Novelty Draft - better than you thought it would be (1 Viewer)

[Yo Mama]

14.doc

Chattering Teeth - toy

It's kind of amazing what passed for entertainment back in the day.

It was either this or paddle ball for me.

 

[zamboni]

13.zam: Rappin' Duke (song/flex)

 

[Eephus]

13.zam: Rappin' Duke (song/flex)

I have this as a 12" vinyl single

 

[Eephus]

13.ee - Stars on 45 - Stars on 45 (Novelty Song)

A medley of covers performed by Dutch session musicians to a metronomic 120 bpm clap track was an unlikely global smash in 1981. It's mostly made up of Beatles songs so it was a nice bit of dosh for whomever controlled Northern Songs at the time.

Stars on 45 kicked off a short-lived fad of Pop medleys including one by the Beatles themselves and a tribute/parody by Weird Al Yankovic.

Stars On 45 - Stars On 45 (Video)

Taken from the album The Very Best of Stars on 45.Available on:Spotify: https://goo.gl/qM6j62iTunes: https://goo.gl/26rKWDGoogle Play:https://goo.gl/wdGtjF D...

www.youtube.com

 

[Raging weasel]

Picks so far
Frozen- Slurpee
Frozen- Snickers ice cream bar
Frozen- penis ice cubes
Song- Another One Bites the Dust
Song- Jingle Hell's Bells
Song-
Toy- Silly Putty
Toy- Fidget Spinner
Toy- Yo Yo
Trend- Ghost pepper challenge
Trend- NFTs
Trend- Karaoke
Flex- sensurround
Flex- break dancing
Flex-

Pick 10 Novelty Trend
Karaoke

Pick 11 Novelty Toy
Yo Yo
Big in the 70's-80's but can't remember the last time I saw one

Pick 12 Novelty Flex
Sensurround
When the movie Earthquake was released in 1974 I saw it in Sensurround. Basically they put giant speakers in the theater that cranked out bass so your seats and the whole building would "shake". Also saw Rollercoaster a couple years later.

Pick 13 Novelty Flex
Break Dancing

 

[Psychopav]

12.pa Kiss Action Figures (Toy)

I'd say these speak for themselves.

Pav's Novelty Draft Roster (Round)

Toy: Magic Snake (8)
Toy: Kiss Action Figures (12)
Toy
Frozen: Pudding Pops (2)
Frozen:
Frozen
Song: Another One Rides the Bus (1)
Song: Witch Doctor (3)
Song: Camp Granada (10)
Trend: Pogs (5)
Trend: Palm Pilot (6)
Trend: Fantasy Football (9)
Flex The Monkees TV Series (4)
Flex Ronco Pocket Fisherman (7)
Flex America's Trucking Craze (11)

 

[ChiefD]

Just thought of another good one.

 

[Psychopav]

Next and Catching Up:

13.pa Frozen Blueberries (Frozen)

Maybe they'll be in the culture forever, maybe they're just a fad. But I'd say they're a novelty since I didn't even know this was a think more than 5 years ago. They're definitely a thing today though. A delicious, novel thing.

Pav's Novelty Draft Roster (Round)

Toy: Magic Snake (8)
Toy: Kiss Action Figures (12)
Toy
Frozen: Pudding Pops (2)
Frozen: Blueberries (13)
Frozen
Song: Another One Rides the Bus (1)
Song: Witch Doctor (3)
Song: Camp Granada (10)
Trend: Pogs (5)
Trend: Palm Pilot (6)
Trend: Fantasy Football (9)
Flex The Monkees TV Series (4)
Flex Ronco Pocket Fisherman (7)
Flex America's Trucking Craze (11)

 

[Eephus]

13.pa Frozen Blueberries (Frozen)

Maybe they'll be in the culture forever, maybe they're just a fad. But I'd say they're a novelty since I didn't even know this was a think more than 5 years ago. They're definitely a thing today though. A delicious, novel thing.

Well, you learn something new every day

 

[Raging weasel]

13.pa Frozen Blueberries (Frozen)

Maybe they'll be in the culture forever, maybe they're just a fad. But I'd say they're a novelty since I didn't even know this was a think more than 5 years ago. They're definitely a thing today though. A delicious, novel thing.

