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35 Times People Were ‘Lucky’ To Find These Gems While Thrifting That Were Too Bad Not To Share (New Pics)
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In times of high consumption, when companies are racing against each other to offer their customers choices of products at competitive prices, marketing tricks get into people's heads, making them fall for it and buy stuff they don’t even need, just to stack them at home and eventually get rid of them. Some will simply dump these items to get some free space (and buy more gadgets). Alternatively, all these forgotten, often brand-new items may be donated to thrift stores. This is probably the best scenario, as many of these products can be upcycled and used by people who actually want and need them.
Let’s talk about thrift stores. Very often, they have a unique charm that attracts a diverse range of people. This is the place where you can find a wide variety of items, some more or less precious. Today we would like to highlight some of those “lucky findings”. We have selected the best images collected by the Instagram account 'Thrift Store Art.' Get ready to be left speechless and ask yourself, "What am I actually looking at?" You may also have a good laugh at goods offered for sale to the wider public. One way or another, be prepared to be entertained and, after all, let us know in the comments below what was the luckiest find you encountered during your thrift shopping.
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Tee with a Twist 2 years ago
When your parents are divorced but you still want a picture of them together.
Ericthedead 2 years ago
Poor lady couldn’t drag her husband into the photographers. So, she used the best pic she had of him. Or he is dead. White cat looks chill af.
TonyTee 2 years ago (edited)
We gotta give props to whoever created this, you can see this is from way back when (70’s? Maybe late 60’s) and they did great work considering what they had available to work with in the first place for that time, if this was part of my family history (or a “family heirloom” simply put) I’d definitely keep it
Daffydillz~ 2 years ago
The woman's hairstyle, cut, color, and highlights, along with her collared shirt and earrings are from the 80's. That hairstyle wasn't popular in the 60-70's. My MIL had the same hairstyle in 1989.
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Say No to Downvoting 2 years ago (edited)
This looks like someone loved their family very, very much and got all the best photos of them that they could find for a collage. Look at the smile on mum and dad’s faces. This makes me kind a sad that this isn’t with the family anymore.
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cerinamroth 2 years ago
Well, quite! I had my second bebe at 39 so just managed to avoid this double-whammy!
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Pretty Pink Sky Photography 2 years ago
Is it just me or is it in the shape of the province of Alberta?
Gozer LeGozerian 2 years ago
If you had seggs, it couldn't have been such a shock
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Seonag Udell 2 years ago
I was both at the same time. Gave birth to my baby girl 12 days after my 41st birthday.
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Danny Boy 2 years ago
I just know I'm going to have nightmares about the little masked ginger kid. **shudder**
Meade 2 years ago
She looks like she could bite someone's head off. That mouth is as wide as her head!
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Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
Yeah but no self-respecting bank robber would be seen dead in these
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Binky Melnik 2 years ago
I can’t stop laughing at the upper-right photo! Poor Grandma spends all that time making that sweater and, uh, thingie for the face, kid wears it (I’m positive she’s scowling under there), every kid in school laughs at him, and family is horrified when at 18, kid kills Grandma. Not only that, but one of the classmates he gave PTSD to with the outfit does the same to him, strangling him with his matching sweater/thingie. It’s just a bad idea up one side and down the other, as nothing can come from that knitting project but death.
LadyVischuss 2 years ago
Serial killer training kit. Rayon, so the blood wonton leave stains. Machete no longer included but legal is working on it.
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In order to get more details about thrift stores and surprising items you may stumble upon while browsing for something you actually need, we have contacted a painter, Wesley Altena. The artist specializes in upcycling old paintings into unique, contemporary pieces of art. He tells about himself: “There's an artist out there who has taken forgotten paintings from thrift stores and turned them into something truly special.” If you’re interested in Altena’s work, we highly recommend you check out the Bored Panda post featuring his paintings. This time we wanted to find out more about his passion for thrift shopping in particular. Scroll down to read more about what the artist shared with us.
#4
Robin C 2 years ago (edited)
I want to know the play list! ...l googled it..1982... Not too bad really.. Crystal Gayle.?
Anthony Jordan 2 years ago
I actually had this album when it was originally released. Early '80s. It was a rock/pop/country compilation similar to a K-tel record. If I recall, it was like $2 with the purchase of a large pizza or such.
Pandamonium 2 years ago
Tracklist according to Discogs: A1Gino Vannelli–I Just Wanna Stop A2Linda Ronstadt–When Will I Be Loved A3Pure Prairie League–Let Me Love You Tonight A4The Babys–Back On My Feet Again A5Guess Who*–American Woman A6Spencer Davis Group*–Gimme Some Lovin' B1Michael Johnson (5)–Bluer Than Blue B2Randy Vanwarmer–Just When I Needed You Most B3Dr. Hook–A Little Bit More B4Crystal Gayle–Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue B5Terri Gibbs–Somebody's Knockin' B6Jan & Dean–Surf City
Steve Eaton 2 years ago
Which AGT/BGT judge uttered this? It made Simon Cower.
