Around here russet potatoes cost $0.39, so I think the actual savings is only $144.61.
I stand corrected. I just assumed everyone has one of these on top of the refrigerator. – HK
I think HK left out the cost of medical treatment for the tetanus that the wearer of those earrings is likely to contract. (What the fuck did the Etsy seller do to those earwires to get them looking that horrible? Not even the cheapest earwires you can find in the craft store look that bad.) The total savings would probably be on the order of thousands, since treatment of even mild tetanus requires a course of several intravenous medications.
so by making up random bullshit about items found on the floor they become 500% more valuable?
awesome!
i’ve got a packet of paper fasteners hand forged by leprechauns, a vintage, one of a kind, steampunk, whiskey bottle (empty) and a wrapper from a hershey bar eaten by the Greek God Apollo last time he stopped by
who wants to start the bidding?
I hate that bastard Hogo-Fogo! he poked a hole in my dirigible, attempted to disprove my applied theory of dimensional instability and upset my gryphon.
he’s never coming to tea here again!
also his degree is from a cow college.
Professor, my eye!
you aren’t being fair about the earrings. Give credit to the hard masonry that went into poking a hole in the top of the door hinge. That was at least $8 in super glue to stick the skin back together on her finger after she shoved the mangled paperclip into an earring shape.
i started to say those were fishing hooks on the “earrings” but upon closer inspection, i’m pretty sure they’re shower curtain hooks. way to repurpose!
Ya know, I read a fair amount of fantasy literature, and Professor Hogo Fogo does not sound Steampunk; he sounds like a Hobbit. Now if his name were Professor Lemuel Waxwing, THEN he’d be properly Steampunk. But only if he had a female companion named Arabella.
Also, Arabella would be the one blowing things up.
Buzzkill Crying Glitter Eagle
January 21, 2011 at 6:54 pm
The steampunk compass makes me appreciate Harbor Freight even more than I did 10 minutes ago. I love that place. I’m hoping they carry a steampunk astrolabe that will coordinate with my pocket watch.
I had no idea Harbor Freight had cool stuff like that. That’s always the place we send the guys for heavy-duty padlocks and motion-sensitive lights for our neighborhood association.
Buzzkill Crying Glitter Eagle
January 21, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Harbor freight has all kinds of way cool stuff. They’ve got rotary cutter blades for “carpet cutters” that just so happen to fit the fabric cutters, and they are 1/3 the price of what they charge in the fabric stores for the same thing.
Hats off to the seller of the “steampunk” compass for writing a complex tale in what is obviously not their first language. “Decided to sell you his tool” indeed. For shame, Professor Hogo-Pogo, for shame!
Boy, actual antique hinges are so difficult to find. It’s not like every old-man tinkerer on the planet has a jar of them rusting away in his garage or anything.
#29: It’s iron binding wire. Jewelers use it to stabilize pieces for soldering. Just because a jewelry supply store carries it, doesn’t mean it IS jewelry.
Has anyone clicked on the seller for the earrings recently? She changed the price to $32.00 now.
So because they’ve been on Regretsy they’re worth more?
I kinda like the vase, but is it really Minimalist Art when it’s a Maximum ‘Tater?
I should hope it was fired to maturity… who’d want all the water you’d hafta fill that vase with to seep out all over the rest of the crap in the curio?
This person is claiming to have made these from their “original pen and ink drawings” and had them laser engraved, when clearly they just bought them here and sold them at a price increase:
those earrings do not even have proper earrings wire i think you could get tetanus form those wires! on top of that wouldn’t a hinge be too heavy for your ears as well? and heaven help you if they are near something magnetic!
Honestly, the name ‘plack’ was what caught my attention, because here in the UK, thrush is what we call a yeast infection. And you know I’ve been looking for a nice plaque (or plack) for my wall dedicated to my favourite va-jay-jay infliction.
#58, I’ve never heard the term “thrush” used for a vaginal yeast infection (in the US), but it does refer to a yeast infection in the throat. Not an appropriate thing to put on a “plack”, in either case.
January 21, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Thanks to Regretsy I’ve saved $10,000.
January 21, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Hmm, I had no idea those sprouted potatoes I hadn’t eaten were so stylish, I think I’ll dig them out (pun intended) and display ‘em!
January 21, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Don’t forget paper clips for the ear wires. I’m not paying $25 for those grotty looking things.
January 21, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Every time you do one of these (I love them), I’m sincerely tempted to buy all the cheaper versions just so I can own them.
January 21, 2011 at 3:45 pm
I’ve made and worn some funky jewelry, but it never even crossed my mind to use HINGES.
I am such a faileure.
