National Vultures
A sensitive, loving tribute to Elizabeth Taylor’s Georgia O’ Keefe period.
There’s really no better way to honor Elizabeth Taylor than by gluing a color Xerox to a Mexican prayer candle. Vaya con Dios, Elizabeta.
Not a lot of people know this, But Liz Taylor was a recycling nut! She could often be seen sorting bottles at the curb wearing the Hope Diamond.
When I think of Liz Taylor, I think of the Peace Crane. She had these all over her house. Except hers were made with thousand dollar bills and stolen prescription pads.
This yarn begged to be named after Liz Taylor. Well maybe “begged” isn’t the right word. It actually just sat there while the seller looked up the French word for eggplant. But then Liz died, and shit got real.
What a great tribute! Heart-shaped soap scented with stale old lady perfume. Now you too can smell like Elizabeth Taylor, if Elizabeth Taylor was your piano teacher in 1967.
These earrings really remind me of Elizabeth Taylor’s green eyes, which were not green. I can only imagine how they would have looked if she actually had green eyes, and if she was the kind of dip shit who would wear feather earrings. I GUESS WE’LL NEVER KNOW <3
Wait – we don’t even get the green ribbon? How am I supposed to remember her eyes?
Let me tell you something, it is not easy to work two tragedies into one listing. The only criticism I have here is that there’s no mention of the oil spill.
March 24, 2011 at 3:03 pm
i was actually thinking today that there are so many audrey hepburn screen printed tees and i’ve never seen an elizabeth taylor one, and that i should jump on this for profit
March 24, 2011 at 3:07 pm
1 person doesnt understand sarcasm
March 24, 2011 at 3:42 pm
If you could actually pull it off with some style and class, you would be the first.
March 24, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Even a tick has the good sense to stop feeding off its host when it dies.
March 24, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Stop feeding? When there’s just as much blood and less danger of being squashed? I don’t think you know your parasites, young lady.
March 24, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Yeah, I’m kinda OK with that.
March 24, 2011 at 3:29 pm
But after that, the flies come…
March 24, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Mmmmm, decomp. So vintage.
March 24, 2011 at 6:52 pm
And the stench.
March 24, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Warhol wishes he had thought of that fridge.
March 24, 2011 at 4:50 pm
I suggested that fridge in the comments to the royal wedding fridge. Whimsicle minds think alike!
March 24, 2011 at 3:04 pm
The title of the necklace, at first glance, looked like it included STEAMPUNK. When I realized it was just “spunk” I was disappointed. Then I died a little inside.
March 24, 2011 at 5:09 pm
When I realised there was no actual spunk,nor any spunk-like raku dribble, I was disappointed.
March 24, 2011 at 9:05 pm
At first glance, I thought it was like Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
March 24, 2011 at 9:06 pm
it looked like*
March 24, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Wow, didn’t take them long. And now the horrid Westboro Baptists Church a-holes have announced they’re picketing her funeral too.
I bet she’d hate these Etsy listings more though.
March 24, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Did you know her preferences for or against internet craft sales?
March 24, 2011 at 3:59 pm
No, but I’m imagining that her feelings about having her death exploited by people trying to make a quick buck wouldn’t be all that positive.
BTW, That skull thing looks really amazing in the third photo down on the pink wig, damn, it’s HUGE.
March 24, 2011 at 7:28 pm
And, with that TV ring, now they can exploit multi-purpose…
March 24, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Oh shit. You’re right. They ARE protesting her funeral! That is some major horseshit right there. Good luck with that derp-fucks.
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/03/24/2011-03-24_westboro_baptist_church_to_protest_elizabeth_taylors_funeral.html?r=gossip
March 24, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Oh lovely. They don’t stop do they? Is it too much to ask that a few homosexual axe-murderers be accidently let loose near them?
March 24, 2011 at 4:15 pm
I’d prefer a meteorite that hits exactly across their demonstration and no further. Divine intervention and whatnot.