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Robin Roper 2 years ago
A1Gino Vannelli–I Just Wanna Stop A2Linda Ronstadt–When Will I Be Loved A3Pure Prairie League–Let Me Love You Tonight A4The Babys–Back On My Feet Again A5Guess Who*–American Woman A6Spencer Davis Group*–Gimme Some Lovin' B1Michael Johnson (5)–Bluer Than Blue B2Randy Vanwarmer–Just When I Needed You Most B3Dr. Hook–A Little Bit More B4Crystal Gayle–Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue B5Terri Gibbs–Somebody's Knockin' B6Jan & Dean–Surf City
#5
Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
Back in my day, a naughty kitten was one who'd lost his mittens, and the punishment was no pie.
A girl 2 years ago
Argh. Today's earworm. Brownsville Station version please.
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Bookworm 2 years ago
'Animals behaving like people' is apparently a very trendy thing to put on your wall. I work at a discount retailer that sells mass-produced wall decor, and there's this one picture of a baby elephant in a bathtub that we get in all the time (which is unusual because it's the sort of store where we frequently get a bunch of the same thing all at once, and then we never see it again.)
Tee Rat 2 years ago
It used to only be dog's playing poker or dog's playing pool decades ago.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
If Faith had these tee shirts as part of her funeral plan, I would’ve loved to have known her. I would’ve really enjoyed her dark sense of humor! Faith must’ve been a real hoot to be around.
Landithy 2 years ago
Can my next of kin please ensure that shirts like this are handed out at my funeral?
Bob Brooce 2 years ago
That's why I hate closed casket services. You can't steal the jewelry they don't need anymore.
QuirkyKittyGirl 2 years ago
This is brilliant. I may have to look into investing in some custom shirts. If it's for my funeral, I'll only need maybe half a dozen. Even so, three or four may not even get used.
First, we were wondering what the most surprising or unexpected painting Wesley has come across was, that later he turned into a remarkable piece of art. Altena said: “Together with my wife I was away for a weekend in Antwerp (Belgium). We woke up and walked out of the hotel, and then there was a market right in front of us. The whole sidewalk was covered with old paintings. It was a Valhalla for me, and I brought a number of them with me. One has been repainted into a work I'm most proud of to date. Since then we have visited many markets in that area!”
#7
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
Wow I was gonna say that </3 12 hrs too late
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Harley 2 years ago
I’d much rather listen to a parrot than anything they say at church any day
Gustav Gallifrey 2 years ago
Just how random? Like 'muscatel!', 'chronometers!', 'snowshoes!', 'Hegel's proposition that the relationship between self and otherness is the fundamental defining characteristic of human awareness and activity!', 'cheese puffs!'. That kind of random?
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
Reminds me of a joke: A lady complains to her minister that her male parrot swears all the time, so he suggests bringing him to meet the minister's female parrot because she's prays all the time and would be a good influence. When they bring the male parrot to meet her he starts swearing and acting up and she says "wow, you're just what I've praying for!"
Sandra Gleeson 2 years ago
Catholic cockatoos and what really goes on in the bird cage at night
#8
TonyTee 2 years ago
Yeah right? He could stay in the closet for all I care
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StrangePenguin 2 years ago
at least he gets to come out of the closet, i’m so far in the closet i’m sitting on christmas
Tim 2 years ago
Omg. I thought that was his mouth. I'm like, what is that strip in the middle of his mouth? Lol
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Aisling Raye 2 years ago
These things freak me out. They were sold as gag gifts in the 80s when cabbage patch kids were super popular. (Doubtful that The sexy Mr/Mrs cabbage were made by the same company. The knockoff name gives that away) I think they may have been "creatively" influenced (in the most negative way possible) by Gay Bob from the 70s... who also came in a closet shaped box, and who was anatomically correct. The difference being that Gay Bob is a legitimate and, although controversial, collectors item from a pretty d@mn important time in queer history in the US.
Austin Sauce 2 years ago
At least he comes out of the closet. Coming in the closet is much messier.
#9
M O'Connell 2 years ago
This would be from an "antique mall" where each vendor has a designated booth space (#26 in this case). The tags are retained as record for the booth owner of what sold. A good description is basically the same as a stock number in this case.
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Spocks's Mom 2 years ago
Me too. AND I just so happen to have 32 bucks to spare!!! 😃
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Ga Di 2 years ago
Sorry Miss Jackson, I am four eels. Never meant to make your daughter cry, I am several fish and not a guy.
Daycare Attendant Sun 2 years ago
I loved PeeWee's Big Adventure as a kid. I always wanted his bicycle.
Marvin HeartofGold (she/them) 2 years ago
Remember Large Marge? Still have nightmares.
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Asked to share a story of an artwork he initially overlooked but later realized its potential after a second visit to the thrift shop, Wesley Altena told us: “In fact, quite the opposite at first. Sometimes I take something with me, and I take a closer look at it at home, and then it just isn't it. Would it then be a wrong purchase? No, some paintings are sometimes there for a year before I really start. There is always something to do with it! And if I see something with potential in the thrift store and don't take it with me, it's because I already have enough paintings in the car!”
#10
The Chronic Insomniac 2 years ago
Often purchased together - First Aid Kit and Bear Repellant.
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Captain Awesome 2 years ago
They do not smell like fried chicken when they're burning. Before burning, yes. During burning no
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
This would be great if you want your house to smell like fried chicken for 11 years.
