found online by Raymond
From The Journal of Improbable Research:
If you gave a baby a pacifier [that’s ‘dummy’ in the UK] which was covered in (mildly) irritating bristles, what kind of psychological impact might that have?
“Minimal” says the documentation for a newly patented invention that incorporates:
“[…] bristle like structures which discourages continued use of the pacifier by a child of appropriate age.”