YSaC, Vol. 801: I suppose even Tinkerbell has to go sometimes.
2010 September 26
ATT:: FAIRY LOVERS – $25
ATT:: FAIRY LOVERS
BEAUTIFUL FAIRY LAMP
>>>>>>>>$25<<<<<<<<<<<
>> BOUGHT 4RM A NICE CATALOG 6MONS AGO FOR $99
>>>STILL HAS PLASTIC ON SHADE-
>>>PERFECTION CONDITION-
******EMAIL ME IN INTERESTED********
**********FOR IMMEDIATE PURCHASE
****************TEXT TO ###-###-####
Um. Why are you displaying this theoretically beautiful* lamp** on your Chia(tm) toilet? Where did you even GET a Chia toilet? Seriously. Obviously nothing is going to attract a fairy enthusiast like a toilet cover covered in what I sincerely hope are bean sprouts and not something even worse.
*note: not actually beautiful
**note: may not even be a lamp
Thanks for this, Joe & Terrie!
The toilet is included for scale! That’s why.
Other than that, I got nothin.’
Oh, except for this rant:
“4RM” = from … really? The extra letter you’d have to type there for “from” was just too much?
“perfection condition” = sounds like something you need to see a therapist for
“email me in interested” = is “interested” a language I’ve never heard of, or is it a [location]?
I’m hoping the Chia Toilet(tm) and matching floormat are some eco-friendly moss. Yeah.
“Theoretically Beautiful” is going to be my new emo-ish* band.
*I’m old enough that I still prefer goth to emo as a designation
I was reading 4RM as “for room”.
The rest of it, though… what you said.
Same here…
I read it as “Four Room”.
I’ve never wanted to live inside a lamp, but I’ve heard crazier.
It was good enough for the Genie! And “I dream of Jeanie” (did I spell that wrong? I’m too lazy to look it up)…
“PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER
itty-bitty living space.”
I recently found myself having to try to explain “emo”, and then differentiating it from “goth”.
It wasn’t pretty…
It’s simple really; goths turned 30, started letting their hair grow back to natural colors, ocassionally wear something that isn’t black, and wear long sleeves at their 8-5 jobs to hide the “Nevermore” in Olde English font tats. Emos are under 30, select mall jobs based on how lax the dress code is, wear more hair product than the boy bands ever did, and brought back the skinny jeans.
*Was a goth, flirted with emo, realized I was silly.
Haha! That exactly describes a former goth friend of mine.
The music is different too. Emo music is far too whiny for me. But I like what could be described as goth music (Joy Division, The Cure, NIN, etc.)
I have a feeling this is not going to get to the right place, but…
Silva Newarr rawrr(I just noticed the name), The Cure and Joy Division are still two of my favorites.
I may be late on this, but whoa, new avatar! Hot!
I know, I keep trying to drag the bottom of the picture down…
*Click, drag, drat!*
*Click, drag, drat!*
*Click, drag, drat!*
*Click, drag, drat!*
*Click, drag, drat!*
Literal LOL, Hammy.
The full view is on the recent Rolling Stone cover, Hammy.
Yay, it’s Joanie! 🙂
Well, clearly the [matt] of this is “Don;t you kno hw hrd its 2 txt while evry traffic r yelln u?” [/pseudomatt]
“perfection condition” – obviously means that once you put this lamp down for a few seconds, it immediately pops back up and breaks into hundres of oddly-shaped pieces. ^_^
Obviously, the decor in the bathroom is meant to be a forest.
Look, there’s grass, flowers and a tree, and even a waterfall.
All it needs is a bear.
If you look inside the “pond” ther may be a finless brown trout or two swimming around in there.
eww
Thank goodness my fishing licence expired.
Lou, don’t make me edit you!
I didn’t even say poop!
Who’s the kid, Lou?
It’s actually not Tinkerbell at all. It’s her sister Tankerbell. She doesn’t hang out with Peter Pan or the Lost Boys, she hangs out with the Scrubbing Bubbles. Less singing, more squick, but contrary to urban legend, no crocodiles.
“Email me in interested”? We’ve had many posters from [location] and “ish,” but this is the first one from Interested, a town that apparently has been invaded by a plague of creeping toilet moss.
Oh, and in what universe is “4rm” an abbreviation for “from”? What’s the R for? Isn’t there already an R in “four”? [Oops, Lola posted much the same thing while I was typing!]
Don’t forget to text if you want to buy it “immediately”.
Not sure what nice catalog, Sparkette purchased this from, but a 75% depreciation in value over 6 months may not have anything to do with the recession.
I believe Interested is just a few miles down the road from Apathetic.
Or maybe not. ::shrug::
OT: Who’s that in your avatar?
Baby Lou?
That’s my little one. I could have gone with a cute pic, but you can’t go wrong with knuckle-deep.