C .Hunger 2 years ago
I have used these- the smoke smells like smoke, and not KFC. The log itself does smell like KFC until you burn it. It even says o on the box.
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
Too bad... I was gonna look for one and slip a mickey into somebody's firewood
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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Considering how much they go for on Amazon as new, this is probably a bargain. https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09NCH3P97
Cindy Brick 2 years ago
We were given one of these! And it actually smells like fried chicken. (gag)
#11
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
"Unable to do anything but grin, Barbie, Ken, and their daughter sink helplessly into the quicksand, cries for help trapped inside their lifeless lips..."
Connie Bonneville 2 years ago
But the quicksand is glitter because Barbie
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TonyTee 2 years ago
Just go ahead and take a dump on the boss’s desk, one lump of s**t for another lump of s**t 👍🏻
WindySwede 2 years ago
is't that the brown rule, these seams to be the golden rule. So don't know how related to poo /s
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Holy Shimmering Sheeps541t 2 years ago
I bought this for my wife as a joke Christmas present. She hates.pooing outside of home.
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
According to Amazon it is 144 pages long, must be more to it than I suspect
Binky Melnik 2 years ago
Gaaah! Please tell me there aren’t a lotta illustrations! 😰 (I MIGHT make an exception if they’re drawn by Randall Monroe, but I’d hafta see one before I’m sure.)
Load More Replies... Hawkmoon 2 years ago
Cover any noise by singing the "Internationale" at the top of your voice.
Zane Lumagrowl 2 years ago
Ah, that's what I've been doing wrong this whole time! I've been singing Ave Maria in my very best opera voice!
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Dippin Dot 2 years ago
I got this for a colleague as a joke gift one year because she absolutely would NOT poo at work… but come 4:30 she was in pain because it was her “poop hour”. We all got a good laugh.
Lastly, we were curious if the artist could tell us about any particularly funny, weird, or lucky discovery he made during his search for paintings to transform. We found out that: “The best location I've been to buy old paintings was here just across the border from the Netherlands in Belgium. There's 'Snuffelland'. Large corridors and halls were full of stalls. As if you're going back in time... but worse. They sell stuff that we wouldn't hesitate to throw away 20 years ago. Also, the power goes out every 5 minutes and you're suddenly in the dark. Greasy snacks, and bad live performances by local artists. But... a cozy place with very friendly people. And a nice painting here and there for little money makes it a nice place to go!”
#13
LovelyLittleLesbian 2 years ago
Please don’t be human hair, please don’t be human hair, please don’t…
Vic 2 years ago
Of course it's not human hair.. we are not monsters.. the teeth on the other hand..
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XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 2 years ago (edited)
George Michael & Princess Di had a baby and dressed it like Blanche from the Golden Girls? Shut up and take my money!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
Please don’t be the Princess of Wales, Please don’t be the Princess of Wales, Please don’t…
#14
Vivian McBride 2 years ago
"Does your chewing gum lose it's flavor on the bed post overnight?"
Kitten Dog Mom 2 years ago
🎵🎶🎵🎵🎶 when your mother says don't chew it do you swallow it for spite🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
There's a joke to be made here about the Houston Astros, if anyone follows baseball....
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Serenity Now! 2 years ago
WHAT? You really wanna save that piece of gum? It usually comes in multi-paks...wth.
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Daniel Atkins 2 years ago
Back in time in the 90's when they were popular. ;)
Load More Replies... Gustav Gallifrey 2 years ago
'Mary Beth's Bean Bag World' has a Wikipedia page! The magazine itself is extinct, but you can read a little about it here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Beth%27s_Bean_Bag_World
Skye Ragsdale 2 years ago
Ten bucks says my grandma is in there. She was so weird about those things 😂
JayhawkJoey 2 years ago
Can I please just sell them for what I paid for them? Who told us they'd be worth something?
#16
Holy Shimmering Sheeps541t 2 years ago
She's actually 26, it's just the 70th surprise party she's been tom
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Glen Ellyn 2 years ago
When I first saw the title on the photo being held, I thought it said, "Audrey's 70th surprise pants." 🤭
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
70 surprise parties? She must have some clever friends to throw her so many parties without her knowledge.
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
Perfect! I failed to notice it, thank you <3
Load More Replies... LadyVischuss 2 years ago
It's got to be a DVD. Guests face pixilated for privacy. Oh the things that go on in nursing homes these. The surprise is that she gets to pop out topples and start the limbo competition. At least that's how we entertained everyone at the home for grandma's 99 th party. We still miss her
#17
Comedy Clumbers 2 years ago
and Mark, and John. (and I'm atheist and knew those! Yet still can't remember what I came into the kitchen for...)
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Mavis 2 years ago
Huh? Darth Vader is a villain. Jesus is good. WTC in the background. What the hell does it all mean?
cerinamroth 2 years ago
I can't be sure but I feel an antisemitic conspiracy theory coming on...
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Kevin Sutton 2 years ago
No, his silly stick on hair would be bigly attached to the top of the helmet
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#18
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
Well I guess there could be a worse place for coins to be deposited.
Tiny Dancer 2 years ago
Look, it paid the bills, okay?! Sheesh. That thing continues to haunt me.
