When a friend of mine sent me a link to the Nutty Buddy, I thought he was alerting me to a new candy bar on the market, not a video of a man getting a 100 mph fastball to the groin.
Oh thank heavens. Someone finally invented a piece of plastic to be worn over the groin so as to protect oneself during sports. I will grant them this though - they win for most ridiculously-named cup. And what other cup manufacturer out there also offers up “The Boys” as a socially acceptable way to simulate testicle fondulation in the workplace?
I’ve been a soccer goalkeeper for about 20 years now - I’ve had more kicks to the nuts than your most hardcore tamakeri fetishist. And somehow my $5 cup has brought me through to reproductive age. So, I don’t see much reason to spend $57 on one.
I think their better marketing angle is: “See a hillbilly take a 100mph fastball to the groin for 25 cents”. Now that will make some money.
Thanks to David G for the find.
November 14th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Well, if you check out there site a little more closely, you’ll see that the cup itself is only $19.95 and can be worn with any compression shorts and a regular “no pouch” jock. The $57.00 is for an entire package of shorts, cup, and jock.
$19.95 is more than the five dollars you spent, but then again it is supposed to be more comfortable - which increases the likelihood that it will be used, even for activities where one might not wear a cup due to perceived limited mobility (motocross, paintball, etc.)
March 15th, 2008 at 12:45 am
He said “package” heh, heh,heh.