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Known as MAD's Maddest Writer, co-host of The Giz Wiz with OMGchad at www.GizWiz.TV, The Giz Wiz on ABC's World News Now, and on Tech Guy Labs with Leo Laporte on www.TWiT.TV

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    Friday
    Jul012022

    Cute, Clever, and 'It Might Be That' Answers That Won

    More than 80 people had the exact wrong answer – it was NOT correct tape, but we picked 2 at random to be winners:

    White Out Tape – Burninfresh

     

    It is a correction tape dispenser - Bill Chambers

     

    A lot of 'whale' answers. We picked two at random:

     

    It’s a Beluga whale squirt toy. Carole Marciano

     

    Wally the Whale from Finding Nemo. Unfortunately, he was cut from the film. Skullman

     

    A lot of answers invovled some sort of car, we picked one at random:

     

    Model of the newest self driving car. -Ian Winkler

     

    And a bunch of 'snail' answers. We picked one at random:

     

    Temporary snail shell ๐ŸŒ Reneé LeClair

     

    Other winning answers:

     

    Dental floss dispenser with a back up spool. Keith Phillip

     

    Lint remover for clothing. JohnFromMichigan

     

    Pencil unsharpener to make pencils safer. Calsage

     

    Fast forward/reverse device for toilet paper. Dario Razum

     

    False Teeth dispenser! Will Curtiss

     

    A Cubist Picasso sculpture of a Smurf made during his Blue Period. John Schroeder

     

    WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.& I’ll try to send to Canada) get the August 2022 issue of MAD. Even though MAD moved to LA in December 2017 I’m continuing the WTHII game and sending out MAD magazines to winners since so many people say they love to play it. Winners of MAD magazine are for US addresses only, although I have been able to send MAD magazine to some locations in Canada. If you win and live in the US or Canada, email me your full name & address and put MAD WINNER in the subject so I can pick it out easily. I’ll autograph your MAD with your first name & my name unless you specify “Dick’s name only”. If you’d rather have one of those 40+ year old Alfred E. Neuman pictures, instead of the MAD magazine, put “SEND ALFRED PIC NOT MAD” in the subject line. Soon, they will be no more of those either. The remaining Alfred E pics were shipped to MAD in LA. If you won more than once using different names, please just ask for one MAD. If you live anywhere outside of the US & Canada email me with WINNER in the subject line and I’ll autograph an Alfred E. Neuman photo to you, scan it & email it to you. You can print it out & no one should know the difference. (I’ve done it quite a few times already and people say the photo looks great.)

     

    Email me at gizwizbiz@gmail.com

     

    Sunday
    May012022

    Here's The New May/June 2022 "What The Heck Is It?" Gadget! 

    Do you know 'what the heck it is'? To play, come up with the right answer, or make up a silly, or inventive answer that we find funny or clever that describes the gizmo shown. We give away up to 18 autographed copies of MAD Magazine. (Up to 6 for the correct answer, up to 12 for cute, silly answers.)

    You'll be playing for the August 2022 issue of MAD, produced by the now, tiny (it's down to two people!) LA MAD staff. Remember cute or clever wrong answers can win too! Please be sure to put " WTHII" in the subject line so we can pick it out quickly.

    The judges have very small attention spans, so make sure entries are no more than 25 words, and please make just one guess per entry. You must sign your entry with a nickname, screen name, fake name, or even real name, but sign it! If it's not signed, it's not eligible. E-mail your entry to gizwizbiz@gmail.com by midnight (ET) July 1 2022. By entering you agree this is a game for fun and laughs. Winning answers are published on this website the 1st or 2nd of July 2022, so come back to see if you won. Because like MAD, we're really low budget here, we can only mail winning copies to United States & some Canada addresses. Please don't answer on this website; it won't count. Good Luck! Winners outside the US & Canada can have a now 40 year old Alfred E. Neuman photo autographed to them, scanned and emailed to them. Again, sign your entry with something or it won't count.

    Entries go to: gizwizbiz@gmail.com

    Sunday
    May012022

    Here Are The Winners of March/April 2022 WTHII Game!