Holy Shimmering Sheeps541t 2 years ago
Can you flick the coin in the slot and make the "money shot"?
#19
Sofiya Aghouchy 2 years ago
Well, well,well....(hum, hum) it is a french tradition " le pot de la mariée " (the bride potty) (so yes it's a potty and not a mug) and the tradition is that the guests prepare alcohol and/or food for that the bride and the groom eat on their first awakening together. In my area, Im from Lyon, the tradition is to eat the "soupe à l'oignon ". I think this tradition exist just in France 🫣 I apologize for this tradition so....vulgar.
Annik Perrot 2 years ago
And sometimes the tradition involved waking the newlyweds in the night, à cheerful, bawdy and drunk crowd invading their chamber. It's still done in the country. My daughter married in 2014 and she and her husband booked à hotel room in secret, so they could have an uninterrupted night of... whatever, but mostly sleep, I guess ;-)) , without à gang of inebrieted family and friends descending on them. Also, the food offered in the potty could be "boudin noir", à sausage- shaped black pudding, cooked in white wine. Not vulgar at all...
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RavenTheCat 2 years ago
I would buy this as a novelty gift for a friend, i mean its a normal find at Spencer's
Patricia Lepaul 2 years ago
It's a potty. French tradition for new weds. See the explanation from a French lady in the upper comments
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Upstaged75 2 years ago
I used to have a purse like this. It was hilarious and always a conversation starter. :)
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Daycare Attendant Sun 2 years ago
Put this one right at the end of the longest hall in your house, but don't acknowledge it exists when someone says something
Skye Ragsdale 2 years ago
You can see where it had eyes & they decided to paint over them 😭 I genuinely can't decide which is worse 💀💀
Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago
Daaamn! Had to watch it on my pc to see them, eyelashes and all!
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Riley Quinn 2 years ago
This deserves a space on the wall at MOBA - the Museum of Bad Art in Boston, MA, USA. https://museumofbadart.org/ Where there's "art too bad to be ignored".
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talliloo 2 years ago
this is an interesting find because my mom made one in her ceramics class for my son who was a big ET fan. i wonder if this was also a ceramics class project because there was a huge copyright issue with it. mom had already had it fired to bisque & glazed it when it came out that the studio was suing the ppl who made the model cast for it. they won & all casts & finished products were ordered to be destroyed. mom snuck hers out & it is somewhere in her house now. wonder if there is any value to them now-not sure but it is an interesting find.
MacintoshID 2 years ago
Does that tag say $125.00? No thanks. I need to by groceries for a few days.
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Noyfb noyfb 2 years ago
Yes, all right, but how about SITTING on your dryer?
Load More Replies... bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
No, she does not! I've seen this lady. Everything has to be laid out, as is, facing the right direction. And her troll dolls take up the rest of the table.
Load More Replies... Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Listen, Patty, you can whip your hair back all you want but you don't get to tell me how to make my squash casserole.
Noyfb noyfb 2 years ago
Those who pay their own money for typesetting, (no editing), printing, binding, storage, marketing … and delivery of unsold copies to their garage.
Load More Replies... Binky Melnik 2 years ago
Huh. Karens have been around a lot longer than I thought, apparently.
CalamityOne 2 years ago
From the cover, I would guess this was published in the '80s? Can't work up enough energy and/or enthusiasm to actually look to see, lol...
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Elaine Van Zon 2 years ago
My co workers bought me a whole lot of these. I hadn't worked with them long but they had obviously worked out I wasn't a prude pretty quickly 😂
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Austin Sauce 2 years ago
Taking Viagra with a laxative can lead to delirium. You don’t know if you’re coming or going.
Aisling Raye 2 years ago
The wife of a Dr I worked with was a pharmaceutical rep during the height of that weird time in medication PR history. One of the medications she represented was Viagra. They had so many random promotional items that the Viagra merch became low key collectors items. Each time I've moved, I have managed to find more of them. I can't seem to throw them away. For example...I still have a Viagra blanket in my linen closet. LMAO (and to clear up the questions here about the photo. The original clock had a white clock face with Viagra branding on it - the person that gave this gem to the thrift shop switched that out for the picture of the creepy dude)
Binky Melnik 2 years ago
I envy you your collection! Can you imagine in a hundred or two hundred years, if anyone’s alive, the good time they’re gonna have upon finding your stock of boner collectibles?! I can’t imagine how yet, but I DO imagine that the objects will bring about much hilarity, as by then, the problem will likely have been solved easily, and people won’t be able to believe what a fuss we made about (what they’ll think) what is a funny and not very good solution. I love looking at old stuff like that myself, and think that a future tech society looong at our old erection-related stuff will be SUCH a good time that I almost wish I could be there!
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eMpTy 2 years ago
Can't sleep clowns will eat me...Can't sleep clowns will eat me...Can't sleep clowns will eat me...Can't sleep clowns will eat me...Can't sleep clowns will eat me...Can't sleep clowns will eat me...
Cathy Roberts 2 years ago
Ugh. This is creepy on multiple levels: Pennywise vibes and creepy uncle vibes.
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 2 years ago
Santa Maria 😳 It's like someone said "Can you make the most inappropriate & terrifying collector plate in the universe?" and the artist said "Voila!"
