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Regretsy Math

160 comments on Regretsy Math

  1. I Craft With Farts
    May 2, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    This is one of those paintings done by a cat, right?

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    • FMLWTF
      May 2, 2012 at 7:31 pm

      Um no honey not even a cat would lay claim to that.

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    • Uncle Vanya
      May 3, 2012 at 1:47 am

      I think it might have been done with a cat. Just dip a very patient cat in paint and daub away in your artistic ability.

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    • Ravenclaw
      May 3, 2012 at 8:42 am

      My daughter won a painting at Ringling Bros. circus from the pre-show painted by Asia, the elephant, a couple years back and Asia has far more talent than this painter.

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  2. naturistica
    May 2, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    I thought Avatars were blue..

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    • Captain Sweatpants
      May 2, 2012 at 7:06 pm

      depends on the light source…

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      • mfj
        May 2, 2012 at 8:00 pm

        The helpful diagram on the right side of this painting (light bulb and RASPBERRY RED stone) don’t show how to get to blue. Maybe that’s from burning it?

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        • ojhoff
          May 3, 2012 at 11:19 am

          That lightbulb was one of my more brilliant moments.

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          • kimoutre
            May 3, 2012 at 3:54 pm

            Brava for the artist for having a sense of humor and joining us!

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    • alynnidalar
      May 2, 2012 at 7:20 pm

      I thought they could bend all four elements, personally.

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  3. Steampunk Octopus
    May 2, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    The only worrying thing about this for me is that Rupert Grint is more convincing as a woman than as a man.

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    • AntB
      May 2, 2012 at 7:07 pm

      Noooo! Rupert Grint is adorable! *covers Rupert’s ears*.
      No Thumbs Up for YOU!
      :P

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      • cautionary tail
        May 2, 2012 at 8:02 pm

        I know. He kind of grew up to be hot. Or pretty. Or something. I wouldn’t have expected it.

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      • RedSoloCupCake
        May 3, 2012 at 12:17 am

        Ant B saves the day!

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    • white.mage
      May 2, 2012 at 7:25 pm

      Shut up, Malfoy!

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  4. HBetabel
    May 2, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    The perfect accessory to bring out your swollen glands.

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    • AntB
      May 2, 2012 at 7:11 pm

      I don’t think her glands are swollen. I think her face is on the back of her head.

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      • Cuntsicle
        May 2, 2012 at 8:30 pm

        It looks like her head has rotated around to her back a la “The Exorcist”!

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    • TheOtherRonnie
      May 3, 2012 at 3:53 am

      Does alexandrite cause this? Jesus, its worse that kryptonite!

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  5. AntB
    May 2, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    I think this woman needs to get her thyroid checked. She seems more lumpy around the neck region than is healthy.

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    • The Blue Kraken
      May 2, 2012 at 8:17 pm

      no i’d say she’s got deeper problems than that going on here than just some swollen glands.
      also odd.. i thought alexandrite was usually purply/blue AND a gemstone?… either way, im not seeing the resemblance if that’s her selling point..
      hmm maybe if she put in a little color shifting paint it would be more believable..

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    • Shirley Knott
      May 2, 2012 at 8:31 pm

      I think your presumption of the artists acheivement of realism in depiction of the subject is soooo sweet!

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  6. weeblet
    May 2, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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    • EricaVee
      May 2, 2012 at 8:27 pm

      I’m sure if you Google “Rupert Grint fanart” you can get a better variety of material. Don’t forget to turn your safe search off.

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      • Steampunk Octopus
        May 2, 2012 at 10:17 pm

        Thought weeblet meant the goiter. But I suppose fan art would be just as disturbing.

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        • RedSoloCupCake
          May 3, 2012 at 12:19 am

          That’s what I was thinking. And, then I thought maybe this was a whole new fetish thing…then I thought that I am really deeply unhip or something because I don’t get it. (Did I say unhip?)