January 21, 2011 at 3:47 pm
I just love Compare and Save! lol
January 21, 2011 at 3:55 pm
I’m glad the vase was fired to maturity. The last thing you want around the house is an immature vase.
January 21, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Around here russet potatoes cost $0.39, so I think the actual savings is only $144.61.
I stand corrected. I just assumed everyone has one of these on top of the refrigerator. – HK
January 21, 2011 at 4:13 pm
What is the likelihood that professor Hogo Fogo is my dear friend too! We share the crack pipe.
January 21, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Those earring hooks look like tetnis waiting to happen…
January 21, 2011 at 4:18 pm
*tetanus
January 21, 2011 at 4:33 pm
Professor Hogo-Fogo, his tool and I are also acquainted. It does in deed allow one to encounter new and unforgettable experiences. Oh yes.
January 21, 2011 at 4:41 pm
I think HK left out the cost of medical treatment for the tetanus that the wearer of those earrings is likely to contract. (What the fuck did the Etsy seller do to those earwires to get them looking that horrible? Not even the cheapest earwires you can find in the craft store look that bad.) The total savings would probably be on the order of thousands, since treatment of even mild tetanus requires a course of several intravenous medications.
January 21, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Oh that exotic-adventure-having professor and his beloved laboratory.
January 21, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Pardon me while I go dig through my compost bin for easy money.
January 21, 2011 at 5:00 pm
so by making up random bullshit about items found on the floor they become 500% more valuable?
awesome!
i’ve got a packet of paper fasteners hand forged by leprechauns, a vintage, one of a kind, steampunk, whiskey bottle (empty) and a wrapper from a hershey bar eaten by the Greek God Apollo last time he stopped by
who wants to start the bidding?
January 21, 2011 at 5:01 pm
If I got those earrings I would definitely have to get a drawer pull for my belly button and a Kwikset lock for my……..
January 21, 2011 at 5:01 pm
*drawer pull knob
January 21, 2011 at 5:04 pm
That compass irritates me so much I want to jam it up that seller’s steampunk!
January 21, 2011 at 5:08 pm
I hate that bastard Hogo-Fogo! he poked a hole in my dirigible, attempted to disprove my applied theory of dimensional instability and upset my gryphon.
he’s never coming to tea here again!
also his degree is from a cow college.
Professor, my eye!
January 21, 2011 at 5:14 pm
admittedly though if you actually managed to grow an 11 inch long blue eyed potato…that would be a little impressive.
January 21, 2011 at 5:15 pm
you aren’t being fair about the earrings. Give credit to the hard masonry that went into poking a hole in the top of the door hinge. That was at least $8 in super glue to stick the skin back together on her finger after she shoved the mangled paperclip into an earring shape.
January 21, 2011 at 5:15 pm
That “vase” confuses me so much… And really, who wants to spend $145 on a vase that is 9″ high, but can only fit a sprig of mint in it?
January 21, 2011 at 5:33 pm
#23- It’s not mint. It’s either Snow on the Mountain or Stinging Nettles.
Either way, that’s a damn tiny hole to be using it as a ‘vase’.
January 21, 2011 at 5:36 pm
i started to say those were fishing hooks on the “earrings” but upon closer inspection, i’m pretty sure they’re shower curtain hooks. way to repurpose!
January 21, 2011 at 5:43 pm
#10 – I read that as Tetris waiting to happen. That might have sold me on those earrings.
January 21, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Are those hingey earrings how the young people start their gauges?
January 21, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Ya know, I read a fair amount of fantasy literature, and Professor Hogo Fogo does not sound Steampunk; he sounds like a Hobbit. Now if his name were Professor Lemuel Waxwing, THEN he’d be properly Steampunk. But only if he had a female companion named Arabella.
Also, Arabella would be the one blowing things up.
January 21, 2011 at 6:53 pm
those are the scariest earrings I have ever seen. That’s not wire or a paperclip… that’s rosin-core lead solder. Gotta be.
Like I’m gonna stick that in my ear.
And how the hell did the “crafter” get brass that color of gray?
January 21, 2011 at 6:54 pm
The steampunk compass makes me appreciate Harbor Freight even more than I did 10 minutes ago. I love that place. I’m hoping they carry a steampunk astrolabe that will coordinate with my pocket watch.
January 21, 2011 at 7:10 pm
I had no idea Harbor Freight had cool stuff like that. That’s always the place we send the guys for heavy-duty padlocks and motion-sensitive lights for our neighborhood association.
January 21, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Harbor freight has all kinds of way cool stuff. They’ve got rotary cutter blades for “carpet cutters” that just so happen to fit the fabric cutters, and they are 1/3 the price of what they charge in the fabric stores for the same thing.