Spocks's Mom 2 years ago (edited)
Why is the scary clown hanging out with a black eyed child? Chilling.
Marilyn Russell 2 years ago
You know, I didn’t understand before how people would say that they find clowns creepy, but now I totally get it. I don’t like them either anymore.
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the_harbinger_of_doom s/t/h 2 years ago
........what the flapjackity f*k did i just read.
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Tiny Dancer 2 years ago
Exactly. These pandas with their dirty minds. Or maybe it's just the horsey version of the Heimlich.
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Auntriarch 2 years ago
To freak out an elderly aunt. Spoiler alert - it won't.
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
Night mare fuel. Not scrary... this is just literally night mares.
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Jesse Setliffe 2 years ago
Let me guess: he finds Jesus and now is treated with respect. How predictable.
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Tessa 2 years ago
😂 😂 did you just change it or did you already have this name? Love it 🦜
Load More Replies... Binky Melnik 2 years ago
If you don’t mean “enunciation,” I for one would dearly looove an explanation for how your connecting a misspelled bud shirt to an annunciation! Thanks!
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David Paterson 2 years ago
The Catholic religion called. They want their choirboy back.
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Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
This is so strange. Where are their pants and why are they saluting Jesus? At first I thought it said "Jesus is my couch"
Alex Boyd 2 years ago
I think they're supposed to be gymnasts, in leotards.
Load More Replies... cerinamroth 2 years ago
Imagine how pissed off you'd be if you were actually these kids' gym coach. It's like Old White Boomer Santa taking the credit for all of mum's work!
Binky Melnik 2 years ago
His name is pronounced “HAY-soose,” and he’s the wrong race as well as not wearing proper gymnastic coach clothes.
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Black Cat 2 years ago
Lucky grandma thought to frame her undies for posterity??
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Goodbye to the girdle! I remember my mother struggling to get into hers. Oh, and by the way ladies, Spanx is just a new name for a girdle.
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Why are we indoctrinated into believing that having a round belly is somehow unacceptable? For all the body acceptance movement, plus size models still have to have a small waist and no "overhang" on the tummy. Older women in the public eye aren't permitted to show even the slightest pooch. Free the belly!
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TonyTee 2 years ago (edited)
Who tf in their right mind would actually pay money for this?? Looks to be women’s undergarment, Idgaf if they were Queen Elizabeth’s undies, I wouldn’t pay a dime for something so useless and not to mention inappropriate, especially if I or any other fella’s got a wife at home. If not then you’re just a freaky m***a
Binny Tutera 2 years ago
One of my friend’s clients-years ago- was Kmart. The men’s apparel buyer had framed underwear in their office. I can only assume it was the same for everyone.
#31
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
I really don’t think the guy on the right would’ve wanted to be on the same pillow with the guy on the left.
cerinamroth 2 years ago
His skin's been bleached to within an inch of its life, that's why
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Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago (edited)
Jebus: "George, you amateur. You only killed thousands. I've killed MILLIONS."
Nonna_SoF 2 years ago
Jebus: Hell. I created the concept of death itself!
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Marilyn Russell 2 years ago
Why would someone have wanted that in the first place anyway? And it was obviously mass produced.
Richard Graham 2 years ago
I can just see this in John Water's house. He'd hang a toy airplane aiming at the tower.
Ben Stoecker 1 year ago
I hate myself I thought it was one of those things you spin to get like a playing movie type thing
Paul Pienkowski 2 years ago
This just makes me mad. How dare them. This tragedy changed everything.
#33
Marleina Hershberg 2 years ago
1...Joey Tribbiani, hand twin. 2...George Castanza, hand model.
#34
Carla Campbell 2 years ago
There's a photo of a fireman carrying a little dead girl away from the Oklahoma City bombing. Vultures begged her mother to allow them to make a coin of the picture. She told them all to f**k off.
Wysteria_Rose 2 years ago
The Precious Moments figurines actually did make a figurine with a child in a firefighter outfit holding an infant. It was to replicate the image. They used to have a bigger scaled model of it at the OKC Memorial Museum but due to the mother's request, it's now in their archives space in the basement. Every year, the mother has to make a request for all social media platforms to not spread the photo, and I don't blame her. Let the families live their lives in peace without having to be reminded.
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Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
https://boingboing.net/2022/03/03/some-call-him-pig.html This is a shít-painting version of a BILLBOARD from the 1970s.
Austin Sauce 2 years ago
It would seem in this case, “Pig” is actually underselling it quite a bit.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
This is probably meant to be endearing, like a police officer trying to resusciatate an unconscious kid..but man, it looks so awkward.
#35
Gustav Gallifrey 2 years ago
Because , pray all you like, God don't play favourites with the germs.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Christians get sick the exact same way the rest of us do. Your religion does not change your species. You are still a human, ffs. Religion does not give you some kind of force field of immunity. I’m not even religious, but I remember constantly hearing my whole life, that “God helps those who help themselves”. So where has THAT concept gone?