I suppose you could call her a step-stool
Stool sample?
😉
A future archaeologist perhaps? She’s already inclined to excavate for treasure.
Okay, ignore my question above.
I’m fascinated by anyone who has the energy to type copious amounts of >>>>>>>>, <<<<<<<<<, and ***********, but cannot muster the energy to spell out words such as "from" or "months." Sorry, I meant FROM and MONTHS. Caps lock makes fairy lamps seem more beautiful.
Of course! Haven’t you ever heard of hanging out with people less attractive than you, to make yourself seem more attractive by comparison? That’s the reason for the toilet, too… It makes the fairy lamp look better by comparison :-p
Located where it is, I’m very pleased that it still has the plastic on the shade. The poster also made a speeling misteak – that isn’t TinkerBelle, it is her evil sister “TinkleBelle”, the bad fairy of Flomax.
If you have to “clap your hands to help Tinkerbell’s magic work”, how are you supposed to help Tinklebell?
Jiggle the handle?
LL, You can “jiggle my handle” if you want to….
I grew up around plumbers so for a long time “jiggle the handle” was my go-to advice for anything not working:
Mom: The computer’s not working.
Me: Did you reboot?
Mom: yes
Me: Did you clear the cache?
Mom: yes
Me: Did you jiggle the handle?
Mom: …
A number of years ago I worked desktop support, I covered areas in several locations that contained thousands of people.
After a few months of that people started to recognize me as the computer fixing dude, so I literally had to try to hide when I went through office areas so I wouldn’t get accosted by 50 people with computer issues, before I got to the person who submitted a ticket.
One day there was a computer virus outbreak and I got sent out to try to contain it and track down the source. I was standing in a common area talking to half a dozen people
about it when a manager poked her head out of her office saw me and said, “Ham! I think I have a virus!”
I turned, put my hands on my hips and said in a stern voice, “So YOU are the one!”
Manager looked totally crestfallen and her mouth sorta tried to form so apologetic words
for several seconds, then everyone around me just exploded in laughter…(She went back in her office and closed the door)
My son was just hired at a company to work in their IT department. A co-worker , not in IT, received a suspicious email that she thought might contain a virus, so she forwarded it to Alain. She is obviously a coirker now.
*cue the Jello commercial*
Wiggle while you’re wrigglin’ free. Gonna giggle.
While you jiggle in a wigglin’ spree. Wiggle
Wiggle if you’re wrigglin’ free. Gonna giggle.
While you jiggle in a wrigglin’ spree. Wiggle.
There… you’ve all been wiggled and jiggled. 8)
Woah! Careful there, LimeLolly, I just ate!
The way the fairy is sitting on that branch could be an indication that she needs that toilet.
That, before I scrolled down and saw the picture that included the toilet, was what I thought as well.
I read the title, saw the first picture and went there as well.
Me, too! 8)
Ditto
Yep, me too.
Yep, I thought she had that strained look too.
I can’t figure out why she looks strained … clearly, there’s plenty of foliage/roughage available from the Chia ™ bathroom set.
Yep, that’s what I thought too. Maybe they’re trying to teach her to use the toilet instead of the branch?
[toilet training fail ot] I had a great grandmother who couldn’t be taught to use a toilet. She didn’t trust indoor plumbing. Even in her twilight years in the nursing home, she would sneak outside to the bushes to do her “business.” She thought it was plumb unsanitary to have indoor plumbing. [/ot]
Well, she’s sitting on a bough, or branch.
Curved timbers like that are used at the front, head, end of a ship for th estrenght of the curved grain.
With a square-rigged ship, the wind blows from the side or rear, so placing the “seats of ease” in the ship’s boughs, later bows, makes sense, too.
So, perhaps our faux-cermaic slyph has been on one too many cruises with Cap’n ‘Ook and the boys, and is used to going to the head . . .
(yes, intended “cermaic” in consideration of both Spark’s delicate sensibilities and the iffy acrylic material likely used.)
All photos of the lamp are 4rm one side. I bet Sparky’s 4 year old has been playing with Sharpies and added some nice details to the other side.
I’ll bet they drew…A PENIS!
There, got that out of the way.
Ooops, I forgot to put that darn thing away again.
Please just keep it away from me Hammy.
I like a good penis. I could stand to have you leave it out a little longer. [pun intended]
Well, I do think it is fairly obvious that Tinklebell is a fairy princess and, therefore, she is in the Throne Room.
Best seat in the house….
I think the third picture is to show us where Sparkles got her inspiration to browse her “nice catalog” (that I suspect also sells lion wall hangings).
Christina, you speak the truth.
This is the only room where most people will leave you alone to ‘think’, ‘sing’, ‘read’ or ‘talk to yourself’. Any other room, they’ll just think you’re crazy. — Right?
