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This is the weirdest I've seen.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817

What could the designer have been thinking?
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On Feb 15, 7:35*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
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> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
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> What could the designer have been thinking?


Kuthe is on ebay!!!
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Mark Thorson wrote:
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>This is the weirdest I've seen.
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>http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
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>What could the designer have been thinking?


Wasn't thinking... forgot the bazooms... if she had big tits I may
have bid.
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"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> This is the weirdest I've seen.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
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> What could the designer have been thinking?


Freaky but... How does one get chocolate out of such a mold? Mine are a
flexible plastic so you can pop them out.


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On Feb 15, 8:24*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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> > This is the weirdest I've seen.

>
> >http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817

>
> > What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> Freaky but... *How does one get chocolate out of such a mold? *Mine are a
> flexible plastic so you can pop them out.


Tempered chocolate should come right out with a slight tap if needed...


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Mark wrote:

> This is the weirdest I've seen.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>
> What could the designer have been thinking?


Might not have been a mold for Easter or chocolate; it could have been a
mold for pagan religious candles. Wasn't there a hare-headed faun in
some ancient mythology? (I know that there was something like that in
Babylonian mythology, and I think there was a hare-headed faun in both
ancient English and Thelemic mythologies.)

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"merryb" > wrote in message
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On Feb 15, 8:24 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> > This is the weirdest I've seen.

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> >http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817

>
> > What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> Freaky but... How does one get chocolate out of such a mold? Mine are a
> flexible plastic so you can pop them out.


Oh. Okay.

Tempered chocolate should come right out with a slight tap if needed...


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"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
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> Mark wrote:
>
>> This is the weirdest I've seen.
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>>
>> What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> Might not have been a mold for Easter or chocolate; it could have been a
> mold for pagan religious candles. Wasn't there a hare-headed faun in some
> ancient mythology? (I know that there was something like that in
> Babylonian mythology, and I think there was a hare-headed faun in both
> ancient English and Thelemic mythologies.)


Aha! That makes more sense.


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On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:35:17 -0800, Mark Thorson >
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>This is the weirdest I've seen.
>
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>
>What could the designer have been thinking?


It reminds me of a character in an old book we had kicking around our
house. Might have been one of my mother's from the 30's or her
father's from around 1910. Pinocchio before Disney got ahold of it?
Alice in wonderland? Both were pretty grotesque by today's
standards.

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On 2/16/2012 7:11 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:35:17 -0800, Mark >
> wrote:
>
>> This is the weirdest I've seen.
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>>
>> What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> It reminds me of a character in an old book we had kicking around our
> house. Might have been one of my mother's from the 30's or her
> father's from around 1910. Pinocchio before Disney got ahold of it?
> Alice in wonderland? Both were pretty grotesque by today's
> standards.
>
> Jim


It reminds me of Donnie Darko.

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merryb wrote:
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> On Feb 15, 8:24 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> > "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> > ...
> >
> > > This is the weirdest I've seen.

> >
> > >http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817

> >
> > > What could the designer have been thinking?

> >
> > Freaky but... How does one get chocolate out of such a mold? Mine are a
> > flexible plastic so you can pop them out.

>
> Tempered chocolate should come right out with a slight tap if needed...


That's right. Tempered chocolate shrinks a little
when it solidifies. Untempered chocolate doesn't
shrink much at all, so it doesn't come out nearly
so easily.
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Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
>>This is the weirdest I've seen.
>>http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>>What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> It reminds me of a character in an old book we had kicking around our
> house. Might have been one of my mother's from the 30's or her
> father's from around 1910. Pinocchio before Disney got ahold of it?
> Alice in wonderland? Both were pretty grotesque by today's
> standards.


When I looked at it I immediately thought of Alice in Wonderland.
Having seen pencil erasers in the shape of Chu'thulu I though the
rabiit/human chimera was strange but far from the weirdest I've seen.
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Mark Thorson wrote:
> This is the weirdest I've seen.
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> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>
> What could the designer have been thinking?


That's pretty strange. I would attribute it to the odd angle,
which frequently presents problems, but that does not seem to be
the case here.

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Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>> This is the weirdest I've seen.
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>>
>> What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> Wasn't thinking... forgot the bazooms... if she had big tits I may
> have bid.


Funny. I was missing another attribute. I wonder why?

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On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:13:54 -0800, Bob Terwilliger
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> > This is the weirdest I've seen.
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
> > What could the designer have been thinking?

> Might not have been a mold for Easter or chocolate; it could have been a
> mold for pagan religious candles. Wasn't there a hare-headed faun in
> some ancient mythology? (I know that there was something like that in
> Babylonian mythology, and I think there was a hare-headed faun in both
> ancient English and Thelemic mythologies.)


Could this be what Elwood P. Dowd was seeing?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_(play)

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On Feb 15, 6:35*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> This is the weirdest I've seen.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>
> What could the designer have been thinking?


The designer is thinking that some people will bid on anything.
$52??? LOL.

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On Feb 16, 6:11*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:35:17 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
> >This is the weirdest I've seen.

>
> >http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817

>
> >What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> It reminds me of a character in an old book we had kicking around our
> house. * Might have been one of my mother's from the 30's or her
> father's from around 1910. * *Pinocchio before Disney got ahold of it?
> Alice in wonderland? * * Both were pretty grotesque by today's
> standards.
>
> Jim


Speaking of grotesque - my first-remembered book about Cinderella (a
Grimm's fair tales, if I recall correctly) had the ugly stepsisters
cutting off parts of their feet so they could wear the glass slippers.