March 24, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Do they have to be gay? I might be up for the job.
(Those people deeply disgust me on soooo many levels.)
March 24, 2011 at 3:31 pm
The Westboro Batshit Church strikes again…anything for publicity.
March 24, 2011 at 3:36 pm
this is the best thing I’ve ever read about WBC
http://kanewj.com/wbc/
and the best thing to do with them is ignore them as much as possible. If nobody pays them any attention, they will have to stop and do something else for a living.
March 24, 2011 at 3:41 pm
I agree. They want attention. They’re what’s known in the gaming world as “griefers”.
March 24, 2011 at 3:43 pm
That’s a beautiful article, PBCGE.
March 24, 2011 at 3:37 pm
For the love of dog, not them again! I’m unfortunate enough to live less than 40 mile from those…those… *racks brain for words insulting enough*
They protested my Congregation, my Community Art Center, the Local High School Graduation, various campus events and yes, fallen soldiers’ funerals in my hometown.
I squealed with glee when folks in Tulsa slashed their tires! http://tinyurl.com/3axjxev
March 24, 2011 at 4:20 pm
People in Tulsa slashed their tires? That is truly awesome, and Tulsa FTW!
Good Ol’ Freddie the Felcher and the rest of the Klan need to be a part of the Public Enemies list, IMHO. I think they are public enemies, and a threat to our country. Therefore, so should the FBI.
Or at least, that’s how it SHOULD work, right?
March 24, 2011 at 5:21 pm
I would like to meet those slashers and shake their hands. Good on ‘em.
March 24, 2011 at 7:48 pm
I wouldn’t myself slash their tires, and can’t really bring myself to cheer for the ones who did.
The garage that refused to replace their tires, on the other hand…
March 24, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Of COURSE they’re protesting her funeral. There is going to be mad media attention at that thing. And the Phelpsies lives off attention.
March 24, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Speaking of tools leeching off her fame:-/ With any luck the big one will hit California and the ground will open up and swallow them all:)
March 24, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Have you seen the members of this so-called church. It’s obvious that God hates them.
March 25, 2011 at 1:03 am
AMEN!
March 24, 2011 at 4:54 pm
I have a sneaking suspicion they aren’t going to get anywhere near her funeral. Anyone read how when they recently protested a funeral in OK, the tires of their van were slashed and noplace in town would do the repair? A beautiful thing.
March 24, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Thank goodness her family heard this quickly and changed her funeral to a private one. They’ll still probably picket the public memorial service, though.
I love that her friends and family have asked that any protests to Westboro be made in form of contributions to her AIDS foundation.
March 24, 2011 at 3:29 pm
I hadn’t heard that. That’s pure class.
March 24, 2011 at 3:34 pm
What’s funny about this is that those black souls count on their lawyeriness to scare people away and protect them from bodily harm. I’m not sure they have given adequately considered the depths of the pockets of those who will be attending Ms. Taylor’s memorial service. It *is* Hollywood.
March 24, 2011 at 3:36 pm
I would still love to see something like at other funerals. A mass peaceful and loving demonstration to drown out those asshats would be beautiful.
March 24, 2011 at 3:43 pm
I’m all for free speech but, this should be outlawed. It’s the highest form of disrespect and I really don’t think they would want this to happen at one of their family funerals. Is there a group yet that does that?
March 24, 2011 at 4:02 pm
They keep a certain distance that makes them within the law.
Of course, bikers have taken up the cause by parking in front of them by the dozens and revving their Harleys…which delights, of course, but it’s still a hell of a lot of noise.
March 24, 2011 at 4:05 pm
ofcourse ofcourse ofcourse
(I should totally insert a few more of those in.)
March 24, 2011 at 6:08 pm
My niece’s husband is an retired Marine and a member of the Freedom Riders; a group of former military members who go to the funerals of soldiers killed overseas to honor the dead and keep Fred Phelps and his ilk at bay.