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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
There's a guy at my local bus interchange who hands out Chick Tracts and who, if you give him an invitation (by not immediately telling him to bugger off) will happily give you an hour long lecture which includes the factoid that the bible says all medicine is EVIL. Because there's apparently a line in there saying "and the rich shall use pharmica to deceive the people". I asked a couple of linguists about it and they said actually the more accurate translation from the original Greek would be "witchcraft" or "black magic", not medicine. I told him that next time I saw him but he wouldn't hear of it. Too busy telling me how vaccines contain monkey DNA and are the Mark of the Beast and how he never accepts any medical attention and he's totally fine, etc etc.
Kel_how 2 years ago
I wonder if he'd want medical attention after being hit by a bus?
Load More Replies... James S 2 years ago
Because faith is no substitute for good hygiene, clean water, properly cooked food and healthcare.
DJR 2 years ago
I have faith that clean socks will keep my feet from rotting
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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 2 years ago
At first glance I thought the title was "Why Christians Suck".
Bubs623 2 years ago
Oh look! Christian leaders trying to explain away why an all powerful 'god' allows his 'creations' to suffer. Read this book and stop asking those pesky logical questions. Just have some faith while we twist and turn this 'holy book' and tell you what to think. It's all good.
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Coyote Osborne 2 years ago
Maye they should have put a jockstrap on Mr. Bunny before everyone got to see his carrot on their easter album.
Natalie H 2 years ago
This is for Children?? WHAT is that picture supposed to mean? It seriously looks like pedophiles hosting an Easter egg hunt. I wonder what the playlist was. This is highly disturbing and makes me sick to my stomach.
Daffydillz~ 2 years ago
My thoughts exactly. It isn't like that is an accident either, it looks like this rabbit/guy has pushed everything up to the front to place it as far to that side as possible, to make it as visible as possible. It's just disgusting. You'd think someone would have said something, like, hey buddy, not here. There's a time and a place to act like an idiot and this is not the time. Way too pervy for the Easter bunny.
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Margaret H 2 years ago
Who thought a randy rabbit would be suitable to advertise an Easter record?
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Danny Boy 2 years ago
So meta-awesome that you can see the reflection of the person taking the shot on their modern smartphone. LOL
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Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
As an imaginary person, I prefer the original.
Load More Replies... Becky Samuel 2 years ago (edited)
Sewing your own clothes was a normal thing to do until relatively recently. Sewing patterns weren't really available for larger people unless you wanted to wear a kaftan. Different body types just weren't catered for the way they are now. This was way ahead of its time.
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Helen Davies 2 years ago
I had this book when my daughter was acting up back in the 90s. It was actually helpful. It gave advice about how to empower kids and take the weight off yourself. Anyone who's ever raised a teen will understand how important that is. But yeah, you wouldn't want to tangle with the big one. 😉
le_smol_froge 2 years ago
that other comic from a couple days ago comes to mind
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Shayne Randlett 2 years ago
For those of you wondering why the Burger King isn't in this - he was the one taking the picture
Gustav Gallifrey 2 years ago
Ronald and his girlfriend both dropped the first of their two burgers at exactly the same moment. What are the odds on that?!
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Cathy Roberts 2 years ago
So the good news is, Mommy's not dead anymore. The bad news is....
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Petra Schaap 2 years ago
lack of sleep and scrolling too fast, i saw an other word that starts with "master" -_-
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Colin Matthews 2 years ago
I reimagined my life after seeing Fireplaces of Frankfurt
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Helene Logan 2 years ago
Like most of Florida; devoid of any interesting architecture, surrounded by concrete.
Cathy Roberts 2 years ago
Well I, for one, was just IN Orlando and I don't recall seeing a single one of these. hmph.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Surprise twist: these are the various hook-ups of Orlando Bloom.
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Zane Lumagrowl 2 years ago
Look at that cheeky grin, he knows what's going on, and he likes it!
The Greatest JMS W Cool Animation 2 years ago
Can't they get a different picture for that? Yikes
ADHD McChick 2 years ago
Okay, so my very favorite thing in the world is ladybugs. I collect all things ladybugs. Even have 2 tattooed on me. So as bizarre as this is, I'd HAVE to have it, lol!! 🐞😂
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Greenmantle 2 years ago
This seriously must be part of a set of of um "adult " toys masquerading as helpful kitchen crockery.
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Hippopotamuses 2 years ago (edited)
And if you’ve never seen Siegfried and Roy, by the looks of it.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago
"So help me, one of these days, I'm just going to eat one of these guys..." (Too soon?)
Natalie H 2 years ago
No, not too soon. If a tiger has to live in captivity, said Tiger should be Respected enough to live a ‘tiger life’ as much as possible. Imagine a human forced to live a dolphin life, or forced to live a lemur life in the trees. Or a tiger forced to live a human life of ‘show biz’. DNA is going to clash, and it’s not the tiger’s fault. 😔
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Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
I gotta know, what's in the vial, and how long ago did it expire? Will you glow in the dark from handling it? So many questions...
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
I got a few reluctantly single friends approaching middle-aged. This would be too cruel as a gag gift.
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
OK, people: ya make fun of folks for wearing crocs to inappropriate settings, than you make fun of a very clever bag for carrying your footwear as you switch into and out of your crocs.
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Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Or son-in-law. Or they/them-in-law if it makes them happy.