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          • EricaVee
            May 3, 2012 at 9:56 am

            I think you’re all incorrectly assuming the non-existence of Rupert Grint goiter fanart. Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

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          • littlefoot
            May 4, 2012 at 2:52 am

            And someone has rule 34′d it.

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  7. gitemstevedave
    May 2, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    I guess the wizarding world doesn’t have iodized salt.

    Reducio Goiter!

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    • Ubalstecha
      May 2, 2012 at 7:27 pm

      Reducio Goiter!

      Also needs to be on a throw pillow that’s being sold on Etsy.

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      • RedSoloCupCake
        May 3, 2012 at 12:21 am

        Anything about goiters needs to be on throw pillows. Cautionary tales in crafting, they can never go wrong. Get more iodine in your diet, or expect for your chins to go long…

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  8. lemon_bombs
    May 2, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    Astigmatism rears its ugly head.

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  9. repurposedanalbeads
    May 2, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    if you turn the picture on its side, you can see how she fashioned a Berenstein Bear into a fashionable toupee.

    upcycling, even in art.

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    • emilyrocks
      May 2, 2012 at 7:11 pm

      Whoa, now I can’t not see it. I am traumatized, having seen Father Bear naked and rubbing up against that… creature.

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    • Dawn
      May 2, 2012 at 9:42 pm

      *cough* Berenstain. *cough*

      (Sorry, my inner librarian cannot let that pass.)

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  10. samder68
    May 2, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    A little goiter wouldn’t hoiter.

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    • lemon_bombs
      May 2, 2012 at 7:09 pm

      But she won’t find fault with iodized salt.

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      • .Rana.
        May 2, 2012 at 7:14 pm

        So… was she a-salted or not?

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        • RedSoloCupCake
          May 3, 2012 at 12:22 am

          hehe a-salted! Wait..what are you saying here?

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    • Katy
      May 2, 2012 at 7:19 pm

      But what the heck is up with her neck?

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    • Katy
      May 2, 2012 at 7:20 pm

      Looks like there’s a boat inside of her throat!

      Okay I’ll stop now….

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  11. machomachismo
    May 2, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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  12. joshpincusiscrying
    May 2, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    I’m no physics professor, but there is no way that necklace is fitting over that head.

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    • ilovetrash
      May 2, 2012 at 7:21 pm

      especially not w/ the sky cutting into her neck.

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    • ojhoff
      May 3, 2012 at 11:21 am

      Ever heard of a clasp?

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  13. magentaboo
    May 2, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    You can get $20 bucks for a painting that looks like that? I am heading over to the elementary school first thing tomorrow to invest in some art to resell… Hey kid how about a pack of gum for that painting?

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    • Ubalstecha
      May 2, 2012 at 7:28 pm

      I teach art, and trust me, I have several students who could produce stuff 10x better than this.

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      • magentaboo
        May 2, 2012 at 7:39 pm

        Time to open your own little sweatshop…

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        • TooManyCookbooks
          May 2, 2012 at 8:03 pm

          I think Etsy calls those ‘collectives’ now.

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          • RedSoloCupCake
            May 3, 2012 at 12:25 am

            OMG you should have heard the snort I just made!

            Borg collectives can’t produce art since they aren’t able to be human or understand art. Etsy has collectives? I am going to have to look that shit up.

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          • KansasCityKitty
            May 3, 2012 at 7:37 pm

            resistance is futile

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      • Geo Meek
        May 16, 2012 at 9:06 pm

        Do you teach your kids to be assholes?

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  14. bettybelle
    May 2, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    That’s amazing. Math has never made more sense.

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  15. Emo Ninja
    May 2, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    I am really confused as to the Avatar reference which seems to be theme in the artist’s work.

    Also, what is with the blood splatter?

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/45413865/cafe-scene-in-virtual-world

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    • AntB
      May 2, 2012 at 7:13 pm

      I happened when someone cut off the guy-at-the-bar’s face.