Well, you learn something new every day

Didn't know they were a thing either

 

[Psychopav]

They must still be a novelty then!

 

[zamboni]

13.pa Frozen Blueberries (Frozen)

Maybe they'll be in the culture forever, maybe they're just a fad. But I'd say they're a novelty since I didn't even know this was a think more than 5 years ago. They're definitely a thing today though. A delicious, novel thing.

Well, you learn something new every day

I buy them at Costco all the time. Also good to freeze fresh blueberries before they go bad.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Pick 13 Novelty Flex
Break Dancing

An inspiration might have been Curly Howard of the 3 Stooges. He was doing backspins in the early 1930's.

 

[Mister CIA]

14.YM - Paddle Ball - Novelty Toy

You know, it’s the paddle with a rubber ball attached to it by an elastic string that’s been around since the 1920s. You’re either really good at it or really bad at it. Here’s some proof:

Harvey Korman - really good; Mel Brooks, really bad:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Wall-E - somehow both good and bad:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Marilyn Monroe - oh so good:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Forgot one: https://media.tenor.com/z9YYjO8iRi8AAAAC/jim-carrey-dumb-and-dumber.gif

 

[ChiefD]

They must still be a novelty then!

The next novelty will be:

Corn. On a cob.

 

[Yo Mama]

14.YM - Paddle Ball - Novelty Toy

You know, it’s the paddle with a rubber ball attached to it by an elastic string that’s been around since the 1920s. You’re either really good at it or really bad at it. Here’s some proof:

Harvey Korman - really good; Mel Brooks, really bad:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Wall-E - somehow both good and bad:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Marilyn Monroe - oh so good:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Forgot one: https://media.tenor.com/z9YYjO8iRi8AAAAC/jim-carrey-dumb-and-dumber.gif

Oh man, how did I forget this one. Classic!

 

[Yo Mama]

They must still be a novelty then!

The next novelty will be:

Corn. On a cob.

Yeah, the novelty part of the novelty draft has been a bit suspect the past couple rounds.

 

[krista4]

14.doc

Chattering Teeth - toy

It's kind of amazing what passed for entertainment back in the day.

OH was pressing for me to take this one. Great pick.

 

[krista4]

14.YM - Paddle Ball - Novelty Toy

You know, it’s the paddle with a rubber ball attached to it by an elastic string that’s been around since the 1920s. You’re either really good at it or really bad at it. Here’s some proof:

Harvey Korman - really good; Mel Brooks, really bad:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Wall-E - somehow both good and bad:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Marilyn Monroe - oh so good:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Forgot one: https://media.tenor.com/z9YYjO8iRi8AAAAC/jim-carrey-dumb-and-dumber.gif

Oh man, how did I forget this one. Classic!

And this!

 

[Yo Mama]

14.YM - Paddle Ball - Novelty Toy

You know, it’s the paddle with a rubber ball attached to it by an elastic string that’s been around since the 1920s. You’re either really good at it or really bad at it. Here’s some proof:

Harvey Korman - really good; Mel Brooks, really bad:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Wall-E - somehow both good and bad:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Marilyn Monroe - oh so good:

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

Forgot one: https://media.tenor.com/z9YYjO8iRi8AAAAC/jim-carrey-dumb-and-dumber.gif

Oh man, how did I forget this one. Classic!

And this!

Nice one!

 

[Dr. Octopus]

They must still be a novelty then!

The next novelty will be:

Corn. On a cob.

Yeah, the novelty part of the novelty draft has been a bit suspect the past couple rounds.

Wait until the commissioner shows up and overturns a bunch of picks and chaos ensues.

 

[krista4]

We seem to be leaking from novelties to inventions, or some such. Maybe I could go all meta and take "the novel" in my flex spot.

 

[Eephus]

We seem to be leaking from novelties to inventions, or some such. Maybe I could go all meta and take "the novel" in my flex spot.

Movable type FTW

 

[Yo Mama]

We seem to be leaking from novelties to inventions, or some such. Maybe I could go all meta and take "the novel" in my flex spot.

Or just ignoring the term Novelty altogether.

You should choose a book about the Russian CAD software company.

