cop·per /ˈkɒpər/ -noun 1. a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color. 2. Any crap that’s shiny. See also: chrome, stainless steel, aluminum foil.
yeah, a little something special for my groom… I think he’d just prefer some oral. These won’t make him happy. Then it just looks like he SHOULD worry. When in doubt, oral is the perfect gift. And what ‘steampunks’ are getting married??? HA!
so i attended the Superhero Street Fair in San Francisco this weekend and I kept seeing people dressed in their Steampunk attire. of course, my thoughts were “since when are steampunks superheroes?!?!” which then led me to think of these posts…which led to me giggling to myself like a moron.
then while ordering a drink, i couldn’t help but notice the bartender was wearing the Hello Titty tshirt! it was truly a regretsyful day and made me proud to be in the know.
Those cuff links are obviously extremely fine-toothed gears, used to turn a discreet pulley mechanism which keeps a gentleman’s shirt-sleeves from sagging uncouthly. The kinetic motion of everyday hand motions turns the gears and powers the mechanism, much like the action of a self-winding watch. It is a triumph of design. Prince Albert himself was said to own a pair, with this exact phrase inscribed.
More creampunk bullshit, carved by cogs on a factory wheel, the ‘Southern Living’ being southern China no doubt.
The steam is escaping quickly outta’ the punk.
There were people at the Bristol Ren Faire this weekend who were more steampunk than these cufflinks could ever hope to be.
And I’m speaking of the custodial staff at the faire, wearing bright yellow Polo shirts and carrying rubbish bags and long-handled grabber-sticks to pick up trash.
@#22 use me multipurpose, actually yes, there is a genre of steampunk superheroes: the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. There’s also Jim West of The Wild Wild West.
Both Marvel and DC have also done AU one shots where characters like Batman, etc, are in steampunk worlds.
FLOUNCE!! FLOUNCE!!! FLOUNCE!!!
my first flounce of the day and it feels good
No cryabeetus from the Facebook crowd on how its not nice to flounce. THESE THINGS MUST BE DONE TO RESTORE ORDER TO THE WORLD.(restoring order to the World is a reoccuring theme in Steampunk)
Anyone know how to FLOUNCE in CHINESE?
#47 Ham-ster the googles are used when piloting the bi-plane and usually comes in tandum with a jaunty scarf.
(suddenly a light goes on over Stretch’s head)
” OMG – CHITTY CHITTY STEAMPUNK!!”
#47 hamoza. the goggles are for (a) welding (a notoriously common steampunk activity, (b) as eye protection when perambulating in an airship, or horseless motorized vehicle at terrific speeds, and (c) when dabbling in chemistry or electrical laboratories.
Gosh, guys- this is totally steampunk! Don’t you all remember Captain Neo and crew belting Don’t Worry, Be Happy out as they worked aboard the Nautilus? Or Professor Lidenbrock repeating the phrase to boost his spirits as he journeyd to the center of the Earth? You’re just projecting your own ignorance of steampunk literature onto the artist. It’s not like they were throwing keywords in to get more hits on their crappy-ass product or anything; they totally knew what they were talking about!
Here’s a rather splendid tune,
I Wrote when i tried to fly to the moon,
Don’t worry be happy
If your experiments give you trouble
trying to find that cursed phlogiston bubble.
Don’t worry, be happy.
If you once tried to revive the dead,
but your stupid assistant brought the wrong head,
Don’t worry, be happy
the royal society claim that you’re insane
and you plot to cause those meddling fools some pain,
Don’t worry, be happy
Lood at me I am happy
Don’t worry, be happy
Here…
Here I give you my telegram address
When you worry wire me
I make you happy
Don’t worry, be happy
Ain’t got no zeppelin, got no googles
Ain’t got a plan that’ll make minds boggle.