He said you’d be amazed how fast people will back off when faced with 30-40 ex-military members on Harley’s.
He’s my hero.
March 24, 2011 at 6:20 pm
A friend of mine in Reno told me that when they showed up to protest a funeral there, the local police developed a case of severe sun-blindness when the local citizens started pelting the WBCers with various and sundry objects.
March 25, 2011 at 7:15 am
There’s also Angel Action. I 3> them!
http://www.eatromaine.com/angel_action/angelactionpix.html
March 25, 2011 at 7:17 am
Oh geez, that should be <3. . . .
March 25, 2011 at 8:05 pm
The Supreme Court very recently decided it’s free speech, the father of a soldier killed in Iraq sued Phelps, went all the way to the Supreme court, and lost. Lots of people disagree with that decision.
March 24, 2011 at 3:24 pm
I was actually wondering today if those hell-spawn would show up. How do they have so much free time??
March 24, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Fred Phelps used to be a civil rights attorney (bizarre, but true). I think he invested well.
March 24, 2011 at 6:59 pm
I believe he was disbarred for ethical reasons – I know, I know; I was shocked too.
March 25, 2011 at 8:12 pm
The whole family went to law school, they make money suing people. Phelps is disbarred but his daughters taker care of his lawsuits for him. They tried to picket the funeral of a doctor I knew, a great man who was murdered. The Freedom Riders kept the Phelps far, far away from the family.
March 24, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Yes….making the entire world hate you is the best way to bring folks to Jesus.
Excellent strategy.
March 24, 2011 at 3:35 pm
For “Baptists,” they don’t seem to mention Jesus very often.
March 24, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Never, actually, as far as I know! Just their amazingly batshit insane god. This mean, crazy god that talks to them and tells them what he hates. Because they say so.
March 24, 2011 at 5:28 pm
No, but they seem to use the word “fag” in their tweets quite a bit. I’m sure Jesus would be proud.
March 24, 2011 at 4:26 pm
They don’t want to bring people to Jesus. Hell, they don’t even think they can get anyone into heaven. They’re Calvanists who believe in predetermination. They just choose to spend their time before ascending to Heaven by making everyone else miserable and feeding off the negative attention.
March 24, 2011 at 5:26 pm
Are they? Really? That’s so interesting, and thanks.
This means that their behavior isn’t even mistaken attempt to convert.
It’s entirely to be awful…well…that and make a lot of money off lawsuits.
(Princess Buzzkill Crying Glitter Eagle has a great link above regarding Westboro as a completely money making scam enterprise..)
March 24, 2011 at 4:12 pm
You could think of that as something to be proud about. If those arsehats hate you, you’ve got to have done something right.
March 24, 2011 at 3:05 pm
waitaminute, I want the refrigerator with the violet eyed Liz Taylor.
March 24, 2011 at 3:11 pm
But if you get the one with the “green eyed” Liz Taylor, it would sell for more later, like the Harry & Kate mugs.
But you’d probably have to special order it from feather earring lady, b/c hers is the only world where Liz actually had green eyes.
March 24, 2011 at 3:06 pm
I totally just bought those feather earrings. Whatever! They’re cute! And so is the girl selling them!
March 24, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Boo for thumbs down. D: (I’m probably going to be thumbs-downed for this too.)
Those earrings are incredibly cute! But the whole “green eye” thing is the result of a poor-research derp.
March 24, 2011 at 3:42 pm
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March 24, 2011 at 3:50 pm
I gave you both a thumbs UP. I agree, the earrings do look nice. Also, Am I the only one that thinks the girl in the pic looks a lot like Rebbeca Black? Finally would someone PLEASE hit me in the head with a piece of barn wood for knowing who the fuck Rebbeca Black is?
March 24, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Bless your heart. I’ve heard that ridiculous Rebecca Black song too often, which is, more than zero times.