Novel: T Flex

 

[krista4]

14.k4 Wacky Packs (or Wacky Packages) / Flex

Guest selection by OH because I'm too busy and exhausted to care right now. His commentary: "How I loved this at age 4 or something, I don't know...I think I was pre-cynic-ed."

 

[Don Quixote]

We seem to be leaking from novelties to inventions, or some such. Maybe I could go all meta and take "the novel" in my flex spot.

Movable type FTW

Even the iPhone was once a novelty to some in the FFA.

 

[Mister CIA]

14.k4 Wacky Packs (or Wacky Packages) / Flex

Guest selection by OH because I'm too busy and exhausted to care right now. His commentary: "How I loved this at age 4 or something, I don't know...I think I was pre-cynic-ed."

Was seriously considered.

 

[zamboni]

14.zam: The Clapper (SFW) - flex

clap on clap off

 

[Dr. Octopus]

15.doc

Tebowing - trend

I'm quite happy this draft is over

 

[zamboni]

14.doc

Tebowing - trend

I'm quite happy this draft is over

Guess it wasn’t quite as novel as we expected.

 

[Psychopav]

14.pa Colonel Crunch Ice Cream Bars - my favorites were chocolate and strawberry

Pav's Novelty Draft Roster (Round)

Toy: Magic Snake (8)
Toy: Kiss Action Figures (12)
Toy
Frozen: Pudding Pops (2)
Frozen: Blueberries (13)
Frozen: Colonel Crunch Ice Cream Bars (14)
Song: Another One Rides the Bus (1)
Song: Witch Doctor (3)
Song: Camp Granada (10)
Trend: Pogs (5)
Trend: Palm Pilot (6)
Trend: Fantasy Football (9)
Flex The Monkees TV Series (4)
Flex Ronco Pocket Fisherman (7)
Flex America's Trucking Craze (11)

 

[Eephus]

15.ee - It's It (Frozen Novelty)

I picked this local favorite in Foodapalooza and copied most of my write-up from there.

It's Its belong to the ice cream sandwich genus but are a different species. They're chocolate-dipped ice cream sandwiches made with oatmeal cookies. They were originally produced at the old Playland By The Beach amusement park in San Francisco in 1928. For my second Orson Welles reference of the draft, Playland was the scene of the hall of mirrors shootout in The Lady From Shanghai.

Playland was closed about a decade before I arrived in SF so the It's It and Laughing Sal at the wharf are all that remain. I romanticize them a bit as a culinary link between the SF of my mother's time and the present day. Anybody who's spent time in the Bay Area has probably eaten one at some point. They are legitimately delicious--the oatmeal cookies are a huge improvement over the typical gummy slab of wafer in a regular ice cream sandwich.

 

[Eephus]

3x Novelty Toys
Slinky
Whee-Lo
Laughing bag

3x Novelty Frozen
Orange Creamsicle/Dreamsicle
Frozen Chocolate Covered Banana Pops
It's It

3x Novelty Songs
Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith
My Ding-a-ling - Chuck Berry
Stars on 45 - Stars on 45

3x Novelty Trends
Planking
Black Light Posters
CB Radios

3x Novelty Flex
Batman
Leisure Suits
American Girl Dolls


Thanks to Cosjobs for setting this up (and disappearing like NV) and everyone who participated. It was a fun little trip down memory lane.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

14.doc

Tebowing - trend

I'm quite happy this draft is over

Guess it wasn’t quite as novel as we expected.

Are you saying the novelty of the novelty thread has worn off?

 

[Yo Mama]

15.YM - Zubaz Pants - Novelty Trend

Hey it’s a football site, so I’ll go with the “fashion” trend lots of football players and their fans wore in the 90s (some even still do today). The NFL even marketed these bad boys in every team’s official colors.

I Love 1996 - Zubaz

youtu.be

 

[Yo Mama]

Yo Mama’s Novel Novelty Naval Navel

Toy - Whoopee Cushion
Toy - Magic 8-Ball
Toy - Paddle Ball

Frozen - Chipwich
Frozen - Drumstick
Frozen - Bomb Pop

Song - King Tut
Song - Eat It
Song - The Chanukah Song

Trend - Cabbage Patch Kids
Trend - Everything is Cake
Trend - Zubaz

Misc - Dr. Demento
Misc - Mystery Science Theater 3000
Misc - Pee-wee Herman

It’s been a fun draft. Thanks everyone!

