This is called the Bitchcruiser:
You can find a lot more pictures of it here and there’s one for sale on ebay (thanks to Laura L., who found it on feministing.com, via).
NEW: Audrey D.E. sent in this image of a pole-dancer alarm clock from a catalog:
The text:
Your guy will really “rise and shine” to this entertaining alarm clock. A pole dancer twirls around the pole to music and flashing lights. What a way to wake up!
Thanks, Audrey!
Comments 6
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ms liberty — January 2, 2009
I think it's interesting that the catalog says "Your guy," as if assuming that the female half of a het couple is just tearing her hair out with excitement to encourage hubby to go watch other women strip. Nice.
MountainPika — January 5, 2009
I assumed "your guy" was referring the intimate region of the male (as if the text is talking to a man not a women)... that would get excited at seeing some flimsy plastic peudo stripper thing twirl in the morning... and thus "rise and shine"
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