addicted to power

once again this year, we gleefully celebrated valentine's day with arby's. 



power went out during a wild windstorm saturday at 830 pm, and it was restored at 5pm on sunday. generally i spent the outage railing against humanity, researching generators, calling duke power for updates every 15 minutes, scampering through neighbors' yards looking for signs of progress, rage-cleaning the stovetop, and going to creekside taphouse for many dranks.

sugarhoney spent the outage sitting like a human.



i hope everybody stays safe, snuggly, and warm during the forecasted ice storm!

WTF Wednesday: Clowns, Servants, Feral Swine

Good morning, Wednesday! Let's WTF!

Here is a school bus with some crocs in the windshield.

Behold a divine assortment of housewares at the Goodwill.  A butler/servant figurine, a vodka bottle wrapped in tassels, and a plastic giraffe filled with photos of safari animals. 

Here's a fantastic story of a hunter who killed a 707 lb feral pig about 45 minutes from here last month.

Bruce Florence, of Caswell County, shot this 707.5-pound wild hog in Transylvania County Jan. 16. The pig measured 7 feet 4 inches from snout to tail.(Photo: Special to the Citizen-Times)

I've hiked a lot of these woods, and have never seen a feral pig.  Some great quotes in the story: 

When a 707-pound wild hog with razor sharp tusks is hurtling at you at full speed, it's, well, a tad unsettling. "I thought I done filled one of my boots up," Bruce Florence said with a hearty laugh. "It scared the fool out of me."

*****

"We got about 150 pounds of sausage off him," Bruce Florence said. "The tenderloin was 5 foot, 10 inches long."

They killed the beast at 9:15 a.m., and by that afternoon Florence said he was eating ribs and sausage, with the tenderloin on the menu for Saturday.

"I had to bump my blood pressure medicine from one to two pills a day, I've eaten so much pork," Florence said with a laugh.

They're also tanning the hide, and Florence said they removed six, five-gallon buckets of fat, just from the hide.

 *****
And this gem about what to do if a wild pig attacks you:

If you fall or are knocked down, get onto your back with your feet facing the animal, and start kicking rapidly with your feet against the end of the snout or head, making sure that your feet don't get caught in the pig's mouth.

*****

Okay! WTF?!


Last but not least, a thrift store clown.

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:

• 80s I Love Eggs Incredible Edible T-shirt
• 80s Charlotte Palm Trees T-shirt
• 80s You Can Do It! Weight Watchers Sweatshirt

WTF Wednesday: Groundhogs, Meatballs, Boy in a Teacup

Greetings to Wednesday! Greetings to WTF!

Starting with a couple of WTF internet animals. It's Groundhog week, and Jimmy the Groundhog from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin took his one shining moment and bit the Mayor in the ear. 

Here's Rami the stray pitbull-weiner dog from Moultrie, Georgia.  I hope his mom was a pitbull. He looks like a sweetheart, he is even scared of cats. 

Now for some thrift store treasures: who needs a curling iron?

Ceramic mask covered in feathers? 

I love Eddie Rabbitt as much as the next guy. It's the mullet and medallion I am WTFing.

How many meatballs could there possibly be?

Here's a boy in a teacup.

 

 $8?! Have you lost your minds, Goodwill?

This was on the back of a 24x36 framed poster of North Carolina rhododendrons.

It looks like every person in that high energy lounge is about to have an affair. 

Shield your eyes, Kid D, and other haters of clowns.  

Last but not least, the creepiest doll I have ever seen: 

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:

• 80s Airbrushed Winnie the Pooh T-shirt
• Waffle Face What the Flock Sweatshirt
• Abstract Art Director Film 80s T-shirt

WTF Wednesday: Pig Pickin, Bikini Frog, Satin Jesus

Hello Wednesday! Hello WTF!

Here's a new twist on the term "pig pickin'."
 

Now a delightful naked person sitting on a cloud of bubbles.

Total babe. Yes.

I don't remember Jesus wearing a white suit with shiny peach necktie, but I guess so.

  
Last but not least, here is Pouncey giving his WTF face. 

 As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:

• 1976 Elephant Feeble-Minded Sex Plaque
• Vintage Pacific Island Dance Paddles T-shirt
• 70s You Belong to Me Chattel Needlepoint

pinwheel of labradors

plus, tennis ball

plus, sugarchunks

WTF Wednesday: Druggie Unicorn, Love Monkeys, Dangling Generators

Welcome back to WTF Wednesday!

Let's begin with some woodcarving wall mural aboard the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship. 

Hello, drug addled unicorn. 

Here's a work of thrift store art.

Hello, drug addled mallard ducks. 

I do not understand why the grocery store has a display of life sized Valentine's monkeys for sale.

How about a permanent dryer vent cutting through the Mexican restaurant? 



Here's a scene from Sunday along the highway in South Carolina.

 

The site was completely deserted with those heavy machines dangling from a cable. WTF?!

