Anyone who thinks their pets like to play dress-up needs to GROW UP ! Their animals, not dolls ! Dogs and cats need a collar for ID — and a leash. That is ALL the ‘fashion’ accessories a pet needs!
Haven’t guinea pigs suffered enough indignities over the centuries?
When the critters here want to humiliate the humans, they make us serve them treats while wearing only skants and nip tips. Makes for a marvelous time-of course they’re cackling behind our half naked backs but we are willing idiots.
That may be the funniest thing I’ve heard today. I want to be a guinea pig photographer now!
I’ve got a GREAT mental picture in my head thanks to this…sure beats the image of William Hurt’s naked butt that was in my head before. (Thanks Broadcast News)
Horrific themed guinea pig hats doesn’t bother me.
The fact that she wants them for TWO FIFTY bothers me.
I don’t even sew and I know that’s a fucking heinous miscalculation.
First off, I prefer Italian-American pigs. Let’s get PC here, people.
Secondly, to I Am Bitter: I wonder if that’s where South Park got the idea for the Cloverfield parody w/the giant guinea pigs whose only weakness was Peruvian pan flute music. Sister Sister pigs along w/bunny pigs and bee pigs would’ve made that episode.
NO WAY! You know when I watched that show as a kid, I always thought of guinea pigs too!
I think they need to go get 3 more for the Jackay (there’s accents involved in this spelling, I know), the stuffy dad, and the obnoxious neighbor! Then they can sit there and reinact the WHOLE SITCOM! aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
*hovers over everyone* Hey you guys, do you want to see 400 pictures of my guinea pigs?
Are there any Canadians here who remember the kids’ show “Tales of the Riverbank”, where they dressed up live hamsters and guinea pigs in hats of all kinds and had them act out stories? I always wondered where the weirdo creators of that show went when the series finished. Now I know.
And to think when I had my guinea pig, Flip, all I did was clean the cage, give him fresh food, pet him and play with him. Never did I ever attempt to dress him up in a horrific hat from a horrific television show. I really should be punished for being such a terrible pet parent. What was I thinking?
#33-pdbananas–I have a sneaking suspicion that this person is only thinking about the dressing-up-in-funny-hats portion of pet ownership and not the cage cleaning, feeding, petting, playing aspects. Poor things.
I’m sorry dear Guinea Pig Hat Lady. The correct names for creatures wearing those hats are “Blossom” and “Six.” (Bialik and von Oÿ however, would be acceptable, but only if the diaeresis was always used).
July 5, 2010 at 1:33 pm
That’s just ludicrous, I mean how could they wear them without an elastic strap?! Geezuz, idiot.
July 5, 2010 at 1:39 pm
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July 5, 2010 at 1:43 pm
From the Sister, Sister theme song, appropriately enough:
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoaaaaaaaaaaa.
July 5, 2010 at 1:43 pm
$2.50 sounds like an appropriate price for something they are going to eat and shit out.
July 5, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Haven’t guinea pigs suffered enough indignities over the centuries?
When the critters here want to humiliate the humans, they make us serve them treats while wearing only skants and nip tips. Makes for a marvelous time-of course they’re cackling behind our half naked backs but we are willing idiots.
July 5, 2010 at 1:50 pm
First floppy hats, then top hats, pretty soon steampunk guinea pigs! (Wanting to dress up a guinea pig or any other animal is just silly.)
July 5, 2010 at 1:51 pm
If I was this Guinea Pig I would take that floppy hat and hoard it into my cheek and when my owner picked me up I would spew it at ‘em.
July 5, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Oh, and when the guinea pigs die and their flesh has decomposed, she should dress them up as Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen.
July 5, 2010 at 1:59 pm
I don’t know, the guinea pigs *may* have better acting abilities.
July 5, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Photoshop is available so you can humanely put hats on even the most nervous of prey animals. Get busy learning or get bit.
July 5, 2010 at 2:32 pm
No elastic :
http://www.boingboing.net/assets_c/2009/07/GuineaPigHairComb-thumb-500×459-23229.jpg
Oh…oops, you meant a hat for the guinea pigs to wear
July 5, 2010 at 2:55 pm
That may be the funniest thing I’ve heard today. I want to be a guinea pig photographer now!
I’ve got a GREAT mental picture in my head thanks to this…sure beats the image of William Hurt’s naked butt that was in my head before. (Thanks Broadcast News)
July 5, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Back when I first got married, we had a dog named Lacey. When we got a cat, I joked we should name it Cagney.
We never dressed Cagney & Lacey up in sensible shoes and matching snubnose .38s.
