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Funniest reviews
- laura_alonso 13y agois "how to avoid huge ships" a real book? all reviews on it are great
- GregorStocks 13y agoYes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Avoid_Huge_Ships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Avoid_Huge_Ships
- brfox 13y agoThat is one of the 532 "Internet Memes" which I now need to read about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Internet_memes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Internet_memes
- rcxdude 13y agoExtremely important skill if you're sailing, and not as easy as it would first appear (they move a lot faster than you would expect). Not that I would read/write a whole book on the subject.
- pdknsk 13y agoShort link without affiliate code, in case anyone cares. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1001250201 http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1001250201
- tiziano88 13y agoWhy would/should I care? Honest question, I don't know much about the affiliation programme.
- biot 13y agoAllowing submissions with an affiliate code encourages people to submit material to HN that has no intellectually gratifying qualities (see guidelines) in the hopes that thousands click through, and their future purchases are tracked and a commission paid to the submitter.
- dchest 13y agoI wanted to share this link with my Twitter followers, but noticed that there was an affiliate code in it; I did't want them to think I posted it for money.
- dalek_cannes 13y agoThe reviews of the Uranium Ore can are the most hilarious: "It is not cat food…. The cat's huge and well, doesn't really look much like a cat anymore." "I purchased this product 4.47 Billion Years ago and when I opened it today, it was half empty."
- manojlds 13y agoThough it would not be half empty, as there would be Pb now.
- zan 13y agoApparently it goes well together with some Unicorn Meat. (Frequently bought together section) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000796XXM/ref=azfs_379213722_UraniumOre_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_r=0ZZSR8J5D52GZED91FPA&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1580659342&pf_rd_i=1001250201 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000796XXM/ref=azfs_379213722_Urani...
- dylangs1030 13y agoOn a receiver cable: "The most horrific thing of all was that after having spent 300 years crawling to the system to unplug said cable, my brother was unable to control the sheer power of such a quality signal and like an ancient psychedelic Mr Miyagi struggling with a running fire hose, pointed the beam directly into his face." This is a comedy gold mine. I love that Amazon curates these.
- btilly 13y agoIf you've never seen it, the Tuscan Whole Milk reviews have become a work of art. No, really. Go to http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00032G1S0/ref=azfs_379213722_TuscanWholeMilk_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_r=0P8Z6VGW8T2D7B5RJ6KC&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1580659342&pf_rd_i=1001250201 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00032G1S0/ref=azfs_379213722_Tusca... and start reading. However my favorite Amazon review of all time remains The Story of Ping: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2VDKZ4X1F992Q http://www.amazon.com/review/R2VDKZ4X1F992Q
- solistice 13y ago"Dante's seminal work on MS Windows, Inferno" had me cracking up pretty hard.
- dylangs1030 13y agoThis deserves a subreddit.
- jgroome 13y agohttp://www.reddit.com/r/HumorousReviews http://www.reddit.com/r/HumorousReviews
- megablast 13y agoThis was one of the first, David Hasselhoff CD review: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000070S1/002-9818767-3309633?v=glance http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000070S1/002...
- JonSkeptic 13y ago>The Story About Ping has earned a place on my bookshelf, right between Stevens' Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment, and my dog-eared copy of Dante's seminal work on MS Windows, Inferno. Who can read that passage on the Windows API ("Obscure, profound it was, and nebulous, So that by fixing on its depths my sight -- Nothing whatever I discerned therein."), without shaking their head with deep understanding. But I digress. That had me cracking up.
- JohnLBevan 13y agoJust to add to the mix, a great restaurant review: http://www.london-eating.co.uk/review-comments/123446.htm http://www.london-eating.co.uk/review-comments/123446.htm (more comments here: http://aroundbritainwithapaunch.blogspot.co.uk/2008/01/take-her-up-oxo-tower.html http://aroundbritainwithapaunch.blogspot.co.uk/2008/01/take-...)
- p4bl0 13y agoIf you are amused by this you should subscribe to /r/wtfamazon over at reddit.
- solistice 13y agoBy the way, going from any of the listed products to the recommended products yields a flurry of facetious reviews certainly worth checking out.
- deanclatworthy 13y agoIt's nice to see Amazon embracing this in a positive way. One of my all-time favourites was the "Harry Potter vibrating broomstick". It took a while to find but here are some of the reviews: http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/reviews/potters-stick/index.shtml http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/reviews/potters-stick/inde...
- suhailpatel 13y agoNice to see Amazon doing something like this. My favorite Amazon review has to be for Veet for Men Hair Removal Gel Creme. The first one always makes me chuckle http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veet-Men-Hair-Removal-Creme/dp/B000KKNQBK/ref=cm_rdp_product http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veet-Men-Hair-Removal-Creme/dp/B000K...
- joebeetee 13y agoI cried with laughter the first time I read these. Some of the most creative euphemisms I've ever heard...
- tarekmoz 13y agoIf you speak french, this is way funnier: funny review about a giant swiss army knife - http://www.amazon.fr/Wenger-19201-Couteau-suisse-g%C3%A9ant/product-reviews/B000R0JDSI http://www.amazon.fr/Wenger-19201-Couteau-suisse-g%C3%A9ant/...
- tekacs 13y agoThe UK version of this was going to be my recalled suggestion: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000R0JDSI http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000R0JDSI
- Fomite 13y agoThe reviews for 'Haribo Sugarless Gummy Bears' are pretty excellent as well. Only in massive intestinal distress can true poetry be written. http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/product-reviews/B000EVQWKC?pageNumber=12 http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/p...
- dcc1 13y agoBe careful the link is tagged with an affiliate tag, so if you buy anything next they get a cut
- nedwin 13y agoWhy should you be careful?
- Tyrannosaurs 13y agoIf you're willing to excuse the language in the reviewer I genuinely cried with laughter when I read this. The review probably cried too but for different reasons. http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000KKNQBK http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000KKNQBK (The most helpful review - not linking directly to the review so you can see the product.)
- mahmoudhossam 13y agoThe reviews on one of Snooki's (Nicole Polizzi) books are also hilarious. http://www.amazon.com/Shore-Thing-Nicole-Snooki-Polizzi/product-reviews/B004WB19MG/ http://www.amazon.com/Shore-Thing-Nicole-Snooki-Polizzi/prod...
- knes 13y agoThis review about Cattle Prod ( yes, they sell those on amazon ) is pure gold. http://www.amazon.com/review/R14IVEZTWB0C1H/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000LF652Q&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag=#wasThisHelpful http://www.amazon.com/review/R14IVEZTWB0C1H/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt...
- Theodores 13y agoIt is rare that 'a funny review' makes you buy the product, however I did after reading about 'Chompy', let me quote: Is it possible to become emotionally attached to a kill-crazy cannibalistic worm that looks like a facehugger from the Alien movies and spends most of its time attempting to eat its siblings? Having recently shed a tear while burying my last one - Chompy - in the back garden, I'd say yes. These little beasties inspired fear and disgust in my girlfriend, but to me they were true friends. The rest of the review: http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3V27MXZINXUSL/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00008OS3U&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag= http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3V27MXZINXUSL/ref=cm_cr_rdp_...
- Choronzon 13y agoThis one for the secret is a classic. http://www.amazon.com/review/R2X2TB3S4O5I60 http://www.amazon.com/review/R2X2TB3S4O5I60