January 21, 2011 at 7:58 pm
As craft-challenged as I am (seriously, I can’t even tie a decent looking bow), even I couldn’t stoop to the fuckery of those earrings.
I hope whomever even *thinks* of jamming those in their ears has an up to date tetanus shot.
January 21, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Hats off to the seller of the “steampunk” compass for writing a complex tale in what is obviously not their first language. “Decided to sell you his tool” indeed. For shame, Professor Hogo-Pogo, for shame!
January 21, 2011 at 8:09 pm
…hmm.. Harbor Freight. good to know….
*laughs evilly*
January 21, 2011 at 8:26 pm
#25…I reread my comment and thought it looked like “tetris waiting to happen,” too. Tetanus is certainly not pronounced how it’s spelled, haha.
January 21, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Most of my closets are “tetris waiting to happen”.
January 21, 2011 at 8:38 pm
I want to punch Dr Hogo-Pogo in the throat, just for shits and giggles.
January 21, 2011 at 8:40 pm
ACK.. see? I got distracted by the scary earrings.
I want to punch PROFESSOR Hogo Fogo in the throat, just for shits and giggles and for having a retarded name.
January 22, 2011 at 2:03 am
Even though it’s already been said, bleck! Those ear wires are gross!
January 22, 2011 at 3:28 am
I like the potato. Why, if that’s all Etsy needs, I have a whole bag of them in my kitchen…
January 22, 2011 at 10:38 am
Boy, actual antique hinges are so difficult to find. It’s not like every old-man tinkerer on the planet has a jar of them rusting away in his garage or anything.
January 22, 2011 at 10:41 am
#29: It’s iron binding wire. Jewelers use it to stabilize pieces for soldering. Just because a jewelry supply store carries it, doesn’t mean it IS jewelry.
January 22, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Has anyone clicked on the seller for the earrings recently? She changed the price to $32.00 now.
So because they’ve been on Regretsy they’re worth more?
January 22, 2011 at 1:44 pm
I have christmas ornament hooks that look almost identical to those ear wires.
January 22, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Now you can save even more!
January 22, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Also from the unhinged seller:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/51521761/the-deuce-charm-necklace-14-karat-gold?ref=v1_other_1
If I want a piece of shit made of metal, I’ll stick with the earrings; thanks.
January 22, 2011 at 11:22 pm
#16 You are so right. I’ve had my money in real estate and it should have been in $25 hinges
January 23, 2011 at 5:31 am
I noticed the price on the earrings went back up to $32. I guess s/he noticed the amount of views and thought it was a good thing! lol silly
January 23, 2011 at 6:31 am
I kinda like the vase, but is it really Minimalist Art when it’s a Maximum ‘Tater?
I should hope it was fired to maturity… who’d want all the water you’d hafta fill that vase with to seep out all over the rest of the crap in the curio?
January 23, 2011 at 6:34 am
Oh, and did anyone who noticed the price increase notice that they forgot to change the text in the ad about the price drop?
January 23, 2011 at 6:49 am
I’d like to add one to the list!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/60120564/the-young-mad-scientists-first-alphabet
This person is claiming to have made these from their “original pen and ink drawings” and had them laser engraved, when clearly they just bought them here and sold them at a price increase:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geek-kids/1-3-years/b78f/
Good eye, but it appears to be the same person. They sell on Etsy and elsewhere. – HK
January 23, 2011 at 2:26 pm
those earrings do not even have proper earrings wire i think you could get tetanus form those wires! on top of that wouldn’t a hinge be too heavy for your ears as well? and heaven help you if they are near something magnetic!
January 23, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Okay, clearly I’m going to have to shop at Harbor Freight for props for my steampunk costumes. Anyone here going to WorldCon this year?
January 24, 2011 at 9:33 am
Screw the overpriced lump of brass, I seriously need me some of that explosive only. That shit is priceless.
January 24, 2011 at 12:31 pm
yes, she raised the price on the earrings up to $32 but forgot to change her description telling about her great deal offering them for $25
January 24, 2011 at 1:16 pm
The “hoop” that goes thru your ear looks like a metal shower ring. WTF? When did jewelry making become a task for the Home Depot?
January 24, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Honestly, the name ‘plack’ was what caught my attention, because here in the UK, thrush is what we call a yeast infection. And you know I’ve been looking for a nice plaque (or plack) for my wall dedicated to my favourite va-jay-jay infliction.
January 25, 2011 at 2:39 am
That is just stupid. Everyone knows you only turn hinges into necklaces and medieval underwear.
January 26, 2011 at 10:08 am
#58, I’ve never heard the term “thrush” used for a vaginal yeast infection (in the US), but it does refer to a yeast infection in the throat. Not an appropriate thing to put on a “plack”, in either case.