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Thoracic Park

Sucks to be you, Georgia and Tennessee! I can have all the human remains I want where I live! Woo hoo! Someone pass me that femur. Om nom nom nom!

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80 comments on Thoracic Park

  1. winston
    October 23, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    what the WHAT?!

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  2. NinjaGato
    October 23, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    I fucking hate anyone who thinks shit like this is cool.
    I’m sure that the person who used to own those bones wouldn’t appreciate them being attached to a mannequin with a cat skull for a head.

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  3. chicaflamenca
    October 23, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    Its effin sick and should be illegal.

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  4. reqbat
    October 23, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    if someone ever did this to my ribs, i’d come back from the dead to bitch slap them.

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  5. mannequinreject
    October 23, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    oh my. That’s messed up. I wonder how they would feel if those were their mother’s ribs.

    That’s pretty damn disrespectful.

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  6. abbieroad
    October 23, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    I would say my mean comment, but I’m afraid I’d end up this person’s next piece of art lol.

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  7. StinkBait
    October 23, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    This would look PIMP in my babies nursery!!!

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  8. mannequinreject
    October 23, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    Stinkbait, I doubt it’s CPSIA compliant

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  9. NinjaGato
    October 23, 2009 at 4:29 pm

    I went to the website that this sick bitch lists as her supplier and not only did they offer actual human skeletons, they cost into the thousands of dollars. However the replicas are relatively cheap, leading me to believe that she’s lying about the authenticity of the bones. (considering she’s only charging $250)
    So that conclusion makes me feel better about the whole level of disrespect going on but now I’m ticked because of false advertising.

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  10. StinkBait
    October 23, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    The funny thing is, is that the “human ribs” don’t even look right on the mini me reaper.

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  11. Frankenkitty
    October 23, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Mr. Whiskers, is that you?

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  12. Lennymud
    October 23, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    silly crafter. Everyone knows da rib bone connected to da chest bone….

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  13. bloopoo
    October 23, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    And speaking of offensive, what’s she advertising here, her cross or her cross-you-heart? God, I’m tired of busty women showing off their tits. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=23566375

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  14. artsnark
    October 23, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    #9 NinjaGato : I went digging (oh, the irony) and discovered that their ribs bones are $6 each http://www.skullsunlimited.com/human-post-cranial.html
    So it is possible that they are real.

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  15. Lexiii
    October 23, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    Nice giant fish lips in that “necklace” listing. Maybe she should cut them off and stick them on her next doll.

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  16. CrazyMamaANJ
    October 23, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    I was just about to post that, Artsnark. What a deal! And for $200 you can get a grab bag (for cadaver dog training). Bones may be greasy, cut or damaged. Yay!!

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  17. mannequinreject
    October 23, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    greasy? grosss!

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  18. MinnePurl
    October 23, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    I am contemplating moving to either of those places if it means this demonic tat can’t ever reach me.

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  19. creepydolls
    October 23, 2009 at 5:30 pm

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  20. artsnark
    October 23, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    Actually, I don’t find the use of such things creepy. Yep, we’ve been making stuff with human bits for a long time. What *I* find disturbing is that human bits are for SALE, on the internet, and end up in things like dolls and “goth jewellery”.
    It’s like a new era in grave digging.

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  21. Angela
    October 23, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    this doll is gross, but the misogynistic tone i’m picking up is equally disturbing let’s leave the “bitch” and her bust out of this. The craptastic crafts can stand on their own without all that.

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  22. everydaymama
    October 23, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    I wonder if she’d mind having her bones displayed in such a disgusting way when she dies? UGH!! She is one sick individual!!

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  23. yermama
    October 23, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    …the horror…the horrorrrrrrr

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  24. The Mayor of Bethville
    October 23, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    Possible things to do with dead bodies:
    1. Burn them.
    2. Bury them.
    3. Donate them to science.

    No no no no no no no to craft projects. Didn’t these people ever read that story where the lady feeds her husband a dead man’s liver, and the dead man comes back the next night to get it? This is far worse.