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Charlotte Sandoval 2 years ago
Oof. It's sweet until you realize it ended up in the thrift store for a reason
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
I can see this being a very sweet gesture to a son's partner if there have been issues with acceptance of the relationship for whatever reason (race, gender, religion).
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Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Blech. I can still remember how this world smelled. Stale lavender and rose bath salts, kitty wee, and talcum powder.
Load More Replies... Cathy Roberts 2 years ago
I remember when those types of plaques were a thing. God. If anyone needs me I'll be napping under a hand knit blanket with my stories on.
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Cathy Roberts 2 years ago
Hmmm, this one seems high in fat. That last one looked like she might be stringy. Let me take a look at you....
Zane Lumagrowl 2 years ago
This reminds me of a post I saw (I think on reddit?) where someone's grandma had found a small Obi-wan figurine and put it with the rest of her Jesus memorabilia
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
From, "Return of the Jebbi" ("Jebbies" is a nickname at Jesuit colleges for Jesuit priests.)
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Cathy Roberts 2 years ago
Is it velvet? Tell me it's velvet. I can't imagine it being anything else.
Shayne Randlett 2 years ago
Is Jesus welcoming that truck or did He find a new way punish the Sodomites?
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Trish 2 years ago
They look like Danny DeVito, Lynden Johnson, and Uncle Fester from the Addam's Family. But I could be wrong.
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jaredsbanta 2 years ago (edited)
More important than a politician lol. Adolph rupp, pretty weird print though. GO CATS
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Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
There are some very liberal interpretations of Jesus in this thread.
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Tiny Dancer 2 years ago
Betcha that poor poodle doesn't make it to the parking lot before these dudes mug her. Love the German Shepherd's empty pockets and falling pipe. The shock first made him grab his monocle, I believe.
Murph 2 years ago
There's a lot to unpack here. Let's start with why are Boxer and Shep shirtless?
Auntriarch 2 years ago
Losing your shirt is a way of saying losing all your money
Load More Replies... Nano Iders 2 years ago
Not sure if I like the theme, but the drawing, shading and color are pretty good.
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bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
I don't know why I feel like Mike Judge painted this. Giving me Beavis & Butthead vibes.
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Noyfb noyfb 2 years ago
Maybe a vision of heaven, where Gramps and Gran spend ETERNITY losing at horseshoes to the house.
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Skara Brae 2 years ago
This one is a prank. https://www.amazon.com/Prank-Pack-Plant-Urinal-Prank/dp/B07GVMF29K
Paloma Vita 2 years ago
"Currently unavailable" shucks... would be a good prank : )
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2WheelTravlr 2 years ago
Now you have me wondering what the plural of Jesus should be. Jesuses? Jeasusi?
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Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
It’s definitely of an era. An era when there was nothing resembling taste. Yes, the 80s. Having said that. I’d buy it in a heart-beat.
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Yuffa Kinazzo 2 years ago
Confucius says: He who go to bed with itchy bum, wakes up with smelly finger.
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
Someone take that individual to the section with the bottle brushes.
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bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
Hey, if I had the imaginary body for it, I'd rock it.
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Eva Kašu 2 years ago
Thanks, in German it sounds more horrible than original...
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Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
Not worth it, considering it's only, maybe, $5 worth of pennies, a buck's worth of Elmer's glue, and a $2 frame...
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Couldn’t be an erotic cake. It’s not anatomically accurate. Not even a bulge, ffs.
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SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
Welp, that's gonna live in my head for awhile now... o_O;
Load More Replies... Cathy Roberts 2 years ago
Well, I mean, at least they're getting closer to his historically accurate color but....why are there so many teeth? So. Many. Teeth.
cerinamroth 2 years ago
If he's the son of God, I can only imagine what God's teeth look like...
DetongLhamo 2 years ago
That’s a weird combination of top teeth and lower ones blending together. The artist has obviously studied Escher.
Thom Serveaux 2 years ago
Omg those authors were megachurch pastors near Milwaukee. My family knew them. I grew up on stuff like this.
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Crybabyartist 2 years ago
Who's the one that put giant brass wood screws through the pony's heads?
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Coyote Osborne 2 years ago
And then Daddy squeezed little Billy's head so hard that Billy got to see Jesus. The end.
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Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
Hmmm, considering those things were only $20 NEW IN THE STORES!? Hard nope!
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
I think it says Putty Slime, or something. Bet it gets lots of air bubbles and farts when squeezed.
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bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
Then he shouldn't have bought the damn crock pot as an anniversary gift.
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cerinamroth 2 years ago
This is so disrespectful it makes me howl at the state of humanity. I know this is from the film, but who would walk around with a picture of a child arriving at Auschwitz, representing all those little children destined to end their short lives in terror, loneliness and pain? I am Jewish and have a little girl now her age, we live in Germany. I can hardly bear for her to grow up because she will learn about all the horrors of what happened to us.
Holy Shimmering Sheeps541t 2 years ago
Mum, I need new trousers,the Neeson these have worn through.
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Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
Hopefully they’ve had their emojis checked for appropriate content. The potential for this idea to backfire in the youth group is between 99 and 100%
bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
What are you trying to say about those fine, Christian eggplants?