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    • magentaboo
      May 2, 2012 at 7:14 pm

      you beat me to it emo

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    • magentaboo
      May 2, 2012 at 7:20 pm

      I really do think it is a scene from Carrie–see the blood on the chair? And then she went all psycho and shot blood all over the cafe. He mom is in the other picture with her goiter waiting for her to come home. Time for us all to go to our closet and pray–Eve was weak, Eve was weak

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  16. blackgermanshepherd
    May 2, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    Cheekbones to die for. Too bad about the chin.

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    • naturistica
      May 2, 2012 at 7:14 pm

      And what is going on with that odd angle her neck takes on the left, below the jewelry?

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  17. repurposedanalbeads
    May 2, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    also, does anyone else see a little Hillary Clinton in the final product?

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  18. Steampunk Octopus
    May 2, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    When did alexandrite become the June birthstone? I thought it was pearl.

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    • VeganVulva
      May 2, 2012 at 7:35 pm

      It’s also moonstone. Birth stones are tricky like that.

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    • JessicaSki
      May 2, 2012 at 7:39 pm

      I always thought pearl was May? Either way, the Alexandrite piece I have looks bluish/turqouise in natural light.

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      • VeganVulva
        May 3, 2012 at 2:18 pm

        May is emerald

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      • kimoutre
        May 3, 2012 at 3:41 pm

        Alexandrite looks different under different types of lights, but different pieces also have different colors. The more expensive pieces exhibit the green/red colors, but the more common pieces are blue/purple.

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    • Luna0124
      May 2, 2012 at 7:40 pm

      Pearl is the main birthstone for June. Alexandrite is the secondary birthstone.

      My mom’s a jeweler. Her birthday also happens to be in June. *shrug*

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    • nummymuffincocobutter
      May 2, 2012 at 7:40 pm

      Pearls aren’t really gemstones, so a lot of birthstone-style jewelry uses alexandrite instead.

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  19. Irishyankee
    May 2, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    So, the light bulb indicates her shoulder is getting an idea?

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  20. magentaboo
    May 2, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    OMG I went to the shop to see what else was there!!! http://www.etsy.com/listing/45413865/cafe-scene-in-virtual-world Is that a scene from Carrie???

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    • ilovetrash
      May 2, 2012 at 7:20 pm

      that one is so bloody bizarre that i would buy it were it cheaper. at almost fifty bucks, though & sadly, it’s gotta belong to someone else. it should, too. wow.

      theres a talent here unlike any i have ever seen before.

      otoh, if you wanna see a different talent unlike any other seen before but, um, better, along w/ a whole endless mess o’ professionally severed limbs, you cannot not not beat:

      St Sebastian sans His Head
      not to mention:
      duggie fields, home at last

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      • LyrialZander
        May 3, 2012 at 8:03 am

        WTF?!?! Holy Balls! How have I never found this Duggie Fields person before? This is the most bizarre site I’ve ever seen, love the voice over…
        Is this guy for real? If so, why do all of his “acrylic on canvas” art pieces from “the 70s” look like they were done with MS Paint?

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    • Canti
      May 2, 2012 at 9:24 pm

      Oh jesus … my good god … I swear I see a bloody handprint on one table (on the left), and a bloody cock’n'ball print on the chair on the right.

      What in hell do they serve in that cafe?

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    • easymac
      May 4, 2012 at 1:25 pm

      I like it. A lot. Too bad I’ve already gone over my artwork quota of bloody cafe scenes for this year, though. There’s simply no room for one more in my house.

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      • easymac
        May 4, 2012 at 1:29 pm

        I wonder if the lack of blood on the woman in the foreground and man who’s walking away means they lost their arms prior to going to the cafe. The blood must not be from their limb loss at all. Makes one wonder. This is a very interesting piece, indeed.

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  21. ifyousquintjustright
    May 2, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    I hope my kids get me this for Mother’s Day.

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  22. CtrlAltDefeat
    May 2, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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    • naturistica
      May 2, 2012 at 7:22 pm

      Now now :( That’s just mean.

