day gift to give to your girlfriend or wife:
I’ve seen a lot of weirdness in my time including the Bollywood film Khopdi – The Skull, but the title of this album of Bhojpuri music made me burst out laughing. It was the only thing I could do to keep myself from crying. If you cannot read Devanagari script, I apologize: I will not translate out of fear of attracting the wrong sort of web-traffic!
In any case, when it comes to music, I’ll listen to anything once. After you’ve grown up around Bappi Lahiri’s Rock Dancer which had toxic songs like “launda badnam hua” and “you are my chicken fry”, you develop that sort of mental strength. As your trusted reviewer, I heard a little bit of the album from the preview site. From what I’ve heard, the music is far better than the crass title of the album. Of course, I understand that this isn’t a very useful review to you because that gives me a titanic margin of error. In any case, this should not be given to anyone (and certainly not the person you love the most)
Bottom-line: Ladies and gentlemen, if want to live a happy and prosperous life beyond February 14, remember the lessons of the Valentine’s Day Massacre. Don’t buy these gifts if you have any dream of self-preservation. And now, that I’ve had my say, I feel so much better.
Fair-use rationale for album cover image : not-for-profit review of work using low-resolution image where no free equivalent is available. Image copyright: T-series.
Text, © 2010-2012, Anirban
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Lol. Of course there can be nothing worst than this.
nothing worse? You think so?: )))
Happy Valentine’s!
Nice find, my friend. A very Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
Its amazing that we posted two diversely different views on the same topic at approximately the same time! The T series album is an amazing find.
Thanks. There is so much drivel in the world that it is almost too easy these days!
Lol …. where do you find stuff like this !! This should be # 1 in Letterman’s top ten list of worst Valentine’s day gifts.When we were kids, there was a phrase which went around a lot – Tum karo to pyar, hum kare to balat…!! I didnot know the meaning for several years till Damini (the movie) came out. Did ya notice that the pillow is wearing the contemporary fit shirt and not the “looze” fit which was dominant in the past !! Really funny !!
In the history of bad album titles that would have to be close to the worst. There are lots of similar rhymes.
I’m remembering one now:
“Krishna kare to raas-leela
Hum kare to character dheela”
Astute observation on the shirt. I had not noticed that it IS a contemporary fit. Nothing quite like a well-dressed and groomed pillow. hahaha!
ROFL…Mind blowing “discoveries” if i may say…
What an innovative title …pheww…i thought i was innovative 😉
Thanks for reading. Hope you had a nice Valentine’s Day 😉
I’m scared to say to you Happy Valentine’s Day…….
LOL… how was your Valentine’s?
Remembering a line from “Dexter” (a TV series about a serial killer who works for the police)
“So that must be what love feels like!”
Came here from Lover Boy’s blog. And boy, am I glad ! Brilliant post mate, though I still think what the consequences would be if I a guy gives the “boyfriend pillow” to his gf 😛
PS : Off you go into my blogroll 🙂
PPS : Dexter rocks \m/
Very astute observation and I agree that giving the boyfriend pillow to a girlfriend would be “interesting”.
“Darling, I am off on a business trip, but I’ve brought a boyfriend pillow to take my place” 😛
did you actually find out that image on the web?? lmao. hats off to you anirban da(i am right i suppose)
Yes, I’m most likely older but “ageless” in spirit. lol. Thanks for reading.
Holy mother of god…what a ghastly name…..and they even tried to sell it. This is by far the limit of sensationalism.
As for the boyfriend pillow….hmm really creepy…even if given to a girl. Nice post 🙂
Thanks for reading. Can you imagine anyone asking for the CD in a shop?
“Gumnam, saabji ko Pyar aur B@l@tk@r chahiye. Unko undar le jao jahan special item hum rakhte hain”
hehehhe OMG this is hilarious….I just imagined a seedy shop with a leery man buying the CD 🙂
Ha ha!!!! I know what the title means thanks to 3 Idiots!
And seriously: “You are my chicken fry”? Now THAT I have to see!
Thanks for reading.
This song came out before KFC let everyone in India know that the proper nomencalture was “fried chicken.” Indeed, I remember a friend asking for “potato fry” at McDonald’s.
The lyrics of the song translate into something like this:
You are my chicken fry, you are my fish fry
Don’t ever tell me girlfriend “bye bye”
You are my samosa, you are my masala dosa
Dude, I’ll never say to you “bye bye”
I am afraid. Very afraid…
Just to let you know, Memsaab alerted me to the “You are My Chicken Fry” song. It has become a huge hit, sweeping my apartment like wildfire. We sing it to the cats, we sing it to each other, and tomorrow I plan to sing it to my co-workers. Like they don’t already have enough problems.
That is hilarious. Bappi Lahiri’s set some “classics” to music. Have you heard “Superstar banenge” from Film hi Film? If you haven’t you need to get a hold of that one.
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God. Followers of Sade, perhaps?
Dexter is the best series ever I can’t wait till is realesed season 5
ya…..ya………ya………it’s nice