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[[Image:Whoopee-cushion.jpg|right|Whoopee Cushion]][[Image:Razzberry.jpg|frame|1955 Advertising Card]]A '''Whoopee Cushion''', also known as ''The Poo-Poo Cushion'' and ''The Razzberry Cushion'', is a [[Practical joke]] device that produces a noise resembling a [[Bronx cheer]] or human [[flatulence]]. It is made from two sheets of rubber that are glued together. There is a small opening with a flap at one end for air to enter and leave the cushion. |
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To utilize it, one must first inflate it with air and then place is under an unsuspecting victim's [[Buttock|derriere]]. The victims weight forces the air out of the opening which causes the flap to vibrate and produce its distinctive sound. |
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The item was invented around 1940 by the Jem Rubber Co. of [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] by employees who were experimenting with scrap sheets of rubber. The owner of the company approached [[Samuel Sorenson Adams|Samuel Adams]], the inventor of numerous practical jokes and owner of [[S.S. Adams Co.]], with the newly invented item. Adams said that the item was "too vulgar" and would never sell. Fortunately for Jem Rubber, other companies were approached and the product quickly proved to be a success. |
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By the mid 1980's, Whoopee Cushion manufacturing had moved to the island of [[Taiwan]]. The [[AIDS]] epidemic had produced such a demand for [[rubber]] gloves and [[condom|condoms]] from Taiwanese manufacturers, that Whoppee Cushions were unavailable. Some American manufacturers began to make vinyl versions, but they did not have the same accoustic properties of the rubber version. |
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In the 1990's, a new era of technology opened as the ''Self-Inflating Whoopee Cushion'' and the battery operated ''Remote Control Whoopee Cushion'' were introduced. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Chinese finger trap]] |
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*[[Joy Buzzer]] |
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*[[Snake Nut Can]] |
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*[[Fake Barf]] |
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*[[Squriting Flower]] |
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*[[Chewing Gum Bug]] |
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[[Category:Practical joke devices]] |
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[[Category:Flatulence]] |
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[[Category:Jokes]] |
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Revision as of 00:58, 14 October 2005
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