Load More Replies... Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago (edited)
"How about we try a new slogan for the church like... um... "Christianity slaps!"' "How about 'Jesus is Bae'?" "What does that even mean?" "No idea, just put it up and hope for the best."
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bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
Was Olga flattered that you picked her out of all the fake girls to choose from?
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Danny Boy 2 years ago
What were these merchandisers thinking?! (Great film, but it makes no sense. And if you're going to merchandise the film, how about a toy hypodermic needle from the pain med scene? "Give her the shot! Give her the shot!")
Cathy Roberts 2 years ago
It's one of those I love but don't often watch because the emotional investment...whew! Also, yeah, these stickers are nuts!
Load More Replies... Tiny Dancer 2 years ago
Dang, and I have always wanted a sticker of director James L. Brooks! *pout*
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Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
Probably pretty accurate for London at that time.
Load More Replies... Daniel Atkins 2 years ago
My first thought was tombstones but I think it might be chimneys in the globe. So maybe it is from the Chimney sweep scene.
Coyote Osborne 2 years ago
Everyone knows about P**s Christ, but few people are aware of Mary Poppins Drowning in Pee.
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M O'Connell 2 years ago
This is what happens when you don't add anything to prevent microbial growth
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TrasElTiempo 2 years ago
- SMILE! - But mom... - I didn't pay HUNDREDS for those braces for you to hide them NOW!
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
By making Native American Dream Catchers? Pretty sure this would enrage anyone with a drop of Native American blood in them, considering how the “Good Christians” have treated them since the first white European set their racist foot on North and South American soil.
Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
Why? Where is Jesus going? I can't imagine He'd need a map.
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Hippopotamuses 2 years ago (edited)
S**t. I just Googled this, and Model Power is a legit model train manufacturer, with this and other sets, on model train websites.
Weim Central 2 years ago
Would lend a bit of realism to a train station I suppose.
Load More Replies... Catherine Maven 2 years ago
Available on Amazon.ca for $42.59 - So only the RICH can afford to buy homeless people ... https://www.amazon.ca/Model-Power-MPW1381-Homeless-People/dp/B000EI01WA
Synsepalum 2 years ago
So you can give your model train set a more, um, gritty feel. And no, it's not funny.
Natty Tempest 2 years ago
I'm sorry to say that I don't see what is so bad about miniatures for a model set...
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Andrea Wylie 2 years ago
those are rocks in epoxy resin. We used to have one that was a family heirloom. Ugly as hell and didn't keep the time, so we no longer have it lol
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
'Vomit clock' is just the colloquial term used by collectors for clocks made from epoxy resin filled with whatever bits and pieces the maker chose to use. They aren't to modern tastes, and this one is particularly bad, but it appears to be made from beach shingle.
digitalin 2 years ago
Oh, these are a whole thing. Not made of vomit, as others have pointed out, just inspire it. Some collectors unapologetically love these abominations and call them "vomit clocks". I don't see the appeal, but hopefully the right person will find and cherish this disappointment.
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Danny Boy 2 years ago
Stop monkeying around, pun-meister. You do know plush primates have the strength to rip your face off, right?
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Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
On Saturday I went to goodwill and found a brand new $75 Harry Potter wallet purse. It was only $4.88⁶
CalamityOne 2 years ago
I stopped after posting just one, but 95% of these images deserve the same comment:: "Well, that's just horrifying..."
Riche White 2 years ago
I bought a set of lawn darts at a thrift store 20 years ago. They were already illegal to sell back then.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Yes, a lot of Christians like visual reminders to think of Jesus in everything they do. This can result in tacky art. But after the 397,285th time, does it really still stay funny?
Cathy Roberts 2 years ago (edited)
Yes. Yes it does. Because, if it was an organic belief living in your heart, vs one was that was ingrained into it from the outside, constant reminders wouldn't be necessary. And, for many Christians, it's not. But the ones who have to put it on blast are usually the same ones shoving it on others. Believe it or not, I neither need nor want outward displays of my beliefs on every shelf of my home.
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Eric Stanway 11 months ago
I have a snack tray that says "NIBBLE WITH THE MANSON'S". (sic) It has bloody red spatters all over it. Thing is, I think it's totally unintended
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
On Saturday I went to goodwill and found a brand new $75 Harry Potter wallet purse. It was only $4.88⁶
CalamityOne 2 years ago
I stopped after posting just one, but 95% of these images deserve the same comment:: "Well, that's just horrifying..."
Riche White 2 years ago
I bought a set of lawn darts at a thrift store 20 years ago. They were already illegal to sell back then.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Yes, a lot of Christians like visual reminders to think of Jesus in everything they do. This can result in tacky art. But after the 397,285th time, does it really still stay funny?
Cathy Roberts 2 years ago (edited)
Yes. Yes it does. Because, if it was an organic belief living in your heart, vs one was that was ingrained into it from the outside, constant reminders wouldn't be necessary. And, for many Christians, it's not. But the ones who have to put it on blast are usually the same ones shoving it on others. Believe it or not, I neither need nor want outward displays of my beliefs on every shelf of my home.
Load More Replies... Eric Stanway 11 months ago
I have a snack tray that says "NIBBLE WITH THE MANSON'S". (sic) It has bloody red spatters all over it. Thing is, I think it's totally unintended
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