Come on. The acoustics are perfect in a bathroom, so is the lighting and all you need to take in with you is a sandwich, drink and reading material. Nirvana.
Nothing is stranger than waking up, stumbling to the bathroom, stubbing your toe on a guitar, and almost breaking the wine glass perched on the sink. What makes this odd is that we do not have children and my husband has a whole room for his music studio. In fairness, the bathroom is farther from the bedroom than the studio so maybe he didn’t want to wake me, but…still really odd.
I feel a sudden strange urge to water the lawn…
So that’s why the grass is dying!!
But isn’t water good for the grass?
::is confused::
; )
Hammy uses “recycled” water.
I just want to use quotation marks today.
Don’t you mean “quotation” marks?
[ot] in my long life in AEC, especially in alternative and more-efficient residential work, I’ve had to patiently explain why some used water is “grey” and why some is “black” (and washing chicken parts in water decidedly makes the gray very black).
It’s only been recently, about the last four years, that proven techniques exist for sustainable, on-site, water treatment have been proven. (And you have to fence them in, as the plants still sequester some things one does not want pets, children, or urban wildlife much meddling in.)
[/ot]
“Anything that has passed through that many kidneys has got to be pure.”
See Hammy, this is why PAM just can be “only your’s” – your sprinkling has just gotten out of hand.
I’m guessing “Friends of PAM” would be a pretty huge Facebook group…
Well Hammy – when the new avatar finally shows up, you’ll understand PAM’s infatuation.
Mmmmm…
Bologna…
May I *nom!*?
**winks at Pam’s new friend.**
Nuts!! This was supposed to have a different gravatar! Cleared cache, etc. 🙁
Busted!
Men in masks can not be TRUSTED
Any random “Princess Bride” reference = win
Not voting for Princess Bride would be a … sin!
And, then a person would have to become Montoya!
Have you seen the six fingered man?
Inigo my friend, look at HAMCAN.
I only have one finger you need worry about…
😉
HamCan, kind sir,
Please, put your index finger away. You could accidentally cause a whooshy finger and that is horribly messy. The Dread Pirate Roberts told me he learned about it from someone named Po, in China. Just awful business, for a Can to be involved with, if you ask me.
Well? Don’t keep the secret from the rest of us, whose sock is that?
HamCan, my name is Inigo Montoya, you keeled my father, prepare to die. My name is Inigo Montoya, you keeled my father, prepare to die. My name is Inigo Montoya, you keeled my father, prepare to die.
*Yawn*
Patience, new friend. The avatar has arrived. 8)
I know the perfect buyer.
http://www.pixyland.org/
Wow, Peter Pan is a minister? Who would have thunk it?
The Internet has made it possible to make all of our thoughts available to everyone… quite literally, the whole world!
Me thinks, for that guy, that’s maybe not such a good idea.
This guy creeps me out ENTIRELY. I have seen him before on “PoorlyDressed.com” and his “wife” is equally creepy. I use quotation marks around “wife” because, c’mon.
*clicks poorlydressed.com*
Andie! I was hoping to get work done today! 8)
And also retain my vision.
Fuzzy toilet seat covers are never a good idea. My parents had those for a time. All I could think was “the germs, the GERMS… AHHH”. They also had carpet in the bathroom…. not throw rugs or mats, actual carpet…. after much convincing I helped my dad rip it up and replace it with tile.
Also…. I don’t want to buy anything that’s been near anyone’s toilet.
Apparently carpet in the bathroom is common in the UK. My friend lived there for a few years, and had a constant problem with stuff that liked the damp in the carpet…
That must be horrible for parents with little boys. Bad aim + carpet around toilet = great fun.
And not-so-little boys. I used to visit some relatives whose carpeted bathroom was used overwhelmingly by the sons, whose aim was lazy at best (probably due in part to their parents mainly using the other two bathrooms in the place).
Even after cleaning, the place stank. I was so glad when they (a) moved and (b) got old enough to understand why bad aim is nasteh.
I once had an apartment with a carpeted bathroom and a cat. I bought one of those huge under-the-bed plastic totes and set the litterbox in it, and she still managed to kick litter all over the carpet.
My parents had to tear up an (old, ugly) carpet because the cat seemed to have trouble telling the difference between this particular carpet and his litter box 20 feet away.
Yes, sadly, all too many bathrooms over here have carpet in them. When we bought our house the carpets in the kitchen and bathroom were pretty much the first things to get ripped out.
The only semi-fuzzy thing in my bathroom is the rug, and I throw it in the washer with some bleach about once a month. Germs. Blech.
Long, long ago, while dating Grampmommy, the bathroom in the house had a fuzzy carpet toilet lid cover. This cover would sometimes stay up, and other times would crash down on the unexpecting male standing in front of said toilet. Led to much discussion of whether there would be grandchildren or not…
Impostor!