But don’t worry be happy
Cause when you worry
Your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don’t worry, be happy now
#38 rocza – should have pointed out that this street fair was “Space Jazz” Superheroes.
but, yes…there definitely are steampunk superheroes…but the guys at this event weren’t really channelling them. there were a few good costumes, but mostly a bunch of guys in corsets. it wasn’t as bad as the Jean Luc Picards, though. love him, but not a superhero.
and i’ve gotta question jim west’s status as a superhero. don’t get me wrong, he’s my all-time fav…but superhero? hmmmm
I just happened to see these yesterday … wonder no longer, but this is definitely from a Chinese manufacturer, not an individual. Cost? $6.50 with free shipping.
July 12, 2010 at 9:38 am
Wow. I mean REALLY? The seller might as well have tagged these “necklace” or “pants.”
July 12, 2010 at 9:39 am
I don’t know a whole lot abour steampunk, but I do know Bobby Mcpheron ain’t it.
July 12, 2010 at 9:41 am
i must’ve been struck colorblind this morning, because i don’t see the copper part.
i do concur with the geekery tag, however.
July 12, 2010 at 9:42 am
Damn! got sloppy trying to be first and didn’t even make it…. corrections=”about” and McFerrin
July 12, 2010 at 9:42 am
and are these handmade, at all? or just vintage, as in one hit wonder circa 1988?
July 12, 2010 at 9:43 am
As a rule of thumb: If the Comic Sans font is involved, it is the antithesis of steampunk.
July 12, 2010 at 9:44 am
Ooh! Is that Comic Sans steampunk?
July 12, 2010 at 9:44 am
All caps Comic Sans is steampunk now? Maybe I should go find that girl from my old office and ask her where she’s hiding her dirigible.
July 12, 2010 at 9:51 am
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n140/joshpincusiscrying/JPiCcuffs.jpg
July 12, 2010 at 9:52 am
The seller says they’re copper but they appear to be chrome in the photo. Shit, these things are too shiny to be cyberpunk even!
July 12, 2010 at 9:56 am
Steam Flunk
July 12, 2010 at 9:57 am
Personally, I’m offended by the word “fashion” more than “steam punk[sic]“.
July 12, 2010 at 9:59 am
Steampunk eyeshadow? Wtf?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/42481466/vintage-decay-eye-shadow?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_query=steampunk&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2&order=&includes=tags&includes=title
July 12, 2010 at 10:01 am
Bizzaro World!
July 12, 2010 at 10:02 am
not only is the seller unaware of the meaning of the word “steampunk,” but “stylish” seems to have escaped her grasp as well.
July 12, 2010 at 10:03 am
cop·per /ˈkɒpər/ -noun 1. a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color. 2. Any crap that’s shiny. See also: chrome, stainless steel, aluminum foil.
July 12, 2010 at 10:06 am
Is this from the alternate steampunk universe where the 80′s never ended?
July 12, 2010 at 10:07 am
Abe would look quite debonair with these on his button down.
July 12, 2010 at 10:07 am
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July 12, 2010 at 10:09 am
Yep. that’s what I thought: http://www.artsnow.com/diy/Cufflinks/Cufflinks-Oval-301
I had a shop over there.
July 12, 2010 at 10:11 am
Oh. Still do! http://www.artsnow.com/adynomoose
July 12, 2010 at 10:13 am
so i attended the Superhero Street Fair in San Francisco this weekend and I kept seeing people dressed in their Steampunk attire. of course, my thoughts were “since when are steampunks superheroes?!?!” which then led me to think of these posts…which led to me giggling to myself like a moron.
then while ordering a drink, i couldn’t help but notice the bartender was wearing the Hello Titty tshirt! it was truly a regretsyful day and made me proud to be in the know.
July 12, 2010 at 10:17 am
Those cuff links are obviously extremely fine-toothed gears, used to turn a discreet pulley mechanism which keeps a gentleman’s shirt-sleeves from sagging uncouthly. The kinetic motion of everyday hand motions turns the gears and powers the mechanism, much like the action of a self-winding watch. It is a triumph of design. Prince Albert himself was said to own a pair, with this exact phrase inscribed.
July 12, 2010 at 10:33 am
If only they had the steam punk cufflinks with
“who let” and “the dogs out?” to give to the men in my wedding party.
