The saying goes that… “Laughter is the best medicine.” Our family lives by this because laughter is one of the few things that can make it bad situations easier to face (but I won’t go there during this review).
I received Humerus the Funny Bone as a review from the makers of GIANTmicrobes. Humerus is a stand-up comic with a funny bone. Ok… Actually, he is the funny bone. I didn’t actually count the number of things that he said, but he does say quite a few, and like many stand-up comics, some of the jokes are pretty corny.
While the “official” way to get Humerus to tell a joke is to clap your hands, we have found a few more ways that work. Some of these ways are just as humorous as the funny bone, itself. Since Humerus does stand on his one foot, we like to set him down on his foot firmly on the table. That provides enough sound to get him started. The other day, DS9 was singing loudly, and when he hit a certain pitch, Humerus started his joke. The last way we have found to set him off involves the cat. See… Our cat LOVES to chew on boxes of all sorts. We had Humerus lying in his box, and the cat came over and chewed on the box. She jarred it enough that Humerus started telling a joke. That was certainly one surprised cat!
I think the one complaint that I would have about this product is that the battery is not replaceable, so when the battery wears out, the toy is no more. Other than that, it appears to be a solidly built toy. It was certainly heavier than I expected.
Humerus the Funny Bone can be purchased online for $29.95 plus s/h. There are limited quantities through Christmas, so if you have a person on your list whom you would like to give a Humerus to, hurry over to place your order.
Disclaimer: I received Humerus free of charge for the purpose of this review. I received no other compensation, nor was I required to give a positive review.
Rebecca says
That is awesome. Laughter is the best medicine.