I don’t know where I went!! Last I knew, I had an avatar in the corner…..
OMG – two days past 60 and I’ve become quilted!
So the cute puppy vouches for the quilt square above? What about the muppet?
Is this some sort of formal business letter to the internet?
(All the rest of the good snark’s been taken.)
James Bond likes his martinis SHAKEN
Ok, I know I’m old fashioned, that I have a reflex that ‘says’ you treat a colon like a full stop, so it should have two spaces slugged in afterwards.
Therefore a double colon either needs four trailing spaces or a foram like “: : ”
Knowing that some symbols are used to indicate gesticulation, my brain is left to ponder which gesture American Telephone & Telegraph represents (Monty Python’s “Squad, Camp!It!Up!” neatly covering “fairy”).
Yes, one of the things I hate about Twitter is that I never have enough space to form a full sentence if I insist on double spaces after periods (full stops) and colons. I really struggle with that. *sigh* I suppose I am learning to be pithy.
That’s a pretty pithy thing to say….. Really pithes me off.
Dons pith helmet
At the request of AndieJD, here is the video of the Cary High School Marching Band’s performance at Panther Creek Invitational last night.
In case you didn’t see my belated post about it, we won.
http://gallery.caryband.org/School-Year-10-11/Marching-Band-Videos/2010-09-25-Panther-Creek/13925200_BiZer#1022550226_bFUNQ
Congratulations. I know you all worked very hard and deserve the win!
Well done Astro! Bravo.
A round of applause *claps generously*
Awesome, Astro!
Oh, Astro, that was wonderful!!! Thanks so much for sharing that. I am really impressed.
So who is the dude in the maroon shirt who was running all around the field while you were performing? Is he a judge? Or is he just some random dude who was running around the field to attract attention to himself? Because if that’s it, he really should have been naked.
It was a judge.
Holy cow! That was really something!
I’d rather buy it new here and pay the extra $25 to make sure it has been sitting in the germiest room in a house.
I managed to leave out the most important word, “not,” in that comment. I blame the sugar overload from yesterday.
I don’t not think that we all couldn’t not figure out what you weren’t not talking about.
Yes, and I blame the government for that. After all, they are the ones who are never not reading the email I’m not getting that you didn’t send me.
Bianchi, that post is a hard on to wrap my mind around.
Is not.
My name is Inigo Montoya, you’re coloring my hair, prepare to dye.
Farm Boy! Where is that Farm Boy?
What have I started with my rhyming and JOY?
I feel sure that enough people are fans that can give you movie lines to rhyme with to your hearts content.
May you sleep well and dream of large women. 🙂
Anyone want to go swimmin?
So after a brief trip through the recent past, I’m back to say:
Happy belatedes to Gramps and kelli.
500+ comments? Really??
Nice job with the troll, WR.
Thanks. That was kind of fun, and I almost hope we see him back sometime. Then instead of replying to him, everyone can make suggestions for how to edit the comments. 8)
I’m kind of interested in seeing the unedited versions of the comments, but I’m sure they’re much less pleasant to read than your version.
Hey, I just updated the Don’t Suck box, and absolutely had to select Dan’s comment from yesterday. I really want that quote preserved in the fora. I knew there was a plot afoot at YSaC!
:golf clap:
It’s what I love about YSaC. The jaunts of insanity… and lapses in time.
The problem is, as an employee, my card is laminated.
*carefully sharpens whole punch*
Tonight, during dinner, we were talking about what TV shows we liked. I mentioned Dr. Hugh.
DR. HUGH
(I meant Dr. Who)
YSaC invades my real life conversations yet again.
Sometimes, it’s nice when the internet leaks out.
This part of the internet, especially.
And then other times it leaks and leaves a big stain all over your desk.
And your t-shirt. Man, I hate when that happens.
Yes, the other day I passed a truck belonging (apparently) to an electrician. In huge letters on the side it said “Mr. Sparky”. IMMD.
Uh, Sparq’ took “gag gift” too literally?
I’m having issues with the mobile site, so ignore this, as it is simply a test.
B-
**Fingers in ears**
La la la la la la la la
Okay, Dan, let’s see if this works! Punchity Punch Punch!
G’Night, Never Never Land!
Windrose, sorry, I never got a chance to recap Saturday 🙁
On the positive side, my table search is over.
On the plus side, we really have seen way dirtier rooms in CL pictures. Since there was no visible excrement and no used cotton/paper products of any kind, I’m calling this visit to Sparkle’s bathroom a win.
Still not buyin’ Toilet Tink, but a win nonetheless.
cleaning supplies should have earth friendly organic ingredients so that they do not harm the environment ,,-