I never tried shaking my pet rock. Maybe it would have giggled if I had done that. But, despite its obvious failure to be what I would consider a real toy, I bought one of those Bitzee things for ...

Pet Rocks and Beanie Babies were a set of convertible toys that emerged as a major fad during the late 70s and the 90s, respectively. Much of their value was derived out of hype. Brandt drew ...