 

[Hugsy_Malone]

Yo Mama FTW

Wait, what do you want him to do to the world?

NO, DUMMY!

FOR THE WIN!

He won. There you go. There was your judge and jury, me, finder of law and fact all in one person.

Or did I say that because he just listed his?

We'll never know.

 

[Yo Mama]

Yo Mama FTW

Wait, what do you want him to do to the world?

NO, DUMMY!

FOR THE WIN!

He won. There you go. There was your judge and jury, me, finder of law and fact all in one person.

Or did I say that because he just listed his?

We'll never know.

Oh my goodness! I don’t know where to begin. I didn’t even have a speech ready. Thank you to the other drafters for not taking my best picks. Thanks to all the gracious judge. Thanks to the support of my family who have no idea the stupid things I waste my time on here. Thanks for @krista4 for choosing to work that one morning instead of making her King Tut pick first. Thanks Joe Bryant for having such a wide range of emojis on your site that I could choose from on my list.

 

[Mister CIA]

Last pick.

15.cia - Homemade Romper Stompers, made out of Hi-C cans and clothesline, Novelty Toy. Den mothers were gangsters.

I probably resembled this.


Toy: McDonald's Happy Meal Toys
Toy: Clackers
Toy: Homemade Romper Stompers

Frozen: Dippin' Dots
Frozen: Root Beer Float
Frozen: Frozen Margarita

Song: The Streak
Song: Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Song: Mercedes Benz

Trend: The Twist
Trend: Lava Lamp
Trend: Bic 4-Color Retractable Pen

Flex: Pez Dispenser
Flex: Whamo-O Hula Hoop
Flex: Pop Rocks

 

[Hugsy_Malone]

A song for each of Yo Mama's categories, in no order and only tangentially related.

Frozen - Bomb Pop

Bomb Pop cover

The Queers - Punk Rock Girls

Toy - Magic 8-Ball

The Impossibles - Magic 8-Ball

Eazy E - 8 Ball (NSFW)

Trend - Everything is Cake

Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket

I want a girl whose fingernails shine like justice

Misc - Pee-wee Herman

The Champs - Tequila

Song - The Chanukah Song

NOFX - The Brews

Another song about being proudly Jewish

 

[Yo Mama]

A song for each of Yo Mama's categories, in no order and only tangentially related.

Frozen - Bomb Pop

Bomb Pop cover

The Queers - Punk Rock Girls

Toy - Magic 8-Ball

The Impossibles - Magic 8-Ball

Eazy E - 8 Ball (NSFW)

Trend - Everything is Cake

Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket

I want a girl whose fingernails shine like justice

Misc - Pee-wee Herman

The Champs - Tequila

Song - The Chanukah Song

NOFX - The Brews

Another song about being proudly Jewish

Awesome - love it!

 

[Yo Mama]

I swear hugsy isn’t one of the burner IDs I use to flood the NBA whose greatest polls.

 

[krista4]

I guess I need a Round 15 pick.

I'm going to pair this with my "Monster Mash" pick, like getting both Mahomes and Kelce on my team. 'Tis the season.

15.k4 Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte / flex

You love it, you hate it, or, if you're me, mostly you hate that everyone talks about how much they love it or hate it.

 

[krista4]

My lineup, now with zero emojis:

Flex: Rocky Horror Picture Showr; Wacky Packs; Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

Songs: Monster Mash; Disco Duck; Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Toys: Pet Rock; X-Ray Spex; Bobbleheads

Frozen: Choco Taco; Wendy's Frosty; NHL Winter Classic

Trends: Pokemon Go; Waterbed; Swatch

 

[Hugsy_Malone]

15.k4 Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte / flex

Dunkin' Donuts wants a serious word with you.

 

[Frostillicus]

Nobody took What does the Fox Say?

 

[Hugsy_Malone]

Nor did they take the Harlem Shake , my favorite dance craze of international dance crazes.

 

[Yo Mama]

Nobody took What does the Fox Say?

It was on my list, but my songs were better

 

[Yo Mama]

Nor did they take the Harlem Shake , my favorite dance craze of international dance crazed.

That was on my list too

 

[Hugsy_Malone]

That was on my list too

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