Sometimes, I find Life’s Grand Mystery a bit confusing.

Case in point: The Poppa Phone from Hulger.

I mean I suppose a solid brass and walnut USB handset is kind of cool.

Sort of.

In a way.

For $300, you too can wax nostalgic about the halcyon days of wooden telephones and carbon paper while chatting with friends and family via Skype or iChat or Vonage or Google Talk.

The hand-made Poppa Phone works with any VoIP service and offers plug-in-play compatibility for both PC and Mac.

Did I mention it costs $300?