Wednesday, December 16, 2015

WTF Wednesday: Cucumber Shark, Standing on a Head


Hola Wednesday! Hola WTF!

Hola funny looking mom. 

funny looking mom

Hola Classic Aerobic Woman. ("aerobic dance exercises to the world's best loved classical music").

classical aerobic woman



These dolls are creepy as hell. Even for me. I've seen on the ol antiques roadshow that some of these things might be worth a bunch of money, but I can't bring myself to get into dealing dolls.

worst dolls ever

Hola ceramic teddy, how are you balancing like that? 

how do you balance like that teddy

Oh okay.

oh okay

Hola crazy white boy, aka hit man. Probably headed to the Trump rally.

crazy white boy


Hola cucumber shark!

how to garnish


(You might remember Harvey's other work that's been WTFeatured, Melon Garnishing.)

World's Greatest Dieter drinks nothing but water from this.

worlds greatest dieter


Last but not least, they flashed a minute of the halfcourt show at the Hornets game last week, and this was on the screen.

foot head man hornets


There's a man wearing wrestling gear balanced on this man wearing wrestling gear's head.

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

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Wednesday, December 09, 2015

WTF Wednesday: Food Raps, Football Bunny, Stripper Spaniel


Good morning, Wednesday! Good morning, WTF!

Let's begin with a music video some friends made for a rap project called Food Raps - they rap about food. This may not be appropriate for the very young or the very sensitive: South of the Border



Featuring  Chad Galactic, Vitamin D (Dave Brogan of ALO), and animated by Josh Clark (Tea Leaf Green) - there's a whole lotta WTF goin on there. I hope their next food rap is about nuts, because that's what they are.  An entire CD filled with food raps may be found here.

Moving on to vintage WTFery, here's a quarterback bunny, with holes cut in the helmet for his ears. 

rabbit football


Another totally normal Easter-inspired figurine. 

easter doll


A very old jewelry box with a cocker spaniel who appears to be stripping? A mink stole? 

cocker spaniel


Last but not least, a pair of cats in a blanket.  Watching you, always watching you.

cat art


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

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Wednesday, December 02, 2015

WTF Wednesday: Simply Napkins, Gay Pride, Cervical Traction


Bonjour, Wednesday! Bonjour, WTF!

Bonjour, prairie mama and baby in the hands of...someone.

hands



Bonjour, cat and kit. 

cat kit


Bonjour, angry cocohead.

cocohead


Bonjour, valley of the dolls.

valley of the dolls


Dieting is a piece of cake!

diet piece of cake


Plants are like people.

plants are people


We are everywhere.

we are everywhere 3


LeRoy wrote this song after watching the 1979 Gay march on Washington.  The 1983 album features other songs like "A New Gay Dawning" and "I Love a Man" - just outstanding.

we are everywhere


Bonjour, Simply Napkins.

simply napkins


Last but not least, cervical traction kit.

cervical traction


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:

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

WTF Wednesday: You Can't Arrange Flowers, Gospel Fiesta


Hola Wednesday! Hola WTF!

Let's get these clowns out of the way. First, Wastey the Clown.

wasted clown


Next, a pair of powderface artsy clowns.

clown ballet


Hola, elf in a flowerpot.

flowerhead


Something about seed counting. 

seeds in an apple



The book for if you think you can was 10 times bigger.

how to arrange florals


 Gospel fiesta, dreadlock rasta.

gospel fiesta



The best setting for an album cover is always a cemetery. 

cemetary singers


Last but not least, the face Sugarhoney makes when the gate to go outside is opened.


sugarcrazy



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:

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

WTF Wednesday: Jesus Gloves, Dog Pee Salt Shaker


Greetz, Wednesday! Greetz, WTF!