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  25. rutgersjd2009
    October 23, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    i honestly don’t know what is more strange… this doll or the fact that these 2 things might actually exist (and that the etsy seller recommends them):
    Winter 09 issue of Girls and Corpses magazine; and
    the 7th Annual Altered Barbie Exhibit in San Francisco.

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  26. Jea
    October 23, 2009 at 7:29 pm

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  27. creepydolls
    October 23, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    *rolls eyes*

    its always about how people look, never about their art. no longer can artists just *be*, they must always look perfect because people like you guys will rip apart their lips and tits.

    are all of you perfect?

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  28. whyohwhy
    October 23, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    No comment… because I’m speechless.

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  29. Bill Michtom
    October 23, 2009 at 7:55 pm

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  30. tempesty
    October 23, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    I would totally donate my bones to art. I don’t care for that reaper doll, but I saw a skull in a tattoo parlor once and thought, “Hey, who wants to be turned in ash when you could be a kick-ass tchotchke instead?”

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  31. NinjaGato
    October 23, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    Bill. If I turned your mothers bones into “art” how would you feel? If she’s dead she shouldn’t give a crap, but she’s still your mother. These bones supposedly belonged to someones child, mother or father.
    That’s what I take issue with.

    And yes creepydolls, I am perfect. If YOU don’t like shit posted on this site, you don’t have to come visit us.

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  32. Capt_Jordi
    October 23, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    Thank God I live in Tennessee….

    Why in the hell would anyone want that?! Could you imagine staying at a friends house one night and waking up and having that staring at you?

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  33. everydaymama
    October 23, 2009 at 8:23 pm

    Agreed with #31

    My dad passed away 10 months ago, and if anyone had used his bones for “art” I’d be deeply offended!! Unless the person specifies that they want their bones used in such a way in their will before death then it should NOT be used as such.

    And as for boobs and lips… Hey, you post a pic like that and it’s bound to get some attention. Sorry, but if you are selling things and trying to be professional you should not be advertising your stuff with yer boobs!

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  34. groove is in da heart
    October 23, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    This is gross, but the photo of her making the sexy time pout with her collagen-injected lips while pushing her boobs together is the real star of that shop.

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  35. regretsyfan
    October 23, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    As for little red riding hood: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24669295 “One flower brightens the basket, this flower was found in the discard trash heap at a cemetery and once graced a gravesite.”

    Does that mean it’s a fresh flower that will be rotted by the time it reaches the customer?

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  36. Mackerel
    October 23, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    Why is everyone acting as if these bones were obtained via stealing people’s corpses? They were obtained by legal means, meaning that the person the bones belonged to gave consent for them to be used after they died/had an operation that resulted in the removal of bone.

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  37. NinjaGato
    October 23, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    Mackerel- The site that the bones are purchased from specializes in providing bones for medical, teaching, and legal purposes. Those are the reasons that people are signing up for when they donate their bodies. I think if they realized what kind of whack jobs have access to their bones.

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  38. Cath of Canberra
    October 23, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    For true perfection, the bottom of the pendant needs to be a “Hello Kitty”.

    And I agree that human remains should get more respect. If you donate to science or teaching, that’s fine by me. And also if you consent to or request art use, that’s cool. But did anyone really consent to having their bones sold to strangers for craft projects? I suspect some companies may not be acting ethically.

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  39. addiosix
    October 23, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    This is clearly designed to be placed in carports — in order to scare neighborhood cats away from sleeping on the just driven-warmth of your freshly washed automobile.

    ‘What do you think of my Volvo now, muthafuka?! Yeah, that’s what I thought.’

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  40. quantuminsanity
    October 23, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    I think it’s kind of cool. Not with the stained greasy look and the unhemmed clothes though…
    I don’t know why she has to use human rigs though. Where would you even get human bones from? Other ribs would work just as well.

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  41. sbarnes2
    October 23, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    Ewww…another reason not to give your body to science. Or, um, crappy artists?

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  42. Cold Salt
    October 23, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    Human ribs give it that touch of gothenticity, no doubt.

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  43. tempesty
    October 23, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    lol #39, best comment yet.