    The gadget is the Kitchen IQ 2-in-1 herb/pizza cutter. It features two stainless steel wheels for cutting herbs. The red button pushes the two wheels together for slicing pizzas! We have 3 winners with the actual answer:

    The March item is a pizza cutter. Spooky80030

     

    A pizza cutter? Mitch Goodenow

     

    It’s a pizza cutter Greg

     

    It’s a rotary cutter Bill Chambers – (Close enough to be a winner since there were only 3 exact right answers)

     

    Read 'how to get your autographed MAD magazine' below, at the bottom of the 'cute, clever, could be' winners.

    Sunday
    May012022

    Cute, Clever, and 'It Might Be That' Answers That Won

    Curling stone from the Japanese Olympic Curling Team! Beckee

    This is the newest smiley emoji. John Grey

     

    Panic button for when a situation gets out of control -  Bryon J. Hammer

     

    It is the new modernized (Staples) “That was Easy” button. jade splawn

     

    It's definitely a CD/DVD washer. Kyle Blom

     

    I think it's "Baby's First UFO"! Demmos

     

    Cone Of Silence power button. - Steve Tether

     

    Locking fuel cap for time travelling DeLorean -Burbank Gal

     

    A pretty nifty fingernail trimmer. Rick Jensen

     

    It’s the most boring version of Simon the Game! Will Curtiss

     

    Device for training your cat not to sit on the Roomba. Red button is attached to a truck horn. -- John Hattan

     

    "A Side Salad Spinner". Jeff and Adam.

     

    It is a punch to punch out design on materials such as paper. Francisco Romero

     

    Autonomous Hockey Puck, so one can play by themselves. — PizzaGew,

     

    It is for corded earphone cord keeper. Roll it right up and you’re good the go. Joe Volpe

     

    WINNERS (Who live in the U.S.& I’ll try to send to Canada) get the June 2022 issue of MAD. Even though MAD moved to LA in December 2017 I’m continuing the WTHII game and sending out MAD magazines to winners since so many people say they love to play it. Winners of MAD magazine are for US addresses only, although I have been able to send MAD magazine to some locations in Canada. If you win and live in the US or Canada, email me your full name & address and put MAD WINNER in the subject so I can pick it out easily. I’ll autograph your MAD with your first name & my name unless you specify “Dick’s name only”. If you’d rather have one of those 40+ year old Alfred E. Neuman pictures, instead of the MAD magazine, put “SEND ALFRED PIC NOT MAD” in the subject line. Soon, they will be no more of those either. The remaining Alfred E pics were shipped to MAD in LA. If you won more than once using different names, please just ask for one MAD. If you live anywhere outside of the US & Canada email me with WINNER in the subject line and I’ll autograph an Alfred E. Neuman photo to you, scan it & email it to you. You can print it out & no one should know the difference. (I’ve done it quite a few times already and people say the photo looks great.)

    Email me at gizwizbiz@gmail.com  

    Tuesday
    Mar012022

    Here's The New March/April 2022 "What The Heck Is It?" Gadget! 

    Do you know 'what the heck it is'? To play, come up with the right answer, or make up a silly, or inventive answer that we find funny or clever that describes the gizmo shown. We give away up to 18 autographed copies of MAD Magazine. (Up to 6 for the correct answer, up to 12 for cute, silly answers.)

    You'll be playing for the June 2022 issue of MAD, produced by the now, tiny (it's down to two people!) LA MAD staff. Remember cute or clever wrong answers can win too! Please be sure to put " WTHII" in the subject line so we can pick it out quickly.

    The judges have very small attention spans, so make sure entries are no more than 25 words, and please make just one guess per entry. You must sign your entry with a nickname, screen name, fake name, or even real name, but sign it! If it's not signed, it's not eligible. E-mail your entry to gizwizbiz@gmail.com by midnight (ET) April 30 2022. By entering you agree this is a game for fun and laughs. Winning answers are published on this website the 1st or 2nd of May 2022, so come back to see if you won. Because like MAD, we're really low budget here, we can only mail winning copies to United States & some Canada addresses. Please don't answer on this website; it won't count. Good Luck! Winners outside the US & Canada can have a now 40 year old Alfred E. Neuman photo autographed to them, scanned and emailed to them. Again, sign your entry with something or it won't count.

    Entries go to: gizwizbiz@gmail.com