It’s a great product, with one tiny flaw . . .

This is the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk, available on Amazon.com for $24.95. No, this is not a joke—click on the link, it’s an actual product. In the product description, it says, “For safety reasons, never use this product while driving”—which is less reassuring than it ought to be; it also makes one wonder how many people really would rather do their work in a parked car rather than sitting at a desk. Judging by the user-submitted photos, the customer-submitted tags (including “accident waiting to happen” and “alcohol accessories”) and the customer reviews (some of which are quite funny), it would appear I’m not the only one dubious about the whole idea, or about how people who buy the thing are actually likely to use it. At least it was the inspiration for a great many wits (and would-be wits).