July 12, 2010 at 10:47 am
China. The seller ships from China. ’nuff said.
July 12, 2010 at 10:48 am
Shouldn’t it be cursive? I don’t recall too much printing going on in the 19th century except on presses.
July 12, 2010 at 10:48 am
#25 nitebyrd – maybe the factory is steam powered.
July 12, 2010 at 10:51 am
More creampunk bullshit, carved by cogs on a factory wheel, the ‘Southern Living’ being southern China no doubt.
The steam is escaping quickly outta’ the punk.
July 12, 2010 at 10:52 am
There were people at the Bristol Ren Faire this weekend who were more steampunk than these cufflinks could ever hope to be.
And I’m speaking of the custodial staff at the faire, wearing bright yellow Polo shirts and carrying rubbish bags and long-handled grabber-sticks to pick up trash.
July 12, 2010 at 10:52 am
@ 25 nitebyrd, sorry to be redundant-was typing while you posted!
July 12, 2010 at 10:54 am
The whole shop is a steaming pile of shit.
July 12, 2010 at 10:57 am
I hope when Etsy shuts them down (wishful thinking) they sing ‘Don’t worry be happy’ all the way to Ebay.
July 12, 2010 at 11:11 am
But no calling out, right Etsy Admins? Can’t have that!
July 12, 2010 at 11:16 am
C’mon – if you’re going to be geekpunk, go all the way:
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af28/sunshynegrll/cuff.jpg
July 12, 2010 at 11:19 am
Another steampunk cufflink I’d love:
“Girl you know” “It’s true”.
Milli Vanilli was soo ahead of their time.
July 12, 2010 at 11:20 am
Besides not being steampunk, they look suspiciously photoshopped.
July 12, 2010 at 11:23 am
@#34 Vile & Evil Debbie – OMG ! I want those!
July 12, 2010 at 11:32 am
@#22 use me multipurpose, actually yes, there is a genre of steampunk superheroes: the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. There’s also Jim West of The Wild Wild West.
Both Marvel and DC have also done AU one shots where characters like Batman, etc, are in steampunk worlds.
July 12, 2010 at 11:34 am
sharpiepunk? shortbuspunk? longislandpunk? fullhousepunk?
July 12, 2010 at 11:40 am
Hop on the bandwagon steam-bunk.
July 12, 2010 at 11:51 am
#38 rocza—mmmm, Jim West.
July 12, 2010 at 11:52 am
This is why friends don’t let friends use comic sans, or get drunk and go on etsy and start blathering about steampunk…
Cuff links? Dear lord, I suppose those look dashing with goggles and things with watch parts glued to them.
July 12, 2010 at 11:54 am
Welcome to Etsy, for those times when you don’t want to deal with the middleman in most garment districts or make a trip to Walmart.
July 12, 2010 at 12:03 pm
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July 12, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Nope. No matter how you spin it, it’s not steampunk.
I wish people understood the styles they advertise. I see a lot of things labeled “goth” that aren’t “goth,” either.
July 12, 2010 at 12:24 pm
ATTN: southernliving26
FLOUNCE!! FLOUNCE!!! FLOUNCE!!!
my first flounce of the day and it feels good
No cryabeetus from the Facebook crowd on how its not nice to flounce. THESE THINGS MUST BE DONE TO RESTORE ORDER TO THE WORLD.(restoring order to the World is a reoccuring theme in Steampunk)
Anyone know how to FLOUNCE in CHINESE?
July 12, 2010 at 12:25 pm
‘Scuse my naivete, but where in the hell do steampunks wear those ridiculous goggles? Snorkeling on sidewalks?
July 12, 2010 at 12:45 pm
To #45 I typed in gothic on Etsy and this is the 1st thing that came up!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/51351745/red-feather-butterfly-wings-steampunk?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=gothic&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes=tags&includes=title
Whatever it is-its ugly.
July 12, 2010 at 12:45 pm
#47 Ham-ster the googles are used when piloting the bi-plane and usually comes in tandum with a jaunty scarf.