I’m seeing a huge missed opportunity here.
July 5, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Holy shit, Zenkila, is that a PS? Where did that screaming guinea pig come from?
July 5, 2010 at 3:33 pm
There oughta be drug tests before people can become pet owners; IQ testing might not be a bad idea, either.
July 5, 2010 at 3:39 pm
it makes me feel better that there are no bids on this yet.
(and not to encourage this type of behavior, but can’t they find a couple doll hats or something?)
July 5, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Can’t wait for the Alchemy request for a photographer (bagira?) to take the guinea pigs’ Christmas portrait for a dime.
July 5, 2010 at 4:20 pm
They’re from LA?
It sounded to me like this person was from Peru:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/2439745/Guinea-pig-festival-in-Peru.html
July 5, 2010 at 4:21 pm
these ugly hats were also made popular in the 90′s by that gal from “blossom”…
instead of bothering the guinea pigs, why not just photoshop their faces into the photo?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4765986068_1dce0d885f.jpg
July 5, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Aw, Raz, so cute!
July 5, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Horrific themed guinea pig hats doesn’t bother me.
The fact that she wants them for TWO FIFTY bothers me.
I don’t even sew and I know that’s a fucking heinous miscalculation.
July 5, 2010 at 5:21 pm
creativity? You has none.
July 5, 2010 at 5:34 pm
#17 suedonim I might actually do that for a dime. It would really spice up my portfolio.
July 5, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Good job Raz! Priceless!(& thay sure can’t afford your creative services)
July 5, 2010 at 6:50 pm
*they* crap
July 5, 2010 at 7:26 pm
First person in history mauled to death by guinea pigs.
July 5, 2010 at 7:31 pm
First off, I prefer Italian-American pigs. Let’s get PC here, people.
Secondly, to I Am Bitter: I wonder if that’s where South Park got the idea for the Cloverfield parody w/the giant guinea pigs whose only weakness was Peruvian pan flute music. Sister Sister pigs along w/bunny pigs and bee pigs would’ve made that episode.
July 5, 2010 at 7:33 pm
NO WAY! You know when I watched that show as a kid, I always thought of guinea pigs too!
I think they need to go get 3 more for the Jackay (there’s accents involved in this spelling, I know), the stuffy dad, and the obnoxious neighbor! Then they can sit there and reinact the WHOLE SITCOM! aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
*hovers over everyone* Hey you guys, do you want to see 400 pictures of my guinea pigs?
July 5, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Geektastic – if its a PS I didn’t do it, not talented, but I don’t think it is.
July 5, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Sure, the Peruvian festival starts with pretty outfits…but ends with THIS:
http://in.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/4225-andean-women-display-a-dish-of-roasted-cuy-during-a-guinea-pig-festival-in-huacho-northern-lima-ju.jpg
July 5, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Are there any Canadians here who remember the kids’ show “Tales of the Riverbank”, where they dressed up live hamsters and guinea pigs in hats of all kinds and had them act out stories? I always wondered where the weirdo creators of that show went when the series finished. Now I know.
July 6, 2010 at 12:22 am
BWAHAHAHA And speaking of dressing small animals up in people clothes, in a marginally offensive manner…
http://www.jky.net/albums/gopher-museum_index.html
July 6, 2010 at 1:12 am
And to think when I had my guinea pig, Flip, all I did was clean the cage, give him fresh food, pet him and play with him. Never did I ever attempt to dress him up in a horrific hat from a horrific television show. I really should be punished for being such a terrible pet parent. What was I thinking?
July 6, 2010 at 5:47 am
#33-pdbananas–I have a sneaking suspicion that this person is only thinking about the dressing-up-in-funny-hats portion of pet ownership and not the cage cleaning, feeding, petting, playing aspects. Poor things.
July 6, 2010 at 6:18 am
they look a bit like the blues brothers, anyone care to photo-shop little ties and sunglasses?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coops_e/4767276805/
July 6, 2010 at 9:11 am
Personally, I think it’s impressive a 7 year old could put up a posting on Etsy.
July 6, 2010 at 9:17 am
I think I need to see that museum, Mookie, or at least show my sister the site.
July 9, 2010 at 6:14 pm
I wouldn’t even ask for money. I’d make those hats on the one condition that I get a copy of a photo from her guinea pig photo shoot.
July 10, 2010 at 5:41 pm
I’m sorry dear Guinea Pig Hat Lady. The correct names for creatures wearing those hats are “Blossom” and “Six.” (Bialik and von Oÿ however, would be acceptable, but only if the diaeresis was always used).