99% Invisible: 143- Inflatable Men
December 3, 2014 9:25 PM - Subscribe

You see them on street corners, at gas stations, at shopping malls. You see them at blowout sales and grand openings of all kinds. Their wacky faces hover over us, and then fall down to meet us, and then rise … Show page on 99pi.org with photos and more info →
posted by ocherdraco (5 comments total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
As Roman says on the show page, "If you want more Peter Minshall (which of course you do), here’s an hour of him on a Trindad & Tobago-based talk show."
posted by ocherdraco at 9:27 PM on December 3, 2014 [2 favorites]


I haven't listened to this one yet but YAY for a discussion of 99% Invisible here!
posted by latkes at 7:24 AM on December 4, 2014


I always sort of like these tall boys, not knowing what they were called (or that they have a million names), but now I love them. 99 % Invisible is consistently the greatest thing in the world.
posted by maxsparber at 9:21 AM on December 4, 2014


I can only imagine the embarrassed staffer who had to admit to watching Family Guy to pull the "Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!" sound bite.
posted by Etrigan at 10:21 AM on December 4, 2014


What I really do love about 99% Invisible is that while they're talking about something, I start working out if I could make something similar.

Right now, I really want to make a little tall boy out of nylon or something, attached to an old computer fan. With multiple arms. And maybe some of that reflective tape that the Air Rangers have. And then keep him on my desk, constantly swaying, constantly dancing.
posted by Katemonkey at 5:17 AM on December 5, 2014 [2 favorites]


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