(suddenly a light goes on over Stretch’s head)
” OMG – CHITTY CHITTY STEAMPUNK!!”
July 12, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Hamoza, the riveted leather and brass goggles are for protecting an adventurer’s eyes when they fly a dirigible.
July 12, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Here are some other witty sayings for those cufflinks-
What goes up, must come down
Best, Friends
This is, not steampunk
July 12, 2010 at 1:01 pm
@#30hamoza – GMTA and … they already are on eBay, I have no doubt.
July 12, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Stretch65-I am now going to have that song stuck in my head ALL day. Good job!
It does take a brave man to done those goggles as the potential for looking absolutely ridiculous runs high. Ask my ex.
July 12, 2010 at 1:07 pm
1880s/1980s One little digit–TOTALLY understandable mistake!
July 12, 2010 at 1:39 pm
knittin-kitten: that makes you Truely Scrumtious !!
July 12, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Forget steampunk, forget brass, forget fashion, let’s get the shape of the object right first.
July 12, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Shouldn’t it be labeled McFerrinery instead of geekery?
July 12, 2010 at 3:44 pm
#44 Xniner :
If the bottle contained an ipod or somemthing equally technical, I’d say it’s steampunk. Bubbles? Just neovictorian.
July 12, 2010 at 4:04 pm
You Right…they Wrong. Makes as much sense as Minnie Pearl in an acid rock band…wait I could see that.
July 12, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Regretsy says “What is this junk?
It is not at all Steampunk!”
Don’t worry
Be Happy
http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae338/grinreaper1965/dontworrysteamhappy.jpg
July 12, 2010 at 5:13 pm
#47 hamoza. the goggles are for (a) welding (a notoriously common steampunk activity, (b) as eye protection when perambulating in an airship, or horseless motorized vehicle at terrific speeds, and (c) when dabbling in chemistry or electrical laboratories.
July 12, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Gosh, guys- this is totally steampunk! Don’t you all remember Captain Neo and crew belting Don’t Worry, Be Happy out as they worked aboard the Nautilus? Or Professor Lidenbrock repeating the phrase to boost his spirits as he journeyd to the center of the Earth? You’re just projecting your own ignorance of steampunk literature onto the artist. It’s not like they were throwing keywords in to get more hits on their crappy-ass product or anything; they totally knew what they were talking about!
July 13, 2010 at 5:49 am
Here’s a rather splendid tune,
I Wrote when i tried to fly to the moon,
Don’t worry be happy
If your experiments give you trouble
trying to find that cursed phlogiston bubble.
Don’t worry, be happy.
If you once tried to revive the dead,
but your stupid assistant brought the wrong head,
Don’t worry, be happy
the royal society claim that you’re insane
and you plot to cause those meddling fools some pain,
Don’t worry, be happy
Lood at me I am happy
Don’t worry, be happy
Here…
July 13, 2010 at 5:50 am
Here I give you my telegram address
When you worry wire me
I make you happy
Don’t worry, be happy
Ain’t got no zeppelin, got no googles
Ain’t got a plan that’ll make minds boggle.
But don’t worry be happy
Cause when you worry
Your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don’t worry, be happy now
-Professor Archimedes McFerrin, 1848.
July 13, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Well…they ARE made out of metal. Other than that…no.
PS, hee hee Archimedes McFerrin. That’s gold right there.
July 14, 2010 at 9:31 am
#38 rocza – should have pointed out that this street fair was “Space Jazz” Superheroes.
but, yes…there definitely are steampunk superheroes…but the guys at this event weren’t really channelling them. there were a few good costumes, but mostly a bunch of guys in corsets. it wasn’t as bad as the Jean Luc Picards, though. love him, but not a superhero.
and i’ve gotta question jim west’s status as a superhero. don’t get me wrong, he’s my all-time fav…but superhero? hmmmm
August 5, 2010 at 3:59 pm
I just happened to see these yesterday … wonder no longer, but this is definitely from a Chinese manufacturer, not an individual. Cost? $6.50 with free shipping.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.42846
March 6, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Comic sans is not steampunk.