Too Incompetent to Operate a Blanket: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"First, there is the sequence where someone is shown trying to unsuccessfully impale the cap of a normal pen, which suggests not only a lack of familiarity with pens, but also the visual-spatial reasoning ability of a pot-smoking chimp."''|''[[Cracked.com]]'' [http://www.cracked.com/article_15768_as-seen-on-tv-10-most-laughably-misleading-ads.html "The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads"]}}

Might be [[Truth in Television]] for some products and some users. In fact, many of these products were invented specifically for the elderly and disabled, people who legitimately ''could'' have problems with some of these tasks. The Snuggie, for instance, was originally meant for wheelchair users who often have problems regulating their body temperature - the design allows for the upper body and legs to both be fully covered without a corner getting caught in a wheel and without fabric bunching up in the back (which can cause bedsores). The incompetence factor usually arises when the item is marketed to a general audience and it becomes necessary to convince ''them'' that they can't live without these products.

 

 

A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Strawman Product]].