Would You Be Caught Wearing This?

abcnews.com | Scott Mayerowitz | April 10, 2008 04:45 PM

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Want to keep dry? Willing to sacrifice some of your dignity to do it?

A new kind of umbrella promises to keep you drier while you fiddle with your cell phone, handbag or briefcase.

The Nubrella is a big plastic dome that rests on your shoulders. While it keeps you dry through the strongest rain storm, that level of weather protection comes at a cost: Let's just call it the dorkiness factor.

The new-style umbrella looks like something out of a bad science fiction movie.

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- loki See Profile I'm a Fan of loki

Wasnt this in an old Woody Allen movie? Or was it Mel Brooks? reminds me a Dark Helmet.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:08 PM on 04/14/2008

- ENK727 See Profile I'm a Fan of ENK727

It might be weird looking, but if it keeps your clothes and hair dry... it looks good to me!!

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:31 PM on 04/13/2008

- sparkey See Profile I'm a Fan of sparkey

If the woman in the picture was my wife, I wouldn't care what she wore. She could wear a paper bag and it would be o.k. with me.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 07:25 PM on 04/11/2008

- SamEllison See Profile I'm a Fan of SamEllison

Ideal for pot smokers, always walking around in a fog!

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:04 PM on 04/10/2008

- loki See Profile I'm a Fan of loki

Or rethugs who always walk about in their own personal bubble of a world.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:09 PM on 04/14/2008

- JScott See Profile I'm a Fan of JScott

It was called the bruckabrella.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:34 PM on 04/10/2008

- JScott See Profile I'm a Fan of JScott

er Brockabrella

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:38 PM on 04/10/2008

- JScott See Profile I'm a Fan of JScott

There used to be a slightly more practical version-aka a hands free umbrella that is worn on the head-looks just as dorky and would have the other disadvantages discussed in the post/comments (wind and etc.) but your hands are freed up. I never saw it sold anywhere, the only place I saw it is on late night tv commercials for Cal Worthington car dealers, you got one if you came down to their dealers and say you saw the commercial, and they gave you one just for stopping in.

Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:33 PM on 04/10/2008