March 24, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Who is Rebbeca Black?
March 24, 2011 at 5:52 pm
I think she’s cuter than Rebecca Black… but then again, who knows what Rebecca looks like without ten pounds of makeup? Anyways, I have to go listen to “Friday” again now. I don’t want to, it’s a compulsion.
March 24, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Yeah, I realize I spelled her name wrong, well fuck-a-doodle-doo, the song still sucks.
March 24, 2011 at 7:00 pm
I cop to being the kind of dipshit who likes feather earrings.
March 24, 2011 at 5:42 pm
IT WAS YOU!? Dammit, I wanted them! Give them a good home ok!
March 24, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Cheers!
March 24, 2011 at 3:07 pm
I prefer describing purple things as Elizabeth Taylor. It’s genius.
“And which color pills did you overdose on?” “The Elizabeth Taylor ones”
March 24, 2011 at 3:23 pm
I’m drinking my Elizabeth Taylor wine right now!
March 24, 2011 at 4:40 pm
That does have a certain ring to it!
I’m having some positively swank Elizabeth Taylor Kool Aid.
March 24, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Wrong. It’s called Elizabeth Taylor drank. Not Kool Aid.
March 25, 2011 at 7:03 am
I re-read the package, and by gum, you’re right! It’s not Kool Aid…it’s Elizabeth Taylor Jesus Juice.
March 24, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Drink enough Elizabeth Taylor nurples and you’ll have a love shade of Elizabeth Taylor vomit.
March 24, 2011 at 3:07 pm
I can only hope when I die that someone makes money selling random shit by attaching my name to it. Isn’t that everyone’s dearest wish? That’s the measure of true fame!
March 24, 2011 at 4:02 pm
I thought the measure of true fame was having someone spraypaint your name with “4 EVA” on a railroad bridge.
March 24, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Who’s Eva?
March 24, 2011 at 4:27 pm
She played Mrs. Douglas on Green Acres. Her sister and Liz shared an ex-husband
March 24, 2011 at 5:46 pm
I think Eva’s sister was actually Elizabeth Taylor’s mother-in-law.
March 24, 2011 at 3:07 pm
When I think Liz, I think cow skulls and vaguely boob-shaped soap.
[Dramatically takes off feather earring]
“Here, it’s always brought me luck”
Green Feathers, the fragrance. By Elizabeth Taylor.
March 24, 2011 at 3:08 pm
I’m trying to come up with a Liz Taylor memorial item in honor of the Libyan Revolution benefiting the people of Japan…and it has to be asymmetrical AND steampunk….hmmmmmmm.
March 24, 2011 at 3:12 pm
I think that a merkin would fit that bill beautifully. What a sentiment…
March 24, 2011 at 3:19 pm
What occasion CAN’T be commemorated with a merkin?!
March 24, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Your first Brazilian wax? Or perhaps that’s really the best time.
March 24, 2011 at 3:13 pm
…or you could go with a buttplug. I don’t think you could lose either way.
March 24, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Merkin twatplug?
March 24, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Nothing expresses your grief and sincerity like a fully-upholstered buttplug, with Elizabeth Taylor tasseled merkin. Doubles as funeral fascinator.
March 24, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Be sure to give it green eyes too.
March 28, 2011 at 10:17 pm
You CAN use multipurpose!!
March 24, 2011 at 3:13 pm
how a bout putting her picture on a spent Howitzer shell on one side and “Wave at Kanagawa” on the other?
Too soon?
March 24, 2011 at 3:41 pm
A purple steampunk bullet proof coat with the Japanese flag sticking out of one shoulder and the Libyan flag sticking out of the other. Then announce you will donate 0.5% of it to tsunami victims.
Not just for revolutions,you can use multi-purpose!
March 24, 2011 at 3:10 pm
Nothing says “I care” like pure opportunistic greed.