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  44. addiosix
    October 24, 2009 at 12:24 am

    ;D

    *blushes*

    *blows kisses at #43*

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  45. pauldodo
    October 24, 2009 at 2:37 am

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  46. quokkaqueen
    October 24, 2009 at 3:12 am

    The idea of using human bones for display, and craftwork (although for a religious purpose) such as candelabras and wall decorations has been around for a very long time, like the ‘Bone Church’ in in Kutná Hora. http://www.kostnice.cz/ or the Mělník ossuary.
    http://www.outsideprague.com/melnik/melnik_bone_church.html

    But for the grim reaper? I thought he was sitting on a wickerwork chair at first, instead of the ribs being ‘wings.’

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  47. PlainJane
    October 24, 2009 at 3:52 am

    I didn’t know you could get human bones legally. Interesting.

    I’m not going to criticize her boobs, her lips or even the art when there are far more extreme gross art pieces out there in internationally respected galleries (Damien Hirst, Chapman brothers etc) BUT I don’t know why any individual would want actual human remains in their home. That to me is the weirdest part !

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  48. Eveline
    October 24, 2009 at 5:27 am

    There is a seller on Etsy who uses flowers left at cemetaries in her work. I think she turns them into hairclips or something. I thought that was crossing a line but this is a brand new low.

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  49. Eveline
    October 24, 2009 at 5:33 am

    Please don’t read if you don’t want to lose your lunch:
    http://www.skullsunlimited.com/behind-the-scenes.htm

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  50. sar-sar
    October 24, 2009 at 5:39 am

    This somehow isn’t clever enough for Voodoo, and it’s not artistic enough to live in the echelon of carved bone. This is just fucking wrong.

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  51. AgoutiAvenger
    October 24, 2009 at 10:39 am

    As a large breasted woman, my reaction to the cleavage shot was “What would it feel like to have human remains wedged in there?” and “I know some guys are into tan lines, but if I were selling something, I’d really want the skin tone to be more even.”

    I imagine a lot of people in the medical field would have a disconnection from bones and breathing humans, so I can see there would be a market for this stuff as novelty items.

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  52. dollsanddeadthings
    October 24, 2009 at 4:45 pm

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  53. vangoghbabe
    October 24, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    I AM APPALLED
    I can’t believe this craftsman would use a real cat’s skull

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  54. maggiedoll
    October 24, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    i wonder if GA and TN’s restrictions on human remains have anything to do with that crematorium case from ten years ago? it was discovered that a crematorium director for the tri-state area had been dumping the bodies on his property, instead of actually cremating them as he’d been paid to do, and was instead just filling the urns with concrete dust. there were no laws regarding the mistreatment of human remains at the time, so they could only charge him with fraud and theft.

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  55. Eveline
    October 24, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    I could not find on that website where they get the human remains from? India? Russia? Like the ‘real human hair’ that’s been taken from tempels in India? Or did they do their own gravedigging?

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  56. Holly Weird
    October 25, 2009 at 1:33 am

    I’m not disturbed about the human bones or anything. I am disturbed that somewhere, someone looked at a stack of human ribs and thought to themselves “you know, I could attach those to a cat skull, stick a dress on it and sell it for $250″. I thought I was deranged, but wow.

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  57. PussDaddy
    October 26, 2009 at 1:32 am

    Is this shit even legal?

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  58. benconservato
    October 26, 2009 at 3:10 am

    One more reason to be cremated. I was laughing until I saw this piece. my oh my, I am also speechless. Wow also came to mind.

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  59. heidrun
    October 26, 2009 at 4:02 am

    “how completely ordinary that would be!”
    oh yes, and it is so completely unordinary to try to make loads of money by breaking some kind of taboo.
    if it wasn’t for disrespecting people’s wishes to donate their remains to science (i’m pretty sure no one wrote some declaration that said ” i want to donate my dead body to a crafter to make money with creepy dolls”), it would just be a big YAWN

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  60. heidrun
    October 26, 2009 at 4:24 am

    oh, and here in germany i think people have problems with using human remains for stuff because the nazis used to make lampshades and soap out of the skin of jews killed in concentration camps.
    yeah, it has been done forever, why not keep doing it since we don’t have access to any artificial materials that look/function in exactly the same way?

