took me a while to figure out what this thing was

[substitute]

Waiting in line at the pharmacy last night, I saw a strange object attached to the wall:



i looked closer to find out what it could be:





Can you figure out what the "Handy Cone" is without googling it? Hmm?

Comments

[trinx.livejournal.com]

they're actually all over in most stores. they're reusable, collapsable cones in case of spills. like, whoa.

[substitute.livejournal.com]

I was innocent of the HANDY CONE. I am now CONE SAVVY. YOW!

[thiscantbesoy.livejournal.com]

I figured they were caution cones, but how do they stand up? Erect, as it were?

THE CONE SHALL STAND

[substitute.livejournal.com]

http://handycone.com/handycone.html

[odradak.livejournal.com]

Emergency cephalopod.

[jonpants.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the Magic Cone?

http://magic-cone.com/animation1.htm

Now THATS high tech.

GGAGAGALGHAGHAGHAGALHGAGH BLARGAGAGAGH

[substitute.livejournal.com]

ow

[trinnit.livejournal.com]

I see these on almost every support pillar in Sprawl Mart.

[cowboyjoey.livejournal.com]

Isn't that a fire blanket? I assume you use it to smother someone that's on fire.

Alternate uses would be to smother annoying mall walkers that even the tortoise flips the finger to for occupying the fast lane.

[cowboyjoey.livejournal.com]

whoops!... definitely looked like a fire blanket thing, but I was wrong!!!

[gynocide.livejournal.com]

We have one of those at work. It's for putting out those orange cones when the floor is wet.