How's this for a bizarre product: the Povodokus (say that three times), is a retractable gun-shaped dog-leash by the Art Lebedev Studio.

As I stared at the image on my monitor, wondering about the irony of someone with an animal, who I would assume would love them, walking down the street with this in their hand -- I wonder how police would take that -- a co-worker walked by, saw the image and said, "yup, love them like family, but sometimes you sure do feel like doing that to them," and walked off. I guess that's my answer.