Mary Lou Boo-Hoo
American Inventor Judge or
Dr. Suess Character?
(Does this make Doug Hall the Grinch?)
Could Mary Lou Boo-Hoo be more inconsistent in her judging choices?
I find it a little ironic that the two inventions that evoked the most tears and rage had a lot in common by way of market potential.
Early in this week's episode of American Inventor, Judge Mary Lou Quinlan completely lost her cool when an inventor demonstrated a piece of "clothing" that was really just human gift bow. While this invention was a bit hokey, it was really just a piece of novelty lingerie that could easily have been (and probably is being) sold on the internet for 20 bucks and be quite profitable. If people are buying THIS -- they would certainly buy that body-bow thing.
Was the creator of this product the next American Inventor? No. If I was sitting in the judge's chair, I would probably not have passed this inventor through to the the next round -- but neither would I have gone all wacky and walked off the stage to find a coat to cover-up the nekkid chick demonstrating the bow.
Yes, the bow was demonstrated on by a woman who actually got naked during their presentation. Doug Hall and Peter Jones simply giggled (Seriously. They giggled!), and I think Ed Evanelista just stared and drooled as Mary Lou bounced off walls in search of something to cover the "stupid naked girl", as I believed she referred to the woman during her bout of crazy.
As a woman, Mary Lou could have felt the lady was objectifying herself in a way that demeaned women in general -- but where was her outraged when those tree-trimming wackoids from the first episode were making L. Frank Baum do his grave-spinning routine? It's a NAKED WOMAN. Get over it.
In the end, this was a very niche product that could be easily and cheaply produced, with a definite audience that I think would spend money on this product as a gag gift or sex toy. If edible underwear can become a novelty mainstay for so many years -- this body bow could have turned a profit from sales to strip-joints alone. You don't have to (nor should you) pass it to the next round -- but it wasn't going to destroy civilization (or take away women's right to vote.)
NOW... TIVO to the very LAST invention of the evening -- a moisture absorbing wig insert -- the flipside of Mary-Lou-Bi-Polar-Boo-Hoo comes out to play. This invention was presented by a woman with a nekkid HEAD instead of a nekkid body. Sadly, the woman suffered from cancer or some other disease (I was unclear what caused the hairloss) and turned a pantyliner into wig-wicking insert to keep perspiration away from the scalp.
Nice invention. A small, devoted audience would be passionate and pay money for this product. You could sell a ton of them on the internet and in specialty shops. All the exact same positive statements that could be said of the body-bow! -- BUT neither of them should have been passed to the next round! And it wouldn't have, if Mary Lou hadn't Boo-Hoo-Blackmailed fellow judge Peter Jones into caving and reversing his vote. But, Doug Hall's opinion gets called "Cold, physics B.S." because he stuck to his guns and rightfully judged the invention unsuitable to the purpose of the show?? ARGH!
Related Links...
Clip of Simon Cowell (of all people!) calling Doug Hall the "most annoying man in America."
Check out Doug Hall's weekly commentary on American Inventor (great stuff!)
American Inventor Judge or
Dr. Suess Character?
(Does this make Doug Hall the Grinch?)
---
"Every Boo-Hoo
Down in Lou-ville
Liked Crying Inventors a lot...
But the Grinch,
Who sat just North of Mary Boo-Hoo,
Did NOT!"
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Could Mary Lou Boo-Hoo be more inconsistent in her judging choices?
I find it a little ironic that the two inventions that evoked the most tears and rage had a lot in common by way of market potential.
Early in this week's episode of American Inventor, Judge Mary Lou Quinlan completely lost her cool when an inventor demonstrated a piece of "clothing" that was really just human gift bow. While this invention was a bit hokey, it was really just a piece of novelty lingerie that could easily have been (and probably is being) sold on the internet for 20 bucks and be quite profitable. If people are buying THIS -- they would certainly buy that body-bow thing.
Was the creator of this product the next American Inventor? No. If I was sitting in the judge's chair, I would probably not have passed this inventor through to the the next round -- but neither would I have gone all wacky and walked off the stage to find a coat to cover-up the nekkid chick demonstrating the bow.
Yes, the bow was demonstrated on by a woman who actually got naked during their presentation. Doug Hall and Peter Jones simply giggled (Seriously. They giggled!), and I think Ed Evanelista just stared and drooled as Mary Lou bounced off walls in search of something to cover the "stupid naked girl", as I believed she referred to the woman during her bout of crazy.
As a woman, Mary Lou could have felt the lady was objectifying herself in a way that demeaned women in general -- but where was her outraged when those tree-trimming wackoids from the first episode were making L. Frank Baum do his grave-spinning routine? It's a NAKED WOMAN. Get over it.
In the end, this was a very niche product that could be easily and cheaply produced, with a definite audience that I think would spend money on this product as a gag gift or sex toy. If edible underwear can become a novelty mainstay for so many years -- this body bow could have turned a profit from sales to strip-joints alone. You don't have to (nor should you) pass it to the next round -- but it wasn't going to destroy civilization (or take away women's right to vote.)
NOW... TIVO to the very LAST invention of the evening -- a moisture absorbing wig insert -- the flipside of Mary-Lou-Bi-Polar-Boo-Hoo comes out to play. This invention was presented by a woman with a nekkid HEAD instead of a nekkid body. Sadly, the woman suffered from cancer or some other disease (I was unclear what caused the hairloss) and turned a pantyliner into wig-wicking insert to keep perspiration away from the scalp.
Nice invention. A small, devoted audience would be passionate and pay money for this product. You could sell a ton of them on the internet and in specialty shops. All the exact same positive statements that could be said of the body-bow! -- BUT neither of them should have been passed to the next round! And it wouldn't have, if Mary Lou hadn't Boo-Hoo-Blackmailed fellow judge Peter Jones into caving and reversing his vote. But, Doug Hall's opinion gets called "Cold, physics B.S." because he stuck to his guns and rightfully judged the invention unsuitable to the purpose of the show?? ARGH!
Related Links...
Clip of Simon Cowell (of all people!) calling Doug Hall the "most annoying man in America."
Check out Doug Hall's weekly commentary on American Inventor (great stuff!)
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