March 24, 2011 at 3:32 pm
They’re quick on the draw, those opportunists.
March 24, 2011 at 4:21 pm
They have been sitting on their Zsa Zsa merchandise for months, Liz Taylor was a godsend for them!
March 24, 2011 at 3:10 pm
Why does the Scrabble tile look like a repurposed Michael Jackson?
March 24, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Looked a bit like Tim Curry to me.
March 24, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Frankenfurter, it’s all over…
March 24, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Well….they were close.
(rimshot..)
March 24, 2011 at 3:10 pm
I keep looking at the BOGO purple thing, and the woman depected in there looks way more like Audrey Hepburn than it does Elizabeth Talyor.
Do I need new contact lenses?
March 24, 2011 at 3:11 pm
obviously I do need new lenses. That’s DEPICTED. argh grah
March 24, 2011 at 5:39 pm
http://fashionsmostwanted.blogspot.com/2010/11/elizabeth-taylors-fabulous-headpieces.html
March 24, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Is it just me or does that feather headdress look a bit octopus-ish? O.K., I’ll have another cocktail now.
March 24, 2011 at 3:10 pm
wow tsunami and liz all in one… yeah if they put a pink ribbon on it I’d be sold.
March 24, 2011 at 3:13 pm
I so want that fridge!
March 24, 2011 at 3:14 pm
I know someone who met Liz Taylor in the 50s and the thing they most remembered were her VIOLET eyes. It was pretty well known. This listing really pissed me off. I don’t even have anything funny to say. Fuck.
March 24, 2011 at 3:50 pm
I contacted the seller. I couldn’t help it! I told her,
“Your feather earrings are fun & cute, but if you insist on reposting these again in Elizabeth Taylor’s name, I think you should know that she was FAMOUS for her VIOLET eyes. Not green.”
tried not to be too bitchy about it…
March 24, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Maybe she’ll at least get her ass to the craft store and buy purple ones for the next batch.
March 24, 2011 at 8:03 pm
And I would absolutely love to buy a pair of purple feather earrings to wear in memory of Elizabeth Taylor. Though the green would probably look better on me, because I actually DO have green eyes.
March 24, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Please excuse my ignorance/eyesight as I’ve been on pain pills all day and just woke up, but… isn’t that one pic “ET in violet hues” Audrey Hepburn?
March 24, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Well, at least I’m not alone in that thought! I’m going back to bed! I hope Karma is keeping tally on all these opportunistic SOBs!
March 24, 2011 at 5:13 pm
It looked like Audrey Hepburn to me too. I figured it was just a really bad picture (cuz you know, no one on Etsy would ever get that wrong;)
March 24, 2011 at 5:18 pm
No, that’s Taylor on the tv. Audrey Hepburn never had boobs like that; she was model-thin. Elizabeth Taylor’s boobs were one of my late father’s obsessions. (Him, and every other straight man born before 1940.)
March 24, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Oh, I meant to post this here, not above:
http://fashionsmostwanted.blogspot.com/2010/11/elizabeth-taylors-fabulous-headpieces.html
March 24, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Sigh. Nothing brings out the opportunists like a famous dead body.
March 24, 2011 at 3:17 pm
HK, this post utterly changed the way I read this article.
March 24, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Isn’t the soap a copyright violation?
And I would be all over that spunk pendant if it came with Elizabeth Taylor yarn to hang it and it was displayed on barn wood. That just looks like regular wood. And I have standards dammit.
March 24, 2011 at 4:12 pm
The description on the soap implies that they actually put the real fragrance in, so it’s OK. If they used a drugstore knockoff, it would be a trademark violation – fragrances aren’t copyrighted.
March 24, 2011 at 5:22 pm
The “pearly white mica” on that soap looks more like mold, to me.
I have a full bottle of White Diamonds that was given to me as a gift. I was going to defend it against the “smells like old lady” comment until I smelled it. “Smells like old lady” is actually being kind. It’s a pretty bottle, though.