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:

• Vintage Frog Legs Disabled Funny T-shirt
• 80s I Love Kentucky Teddy Bear Tee
• 80s Horse Head Women's Sweater 

WTF Wednesday: 40th birthday

We have secretly replaced this episode of WTF Wednesday with a 40th birthday wish to Kevin: may your next 40 be equally healthy, lucky, and fun! 

Here is a picture of a puppy shaped like a beach ball. 

I'll be back next week with your regularly scheduled WTF Wednesday. Until then...stay puzzled!

WTF Wednesday: Craft Fails, Crochet Pants, Wrestling

Hellllllo WTF Wednesday! 

Let's begin with a few major Craft Fails.  A couple of weeks ago, the lovely Jessica over at A Day in the Life of One Girl ran a contest and I was the lucky winner of a funny book called Craft Fail: When Homemade Goes Horribly Wrong.

This book is WTF Wednesday come to life. It shows pictures of beautifully done crafts, next to wretched attempts to copy those crafts. (See, eg, Jessica's spray painted high heels). 

Here are a couple examples of the ridiculousness.  Shark Week Cupcakes. Ummmmm? 

Bad Bunny Cake. Errrrr?

 And here are some Craparons. 

I would still eat them! It's not all baking - there are people trying to make hats, wreaths, candles, and more, all with very little success. It's a sweet, lighthearted book that would make anybody smile. 

Moving along to some more crocheted glory from the Good Housekeeping Needlecraft Magazine 1973. 

Interlocking Stitch Pants! 

Wonder why crochet knit swimsuits never took off. 

Perfect for the beach - afghan blanket with a drawstring waist. Why is she stepping on the fence?

I love the fuzzy look!

Here's a story out of Florida about a man who took his clothes off in a CVS and tried to sleep on some dog beds. I think we can all relate to that.

Last but not least, this is a reader-submitted bit WTF-ery coming from LindZ. The picture is NSFW, so click if you wish: some kind of wrestling thong 'underwear.'

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:

• 80s Take It Off Makeup Remover T-shirt
• 80s I Yag for Contact Laser T-shirt
• 70s Physics Team Coach Flock T-shirt 

widespread puppy

if you ever want to be popular, walk a puppy through the lobby of a westin hotel at 1 AM on new years eve.

we went to charlotte for widepsread panic on wednesday and sugarhoney came with us. she was the star of the city.

while walking her past the nascar hall of fame, a cop drove by, leaned her full torso out the window, gave a thumbs up, and yelled "that is the best dog ever!"

kevin carried her on the elevator to avoid her scaring people in their fancy clothes.  a cop in the lobby saw this and said, "uh oh, is that dog too drunk to walk?"

dozens of people passing by stopped, turned around, and squealed "PUPPY!!!" to each other, asking to pet her. she just wagged her tail, cool as a cucumber.

one kind young man flyyyiiiiiing high on new years spirit on the full elevator grabbed her ears (lovingly), got nose to nose with her and yelled "YOU ARE JUST THE CUTEST LITTLE FUCKER!!!!!!"

the show was excellent, the band sounded great, the setlist was thoughtful, uplifting, and everybody was having a good time...



it was an awesome way to ring in the new year. 

best wishes for a healthy and happy 2015 to all! 

WTF Wednesday: Castration, Swans, Opera

It's the last WTF Wednesday of the year - WTF?!

Let's begin with a billboard on Tunnel Road in East Asheville. 

Don't Castrate Your Best Friend! NoCastration.org. I will let you draw your own conclusions on this. I do see some validity. But then again...WTF?! 

Here is a fun golf game complete with 6 hazard trees. The only thing you need is a club! 

Anyone care for a mutant chicken wing? 



She looks way too happy to be giving a flu shot. 

Here's a lovely enormous beige swan sculpture which also holds your pens. 

Two pens. 

A wonderful 4 CD set of Opera for People Who Hate Opera. 

Surround sound, because if there's one thing you want when you're listening to music you hate, it's to be completely surrounded by the music you hate. 

Last but not least is Sugarrascal. She ran through the house with the toilet paper still attached to the wall, chewed a little pile into confetti, and finished with some chewing on Pouncey's food bowl on a dog bed.

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf

New WTF this week:

• 80s Cat w Rhinestone Eyes Tee
• 80s New Here Raglan Sweatshirt
• 80s Raccoon on Horseback T-Shirt  

 

WTF Wednesday - Banana, Waffle, Aerobics

Greetings, Wednesday! Greetings WTF! 

Welcome to a short and sweet holiday edition of WTFW. 

In the past month I have found 2 food items left behind in cupboards by previous owners. Both expired in 2011.

Moving on to an 80's wunderproduct. 

Better off raw?And did somebody just take a bite off the front corner of that meat slab?

This 1979 book was full of black and white drawings and step by step instructions to show you how to enjoy exercise the way you've never enjoyed it before!

Last but not least, here is a waffle faced hound dog. 

peoplepets.com

Happy Holidays!

As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.

For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf
 
New WTF this week:

• 80s DC's Country Junction & Zoo Tee
• 80s Ford Print on the Pocket Tee
• 80s The Pea Team Opening Crew Tee