Greetz, Jesus wearing leather gloves.

the gloves of jesus


Greetz, framed 3x5 photo of Agent Mulder for $10. 

david duchovny


Put spots on him. Spots? Like polka dots? Yes.

spotted dog


Greetz, peeing dog salt shaker.

dog pee salt shaker


The last in today's trilogy of Dalmation WTFery: the nursing pig.

mama pig dog


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:

Friday, November 13, 2015

Behind the T-shirt: San Nicolas Island Sweatshirt


I found this 70's San Nicolas Island souvenir hoody sweatshirt recently, and never having heard of the place, did some googling.


https://www.etsy.com/listing/254801686/vintage-70s-hoodie-sweatshirt-san

Turns out it's one of the Channel Islands off the coast of central California, known for the story of Juana Maria, the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island.


https://www.etsy.com/listing/254801686/vintage-70s-hoodie-sweatshirt-san

Basically in the 1830s, her island was invaded by Russian fur trappers, and then soon evacuated by missionaries from Santa Barbara, but she somehow missed the boat.  She survived on San Nicolas Island alone for 20 years, in a hut made of whale bones, until she was found and brought over to Santa Barbara in 1853, where she smiled and and sang songs and was very happy, by all accounts.


https://www.etsy.com/listing/254801686/vintage-70s-hoodie-sweatshirt-san

Until she died 7 weeks later from dysentery.

Link to the sweatshirt here: 70s vintage San Nicolas Island raglan hooded sweatshirt


Wednesday, November 11, 2015

WTF Wednesday: Busty Ross, Horse Kiss, Abstract Art


Good morning, Wednesday! Good morning, WTF!

Good morning, Busty Ross!

busty ross


If this doll were alive, she'd be 32 feet tall.

20 foot doll


Good morning, breakdancing clown in a cop hat. 

breakdance cop clown


Another weird clown and his toilet.

clown toilet


Rest your ash on the toilet that is Florida.

rest your ash on the toilet that is florida


What is this conveying? Reluctance? Massage?

reluctant cats


Thrift store art. Abstract. $3.

is it art


Last but not least, the lady loves horses.

horsekisser


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:

Wednesday, November 04, 2015

WTF Wednesday: Bookmarks, Suckling Pig


Hey Wednesday! Hey WTF!

Hey Vodka Man with a cork for a head.

vodka man

Hey girl holding teddy.

teddy girl

Hey ceramic book-shaped container onto which someone applied BOOKMARKS sticker letters.

bookmarks

How else can you be expected to keep track of them all? 

bookmarks 2

It was hard to capture the full glory of this grabby iridescent blue crab.

blue crab

So grabby.

blue crab 2

Last but not least, a suckling pig. (Originally priced $5, a real steal for $2).

suckling pig


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:

Tuesday, November 03, 2015

Behind the T-shirt: Erasmus Hall High School


https://www.etsy.com/listing/254526499/vintage-80s-t-shirt-erasmus-hall-high?ref=shop_home_active_1

i found this soft, thin 80's t-shirt last week from the Erasmus Hall High School Bicentennial celebration.

The wikipedia tells me it closed in 1994, but for 207 years was a high school in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.

Some notable alumni/attendees include: Neil Diamond, Joseph Barbera (Hanna Barbera), Billy Cunningham, Al Davis, Clive Davis, Bobby Fischer, Jim Florio, Samuel LeFrak, Gabe Kaplan from Welcome Back Kotter, Barbra Streisand, and Mae West, among dozens.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/254526499/vintage-80s-t-shirt-erasmus-hall-high?ref=shop_home_active_1

Here's former EHHS Dutchman Neil Diamond modeling the shirt.

sugarspay


our favorite little dumptruck went under the knife yesterday.

she went through one heat in august, and that was plenty. there are no sugarpuppies in our future.


sugar spay

she did great in her surgery, and was doing okay once we came home, though she was pacing around whimpering until she settled in this spot to watch the game with her dad.

recovering from spay

she is expected to make a full recovery, and will have stitches for the next two weeks, during which time she is to be kept dry and calm. all we can do is try on that one!

way to go sugarsnickers!