March 24, 2011 at 9:39 pm
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March 24, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Someone must tell me when this trend of putting people on refrigerators began and, more importantly, how I go about getting one.
I’ll pay someone to make me a custom refrigerator with the “Namaste Bitches” image, but I’ll only take it if it’s “upsycled”, “stampuck”, and costs more than $4k.
March 24, 2011 at 4:34 pm
You can do custom fridge wraps of any image you want. I’m considering Bowie.
March 25, 2011 at 10:04 am
Oh, no way?!?
I’m insisting that they also provide the fridge for the price. Is that a little over the top?
March 24, 2011 at 5:28 pm
http://www.sticviews.com/custom-skins/appliance-graphics.aspx
If I had the bucks, I’d turn my refrigerator into a giant fudge brownie.
March 24, 2011 at 3:18 pm
is spunk short for steampunk?
March 24, 2011 at 3:31 pm
I think its when something falls into both categories “steampunk” and “somebody REEALY likes…”
March 24, 2011 at 3:19 pm
I’ve got my eye on that yarn. I could knit something to carry all of my prescription pills in.
March 24, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Also, that fascinator doesn’t even look like a real skull, making it even MORE Halloween and LESS glam. This kid just keeps outdoing herself!
March 24, 2011 at 3:23 pm
It’s a real skull, all right, but it’s been soaked in the peroxide a bit too long. Working with dead shit makes for interesteing tidbits of understanding – but at least when I make something from a dead animal, I don’t tell people to put it on top of their heads in honor of a movie star.
March 24, 2011 at 3:46 pm
You could always paint vertebrae purple and call them “flowers” in honor of Liz’s passing…
http://www.etsy.com/listing/54502626/2-bone-flowers-painted-purple-irises
March 24, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Have I ever mentioned that “very unique” is a pet peeve of mine? No? OK.
March 24, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Because Lord knows, when I think of Elizabeth Taylor, the first thing I think of is bleached animal skulls.
March 24, 2011 at 9:52 pm
isn’t it bad karma to have dead things in your house? just sayin’
March 24, 2011 at 3:21 pm
what the I don’t even
March 24, 2011 at 3:33 pm
No, really. that was my reaction to almost everything up there. Why commemorate class with trash?
March 24, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Someone reeeally likes heart-shaped soap.
March 24, 2011 at 3:32 pm
All the better to drop, my dear.
March 24, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Albee on Etsy:
George: I’m very impressed.
Martha: You’re damn right.
George: I said I was impressed. I’m beside myself with jealousy. What do you want me to do, throw up?
and/or
Martha: SNAP! It went SNAP! I’m not gonna try to get through to you any more. There was a second back there, yeah, there was a second, just a second when I could have gotten through to you, when maybe we could have cut through all this, this CRAP. But it’s past, and I’m not gonna try.
March 24, 2011 at 3:28 pm
This seller certainly could have jumped on the hearsewagon with her 7 band ring – that is if Liz and Richard Burton used the same rings for their second marriage.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/61977319/hammered-7-band-gold-stacking-ring-set?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_search_query=set+of+8+rings&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade
March 24, 2011 at 3:30 pm
HOLD ON HERE !
Is that THE new subzero that lets you keep everything fresh on ice for 4 days and then it becomes compost?
March 24, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Did I miss the onslaught of Nate Dogg crafts when he passed? Bummer…
March 24, 2011 at 4:03 pm
OMG Nate Dogg died?? Wait a minute… who is Nate Dogg?
March 24, 2011 at 5:09 pm
COME ON, he’s the Regulator. HE REGULATES.
March 24, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Mount up.
March 24, 2011 at 5:09 pm
Now feeling very deprived of my Nate Dogg fridge decal.
March 25, 2011 at 1:16 am
I didn’t find any Nate Dogg things on etsy, but there is a couple of pages of Snoop Dog stuff.
