"Maybe we should figure out a way to make some money off the bees, like the pet rock," he said.

To me, the whole thing was like the pet rock.

Butch doesn't want to say Off my pet rock, that sounds stupid.

The problem with the Pet Rock is that you could only do it once.

The competitors get a lot of their favorite pet rocks that they have long sought.

- and then a thud, the sound of a pet rock coming down on a small boy's head, perhaps.

Only the mean-spirited would point out that pet rocks offered the same opportunity.

From pet rocks to hybrid cars, California's flavor of the month will probably be next year's world trend.

You got the political smarts of a pet rock!

It sells for $49.95 as a novelty gift, like a pet rock or canned air.