I’m in a giving mood today, so I thought I’d share some linky goodness:
First, a Public Service Announcement.
“Hey Baby, take off your bra. I just heard about an approaching chemical warfare attack” is NOT a good pickup line.
Unless the woman is wearing this:
The Convertible Bra Gasmask
Yes, this is a real invention. It was awarded the IgNobel Prize in Public Health on October 1. (Click pic above to read more & see a hilarious picture of men modeling it.)
Now some more linkage:
1.
This post about the famous Clifford the Big Red Dog by Beck at Frog and Toad are Still Friends is hilarious. And creepy. It’s hilariously creepy.
I SO want to play along, but I don’t know if I’m capable of doing it in something that short. I still might make an attempt. (And of course subject you to it.)
If you liked that, you love her take on Goodnight, Moon.
2.
You know how some bloggers host product reviews/giveaways? Well, I’ve done a grand total of ONE. In over a year. That’s all it took for me to discover that I’m not a very good giveaway blogger. (Too much pressure to write what someone else wants me to, too many pesky details, yada yada….) So you won’t see a ton here, ever.
HOWEVER…
I do have one giveaway coming up that I’m really excited about. Thanks to the old people’s takeover of Facebook, I’ve managed to reconnect with a lot of friends from long ago.
One from college, Daniel Slocum, has become a very talented photographer. He reads my blog (HI DAN!) and has offered to give a beautiful print to one lucky reader.
I’ll tell you more about Dan and his wife Catherine (who was in college choir with me) next week. The giveaway will be on WEDNESDAY, so mark your calendar. Here’s the photo he graciously gave to ME:
Gorgeous, huh? Of course it doesn’t hurt that he lives in the Pacific Northwest. Is it POSSIBLE to take an ugly picture there?
3.
Finally, a site that I just discovered today, thanks to Fast Company online. Have you heard of etsy.com? It’s a place where anyone can sell any handcrafted item. A real boon for small-time entrepreneurs. I have friends who sell knitwear or jewelry there.
BUT…
Did you notice I said ANYONE can sell ANYTHING handcrafted? That’s where Regretsy.com comes in. They feature the worst things made on etsy. (CAUTION: Some of the listings could be considered “MATURE” or NSFW. Zoiks.)
Tag line: “It looks like you made it with your feet.”
Here’s what they featured yesterday.
They’re not technically CHICKEN feet, but I can’t say I’m not tempted…
17 responses so far ↓
1 Daniel Slocum // Oct 8, 2009 at 11:37 am
Hi Steph! Can’t imagine being handed a gas mask like that.
2 Jo@Mylestones // Oct 8, 2009 at 11:50 am
Regretsy. That is genius.
I can always count on you, Steph, to enlighten me in all the things I never wanted to know. Pigeon feet!!! SERIOUSLY.
It might go nicely with the pig head cheese thing though.
3 joyce // Oct 8, 2009 at 12:37 pm
I love to stop in here. I always want to comment but oftentimes I find myself at a loss for words. I’m pretty sure you should win some kind of prize for the title of this one though. Also, was wondering what happened to the ‘head’ in your freezer? Hope I didn’t miss that!
Wish I’d thought of Regretsy…why can’t I be one of the clever ones?
4 Screwed Up Texan // Oct 8, 2009 at 12:44 pm
The print is GORGEOUS!
The chicken/pigeon feet are ew.
5 jasonS // Oct 8, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Ah, so nice. Also for the pigeon feet, I misread USD and thought it said USED. I thought, “used for what?”
6 katdish // Oct 8, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Okay, I had something to say – but now I’m just laughing at Jason…
7 katdish // Oct 8, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Is it back up yet? No? Dang!
(That’s what she said…)
8 Wendy // Oct 8, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Well, technically they are used feet. But the good news is that the original owner won’t be coming back to reclaim them. Unless they’re zombie pigeons on bloody stumps. But let’s not go there.
9 Bridget Chumbley // Oct 8, 2009 at 1:20 pm
First, Twitter is down and this was exactly what I needed to fill my time, so I wouldn’t find something productive to accomplish!
Second, the painting is gorgeous! I’m not biased because I’m a resident of the beautiful Pacific NW, it really is!
Third, that bra is ‘da bomb’!
Last…those feet scare the crap out of me! Jason’s comment was funny, but those things are creepy!
10 Marni // Oct 8, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Dude, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve run into Target only to be told AGAIN, they are out of red pigeon feet. I didn’t even think about buying them online. Duh.
Fact: pigeons brains process information 3 times faster than humans. One must wonder, why didn’t these red-footed fowls not figure out quicker that their feet were being hacked off? We may never know…
11 Helen // Oct 8, 2009 at 4:24 pm
First of all, I had the same thought as Jason. Then Wendy…Great Minds and all that…
I would wear that bra if it came in my size. Haven’t you ever been to a party and wished you had a gas mask after dinner?
12 Melissa from the Blue House // Oct 8, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Well, hmmmm. I’m trying to think of a comment and having a hard time coming up with the words….
13 Wendy // Oct 8, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Helen – After a dinner party? I was wishing I had one when I walked into my bedroom last night after my husband had been in there for an hour. Brought tears to my eyes. Reeeeally could’a used that mask.
14 Candy // Oct 8, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I won’t even tell you about the item that was first when I clicked on that Regretsy link. MAJOR regretsy. That being said, there is one red and one gold pigeon out hopping on one foot somewhere. Are you sure Charlie didn’t get those as an condiment for head cheese? And I totally wouldn’t have a place for that bra unless it was in gas mask mode.
I always love your posts. They are like a blog casserole. Hither, thither, and yon.
15 Beck // Oct 8, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Hey, I’m in the same post as the pigeon feet! That delights me for some reason.
I would LOVE to see what you would write! I am finding writing creepy children’s stories endlessly funny. Thanks so much for the kind mention!
16 Stretch Mark Mama // Oct 13, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Love the Pacific Northwest! Hubs the photographer does too: crossmarkdesign.com/photography
Oh, regretsy. Is that name perfect, or what?
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