March 24, 2011 at 3:40 pm
http://www.etsy.com/listing/70699785/she-had-violet-eyes-a-lilareclaimed?ref=sr_list_5&ga_search_query=Elizabeth+TAylor&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=
Great pictures…and the first thing I thought when I saw this necklace was not miss taylor.
March 24, 2011 at 3:48 pm
And check out her “steampunk” pin. This woman seems batshit crazy to me.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/69763588/a-lila-ima-clown-repurposed-steampunk
Clowns are sooooo steampunk!
March 24, 2011 at 5:34 pm
My favourite is how she didn’t even use a model — she just lifted a picture of Peggy Moffat because, shit, no one cares about something that was originally done in the 60′s, right?
March 24, 2011 at 3:42 pm
That soap looks like cookies, complete with powdered sugar. Some moron is going to eat them, I just know it.
March 24, 2011 at 4:22 pm
I thought that, too. I can’t have things that look like food in the house. I’m the kind of person that is tempted by the homemade dog biscuits that look way too much like real cookies. Add getting the late night drunk munchies and I’d be eating that soap.
March 24, 2011 at 9:51 pm
then you’d be eating old lady..haha
March 24, 2011 at 5:15 pm
I actually thought they were slightly mouldy pringles on first glance…
March 24, 2011 at 3:48 pm
The violet yarn could have actually been a halfway decent tribute if it were a beautiful handpainted semi-solid on a quality luxury yarn base (i.e. at least a merino/cashmere/nylon, although a cashmere or silk laceweight would be best).
But instead it’s *thrifted* babymelting acrylic that’s commercially dyed. And it looks to be of similar quality to Red Heart Super Saver (it might actually be Red Heart), which means it’s the lowest of the low as far as acrylic goes.
March 24, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Good argument. I don’t know much about yarn but I’ve seen some that was just gorgeous, and that’s what a movie goddess deserves named after her… a variegated yarn perhaps, with a little of her hair colour & a little of her eye colour. It would be a respectable product! This crap…ew! Not even the right shade of violet, and definitely not the right level of luxury.
March 24, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Oh yeah because an animal’s skull on your head is the ultimate tribute to Old Hollywood and the sheer class it exuded.
March 24, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Elizabeth Taylor Tribute
“Cat On A Repurposed Tinfoil Roof”
March 24, 2011 at 4:19 pm
*Octopus* on a Repurposed Barnwood Roof!
March 24, 2011 at 4:47 pm
This has to be the comment of the day…how can anyone top this picture?
March 24, 2011 at 4:19 pm
That second necklace looks more like Michael Jackson than it does Elizabeth Taylor.
March 24, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Would just like to mention that the Origami crane description sounds really close to WIKIPEDIA.
Sellers Version:
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932), died March 23, 2011) was a two-time Academy Award-winning English American actress. Known for her acting skills and beauty, as well as her Hollywood lifestyle including many marriages, she was considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood’s golden years, as well as a larger-than-life celebrity.
Wiki’s version:
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) often referred to as Liz Taylor, was an English-born American actress. Beginning as a child star then throughout her adulthood, she became known for her acting talent, glamour and beauty, as well as a much publicized private life, which included eight marriages.
Could’ve at leasted gave credit, instead of just swooshing some words around to make it sound like your own. Especially coming from Wiki.
March 24, 2011 at 4:41 pm
*Don’t mind me, I write a lot of essays*
March 24, 2011 at 4:43 pm
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March 24, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Use the googler, my darling. All will make sense in time.
In the meantime, I will compile these words into a PDF and sell them on Etsy. I’ll make a fortune!
March 24, 2011 at 5:41 pm
*pssssst* search engine.
March 24, 2011 at 5:58 pm
The radio DJs on my local station were discussing what a merkin is the other day. I felt so smart.
