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The Inside Scoop on the Fake Barf Industry
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The Inside Scoop on the Fake Barf Industry
Have you ever stopped to contemplate the existence of rubber barf? It opens up enough philosophical quandaries to make your head spin. Who would ever think of such a thing? Why would he feel the need to manufacture it?
Fortunately, Stan and Mardi Timm, the foremost experts on famed novelty company*H. Fishlove & Co., have the answers to these vexing questions. The couple even got a personal tour of the factory where “Whoops,” the original fake vomit, is still churned out.
One story goes, “A fellow by the name of Ayala worked at Marvin Glass and Associates,” Stan says. “He was walking down the street and saw somebody’s vomit on the street, and he did a double-take. First, he said, ‘Yuck!’ And then, ‘Oh, what a great gag item!’ He went to work, made up one with some latex, and presented it to his boss. Glass didn’t care for the idea. In fact, he was rather disgusted.
“One day, Glass was showing some jokes to Irving Fishlove, and Fishlove wasn’t particularly interested in any of them. All of a sudden Ayala burst in, plopped down this latex fake barf, and Fishlove cracked up. Glass suddenly thought it was funny, and that’s how it got started.
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