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On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:31:27 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
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>On Feb 15, 6:35*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
>> This is the weirdest I've seen.
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>>
>> What could the designer have been thinking?

>
>The designer is thinking that some people will bid on anything.
>$52??? LOL.


A lot of that kind of stuff ends up on the walls of restaurants and
stores. That creepy mold would fit in well in a chocolate store in a
touristy area. Probably with a price tag on it.

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On 2/17/2012 11:32 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Feb 16, 6:11 am, Jim > wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:35:17 -0800, Mark >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This is the weirdest I've seen.

>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817

>>
>>> What could the designer have been thinking?

>>
>> It reminds me of a character in an old book we had kicking around our
>> house. Might have been one of my mother's from the 30's or her
>> father's from around 1910. Pinocchio before Disney got ahold of it?
>> Alice in wonderland? Both were pretty grotesque by today's
>> standards.
>>
>> Jim

>
> Speaking of grotesque - my first-remembered book about Cinderella (a
> Grimm's fair tales, if I recall correctly) had the ugly stepsisters
> cutting off parts of their feet so they could wear the glass slippers.
>

Yup. The non-Disneyfied versions of the old folk-tales aren't pretty.

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On Feb 17, 8:59*am, S Viemeister > wrote:
> On 2/17/2012 11:32 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
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>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 16, 6:11 am, Jim > *wrote:
> >> On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:35:17 -0800, Mark >
> >> wrote:

>
> >>> This is the weirdest I've seen.

>
> >>>http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817

>
> >>> What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> >> It reminds me of a character in an old book we had kicking around our
> >> house. * Might have been one of my mother's from the 30's or her
> >> father's from around 1910. * *Pinocchio before Disney got ahold of it?
> >> Alice in wonderland? * * Both were pretty grotesque by today's
> >> standards.

>
> >> Jim

>
> > Speaking of grotesque - my first-remembered book about Cinderella (a
> > Grimm's fair tales, if I recall correctly) had the ugly stepsisters
> > cutting off parts of their feet so they could wear the glass slippers.

>
> Yup. The non-Disneyfied versions of the old folk-tales aren't pretty.


Exactly! I remember Bluebeard as a pretty creepy story also.


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Nancy2 wrote:
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> Speaking of grotesque - my first-remembered book about Cinderella (a
> Grimm's fair tales, if I recall correctly) had the ugly stepsisters
> cutting off parts of their feet so they could wear the glass slippers.


ARRGHHH! ;-o
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On Feb 17, 11:30*am, merryb > wrote:
> On Feb 17, 8:59*am, S Viemeister > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 2/17/2012 11:32 AM, Nancy2 wrote:

>
> > > On Feb 16, 6:11 am, Jim > *wrote:
> > >> On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:35:17 -0800, Mark >
> > >> wrote:

>
> > >>> This is the weirdest I've seen.

>
> > >>>http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817

>
> > >>> What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> > >> It reminds me of a character in an old book we had kicking around our
> > >> house. * Might have been one of my mother's from the 30's or her
> > >> father's from around 1910. * *Pinocchio before Disney got ahold of it?
> > >> Alice in wonderland? * * Both were pretty grotesque by today's
> > >> standards.

>
> > >> Jim

>
> > > Speaking of grotesque - my first-remembered book about Cinderella (a
> > > Grimm's fair tales, if I recall correctly) had the ugly stepsisters
> > > cutting off parts of their feet so they could wear the glass slippers..

>
> > Yup. The non-Disneyfied versions of the old folk-tales aren't pretty.

>
> Exactly! I remember Bluebeard as a pretty creepy story also.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -


I remember that version of Bluebeard, too - spine-tingling when I was
young.

N.
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Nancy2 wrote:
> On Feb 16, 6:11 am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:35:17 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This is the weirdest I've seen.
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>>> What could the designer have been thinking?

>> It reminds me of a character in an old book we had kicking around our
>> house. Might have been one of my mother's from the 30's or her
>> father's from around 1910. Pinocchio before Disney got ahold of it?
>> Alice in wonderland? Both were pretty grotesque by today's
>> standards.
>>
>> Jim

>
> Speaking of grotesque - my first-remembered book about Cinderella (a
> Grimm's fair tales, if I recall correctly) had the ugly stepsisters
> cutting off parts of their feet so they could wear the glass slippers.
>
> N.


Ah yes. The fairy tales have been watered down a lot.

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It is so weird. The designer's thinking is somewhat different.
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Nancy2 wrote:
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> On Feb 15, 6:35 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> > This is the weirdest I've seen.
> >
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
> >
> > What could the designer have been thinking?

>
> The designer is thinking that some people will bid on anything.
> $52??? LOL.


Sold for $159.49. I thought being weird and unusual
would fetch a good price.


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On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:44:34 -0800, Mark Thorson >
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>Nancy2 wrote:
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>> On Feb 15, 6:35 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
>> > This is the weirdest I've seen.
>> >
>> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/250994061817
>> >
>> > What could the designer have been thinking?

>>
>> The designer is thinking that some people will bid on anything.
>> $52??? LOL.

>
>Sold for $159.49. I thought being weird and unusual
>would fetch a good price.


Old Christmas ornaments bring a high price too. Several years ago we
went to a box sale in Wisconsin. They had lots of old ornaments. We
spent 25 bucks on them and a bunch of other stuff. We kept about two
thirds of what we bought and got well over $500 for the rest of it.

Lou
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