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By Buck Wolf, About.com Guide to Weird News

Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut

Wednesday November 28, 2007

If ever you need your nuts cracked, here’s the Hillary Clinton solution.

Stupid.com is saying this $21.99 gift item is one of its most popular holiday gifts, although sales might be contingent upon how you feel about her stand on healthcare.

“Besides being utterly ridiculous,” the site says, “the Hillary Nutcracker is durable and useful and comes in an attractive display box. (Like Hillary herself, nuts are not included.)”

It’s a good thing (at least for Stupid.com) that the rules of parody and satire allow manufacturers to abuse a politician’s image without paying royalties.

The Ann Coulter nutcracker would probably sell just as well (and might crack bigger nuts) but Ann might claim trademark infringement.

Photo © Handout Stupid.com

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