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  61. malaquite
    October 26, 2009 at 8:14 am

    I think this person has some kind of responsibility to reveal from which serial killer’s property these bones were removed.

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  62. suisaidhburke
    October 26, 2009 at 10:35 am

    “#51 AgoutiAvenger : I imagine a lot of people in the medical field would have a disconnection from bones and breathing humans, so I can see there would be a market for this stuff as novelty items.”

    You imagine incorrectly. “A lot of people in the medical field” do *not* have a “disconnection from bones and breathing humans”

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  63. imamazed2
    October 26, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    my kitty got upset abotu the new cat on the block when I brought it home…wonder what he’d think of this…cat

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  64. hex
    October 26, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    it is illegal to have human remains in tennessee? what if it is your own remains??? i live in memphis and had some surgery and insisted on keeping the souvenirs.
    of course, i turned them into a sampler and sold it.(j/k)

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  65. Eveline
    October 26, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    I asked the seller where the bones came from and she said she didn’t know because she never asked. That makes it alright then.

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  66. razberries
    October 26, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    this is very disturbing…on so many various levels

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  67. shewolfe002
    October 28, 2009 at 8:13 am

    For some reason I am more upset about the cat skull, it seems to me that the people died naturally, when they were supposed to. Who knows what happened to the cat, was it sacrificed for art?

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  68. GeekWhit
    November 3, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    I have just spend far too much time researching A.) where to buy authentic bones and B.) United States laws on the possession of human remains. If nothing else, this Etsy listing at least made me more knowledgeable in the ever-important arena of human remain ownership.

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  69. Kathleen
    November 4, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    Yeah, count me as more offended by the results/intent than the materials themselves. If it were very personal and expressive, truly artistic, that would in my mind be different. The remains would have to somehow be meaningful, too, though. Hopefully not your victims, but, I don’t know, a relative’s lock of hair of course would be totally different than stranger’s bones… now I’m rambling and making less sense- but I totally understand that others will be grossed out no matter what, though.

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  70. Kathleen
    November 4, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    And I agree if she’s posting a pic like that with her boobs and puckery swollen collagen lips, she is clearly looking o get attention with them, and comment on them is fair game. It’s not like she has to show cleavage to display the necklace. She could wear a turtleneck shirt or something, if she wants to show it on her.
    Anyway, her tits are pretty nice, I think. But those lips are awful.

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  71. Kathleen
    November 4, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    Oh, hell. I just read the shop description now. Several of her dolls are featured in Girls and Corpses magazine! Wow! Now that’s a friggin honor indeed!

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  72. jamie
    November 5, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    where do you get human rubs?

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  73. jamie
    November 5, 2009 at 5:55 pm

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  74. Rowan
    November 5, 2009 at 6:55 pm

    “#51 AgoutiAvenger : I imagine a lot of people in the medical field would have a disconnection from bones and breathing humans, so I can see there would be a market for this stuff as novelty items.

    My Anatomy class had access to human bones and a cadaver lab. We were warned in the beginning to treat them with the utmost respect, because a living breathing person gave of themselves so we could learn. Also immediate dismissal and abuse of a corpse charges would be filed if anything happened.

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  75. cptfknvicious
    November 9, 2009 at 12:24 pm

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  76. itlives
    November 11, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    1. I thought Anne Rice was making that shit up in “The Witching Hour”. I guess I stand corrected.

    2. What happens if your dog gets hold of them? What if the Schnauzer runs off and decides to bury said “artwork” in a neighbor’s yard? Or if your cuddly pug chokes on the bones? (I’d think that would be a tough one to explain to the vet.) The possibilities are limitless.

    3. Not to mention what would happen if a senile grandparent decided to make some soup and noticed them just lying…

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  77. notlikeyouimafreak
    November 20, 2009 at 3:09 pm

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  78. HelenaHandbasket
    November 26, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    I have a new-found respect for TN and GA.

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  79. kent
    January 5, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    Hell to the No!

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  80. paulsalisbury
    June 17, 2011 at 2:56 am

    This is a little bit bizarre, I must say. Never in my entire life have I ever seen anything quite like this. I’m not sure if this is considered art or a piece of bones. I would not want that in my house.

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