March 24, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Fascinator= a corsage or brooch type doodad to wear on your hair, usually including something odd (like a bird)to be a conversation starter.
Merkin= a wig for one’s bush (often used to give the illusion of nudity for a play or movie, while insuring nobody actually sees any genital stuff)
and for a bonus:
Whimsicle= an optimistic euphemism for “stupid”, also spelled wrong for extra stupidity. As in, a seller offers a ring with 8″ of real hair pouring out of it. I’d say “That’s some retarded bullshit right there” but the seller would argu it’s not retarded; it’s “whimcicle”
March 24, 2011 at 6:04 pm
“argue”, “whimsicle”
And also: that hair ring is real.
March 24, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Edutaining! It’s like the SAT!
Whimsicle : Fuckery ::
a) Barnwood : Fascinator
b) Merkin : Bajingo
c) Mass-produced in China : Handmade
d) Vintage : Trash
March 25, 2011 at 12:16 pm
ummm B?
March 24, 2011 at 6:23 pm
urbandictionary.com is your friend
March 24, 2011 at 8:40 pm
UrbanDictionary.com is your friend.
March 24, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Derp… must read further on the thread before posting.
March 24, 2011 at 5:03 pm
I have to have the candle to go with my Kathleen Hepburn faux fur panties.
March 24, 2011 at 5:04 pm
So I actually kind of want that fascinator. But not for $89. And how the hell is it anywhere near relevant to Liz Taylor.
The lady at Not Without My Handbag actually used to sell patron celebrity saint candles like that one, before she took down the store to do some site remodeling that’s been going on for almost two years now.
March 24, 2011 at 5:09 pm
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March 24, 2011 at 5:16 pm
So “See It On A Fridge” is the new “See It In A Room”?
Sounds good to me.
March 24, 2011 at 5:18 pm
oh good christ. I wouldn’t even buy that soap if it was encrusted with REAL diamonds and Vicodin.
same goes for the rest of those shitty offerings.
March 24, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Hey now! There’s nothing wrong with those earrings, except the nonsensical sales pitch.
March 25, 2011 at 1:19 am
I might…it would depend on how much Vicodin was included, though.
March 24, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Day after day I look at the stuff here and think it cannot be real, but lo and behold…. I love this site
March 24, 2011 at 5:56 pm
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March 24, 2011 at 6:23 pm
I just posted in the forums how cashing in on unrelated celebs & topics is not only sleazy, is against etsy TOU. Wonder how long before it’s shut down?
March 24, 2011 at 6:45 pm
I’m gonna go with never? http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade?q=princess+diana
March 24, 2011 at 9:05 pm
I really, really wish that fridge cover was real!
March 24, 2011 at 9:25 pm
holy sardines batman, I would so buy a personalized fridge sticker. I’d stick that larger than life Liz somewheres else, maybe lining my bathtub.
March 25, 2011 at 6:38 am
Much as I like skulls, I couldn’t do the coyote skull fascinator. Apart from the fact that it’s tacky and gross, my American Eskimo dog might think it was a relative.
March 25, 2011 at 10:46 am
I would like very much to point out how much that painted tile looks like another celebrity– Dr. Franken Furter!
March 25, 2011 at 11:11 am
Does the scull belong to Elizabeth Taylor or her beloved pet coyote? I’m a bit confused for I can’t see the green eyes on the scull…
March 25, 2011 at 11:12 am
OH NO! Who changed my avatar?????
March 25, 2011 at 4:49 pm
SKULL. s-k-u-l-l. SKULL
March 25, 2011 at 12:11 pm
If it helps to ease your sorrow, I’m pretty sure the miniature television is radioactive.
March 25, 2011 at 12:24 pm
The last listed ingredient in that soap is “love”. Considering how much people seem to like making soap out of their own bodily fluids, I don’t want to know exactly what they mean by “love”.
March 30, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Well… there was an earthquake and tsunami in Japan…