September | 2011 | Regretsy

This week, Regretsy turns two.

I wasn’t sure we’d last this long, even though people seemed to love us from day one.

But here we are. And this week, as I went through my email and tried to put together an appropriate post to mark the occasion, I had a sudden realization: you people see goatse in everything.

I’d call it an obsession, but I guess that’s a bit of a stretch. Still, I’m kind of shocked at how widespread this whole thing has become.

What better way to mark our anniversary than with a collection of goatse-related images you’ve stuffed into my gaping mailbox? These all came from you, dear readers. Maybe you’re just trying to fill a void.

: We discovered this delightful spud in a 1kg prepacked bag of potatoes, and immediately proceeded to draw the Goatse hands on it, as any self-respecting gutterminded internet whores woud do. We placed it in a spot of honour on the bookshelf. To our delight, a few days later, it had started sprouting out of none other than The Orifice. I have attached a picture for your viewing pleasure. Kind Regards Danelle

: Hello-- Shot these for you in Paris, near Les Halles-- Just in case you have a use for it-- Best wishes--Anne

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: Tere! I have just finished my Estonian leg of my Europe tour and I managed to bring some fuckery to the country... ... a cf4l on top of Tallinn, 258 steps above Old Town Tallinn to be exact (the old ladies running the place would not let you forget it). I could almost see FInland from there... anyways, i've just arrived in Berlin and already a tad drunk (booze is cheaper than water everywhere on this continent and i am not complaining). Next up: Germany. can't wait to see what's shaped like a butthole around here! chao! -- Helena

: i explained to my husband why i had to buy these at the vide-grenier this weekend. not the best subject matter for a translation, but my father in law now thinks i am hilarious.

: I was at the Lincoln Air Show this weekend, waiting for the Blue Angels to start flying when I saw this license plate. I can only conclude that somewhere in Nebraska, there was a car that already had a license plate reading 'GOATSE', so the 50-60 year old couple who rode away in this gem had to get creative with their fuckery. It is my new mission to find the other goatse license plates in Nebraska. Or to someday own a Goatsemobile.

: I feel as though you should see the piece of music I found on the piano in our chorus room today. I think the middle school is singing it.

: I came across this goatse juice box holder while buying toilet paper and beer at the local Sure-Save and it made me think of you. I couldn't come up with a clever response when my friends 8yr old asked me why I was taking the picture... If I had practice at parenting, I guess I would have told him the truth. BTW- have fun in Finland. I recently took a family trip to Norway and ate a bunch of whale there and have been an outcast in my community ever since. I don't care though, it was delicious. -- Melissa

: My final letters in a Words With Friends game spelled "GOATSE." Unfortunately, they don't recognize that as a word (and I was playing against a 15-year-old, so I didn't want to explain to his parents why I would try a word like that anyway). But I knew my fellow Regretsians would appreciate it, so I wanted to send it on. CF4L! --Margaret

: Here's one for the goatse look-alike pile. From a window in Manchester, UK. Liam

: Dear Helen, Thank you for your humor and for just being you, really. Thank you for mocking people who take themselves and their egos too seriously...it reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously in return. Also thank you for getting Goatse stuck in my head. I'm seeing it at work, now...per the below screenshot. I think Toastmasters saw Goatse, too, because they changed their website logo recently. (www.Toastmasters.org). cf4l, Carmela