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      • CtrlAltDefeat
        May 2, 2012 at 7:24 pm

        Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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        • Flik
          May 2, 2012 at 7:28 pm

          Except that Adele is gorgeous. So that just makes you an asshole.

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          • Heathcliffisaprat
            May 2, 2012 at 7:33 pm

            I just do not understand how defensive people get about Adele. Especially with how much she tends to insult everybody. I don’t dislike her, it’s just interesting how emotional people get about her.

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          • CtrlAltDefeat
            May 2, 2012 at 7:33 pm

            where in anything that I’ve said so far have I said she’s NOT gorgeous? that painting looks like someone with limited motor skills tried to make a portrait of her, and it made me laugh, so I made the joke.

            I wasn’t trying to knock her appearance, I swear.

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          • Bronc Drywall
            May 2, 2012 at 7:36 pm

            I’m going to put “Adele is gorgeous” in the spam filter. I can only hear it 10,000,000 times before it loses all meaning.

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          • CtrlAltDefeat
            May 2, 2012 at 7:49 pm

            I’d just like to reiterate that I was knocking the PAINTING, not her actual appearance.

            jesus. you’d think I said she was a fat cow who deserved to burn in eternal hellfire.

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          • Who’s Adele? Not my great aunt. She’s been dead for 40 years.

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          • RedSoloCupCake
            May 3, 2012 at 12:27 am

            Isn’t Adele like 24 years old? Everyone is gorgeous at 24, it’s a freakin given. So blah.

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          • Ejia
            May 3, 2012 at 7:46 am

            I was nowhere near gorgeous at 24. Unless you mean gorge-ous, as in everywhere I sit turns into a gorge because of my tremendous ass.

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    • JessicaSki
      May 2, 2012 at 7:40 pm

      My thoughts exactly!

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  23. AntB
    May 2, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/53583721/aquamarine?ref=v1_other_1
    That is my Mother In Law. No lie. I recognize her smirk. And her chin.

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    • hacknsplash
      May 2, 2012 at 8:46 pm

      I gotta tell you, I kinda love that one. You can really see this woman’s personality come through. It made me smirk.

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    • swamper
      May 3, 2012 at 11:38 am

      Color that one’s hair red and it looks like Madame Medusa from Disney’s The Rescuers.

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  24. snittens
    May 2, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    What’s with all the “alternate birthstones” in his/her gallery?

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    • magentaboo
      May 2, 2012 at 7:29 pm

      They go with the alternate universe inside the artist’s head silly.

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  25. CricketLickit
    May 2, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    How is Alexandrite important enough to be in the header here? I might have gone with ‘painting’…definitely not ‘art’ though.

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  26. calmtard
    May 2, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    Oh. My. Goiter.

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  27. thecreightonberyl
    May 2, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    Charlotte Rae needs Iodine in her diet.

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  28. CindarellaPop
    May 2, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    Her neck looks almost serpentine, like it’s a flexible stalk. Reminds me of the monster from ‘The Thing.’

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  29. Heathcliffisaprat
    May 2, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    I think the funniest part is that she represented the fact that the stone turns red in some lights by painting a lightbulb and a red square in the corner.

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    • AntB
      May 2, 2012 at 7:50 pm

      Thank you for explaining that! I had no idea what those were for!

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  30. FireSong
    May 2, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    I want this lady staring at me while I go to the bathroom.

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  31. magentaboo
    May 2, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    Maybe this is a painting Roger made while he was tripping on LSD? Joanie…Joanie….is that a goiter in your neck or are you just glad to see me?

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    • Steampunk Octopus
      May 3, 2012 at 9:06 am

      It took me a while, but I finally got the Mad Men reference you were going for. Thumbs up all the way!

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  32. JessicaSki
    May 2, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    Ohh I get it… after reading her shop description, I see she is on SecondLife. So this is an avatar of the socially-repressed-stay-at-home-in-mom’s-basement sort.

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    • RolyPolyFishsticks
      May 2, 2012 at 8:21 pm

      Oh lord, I tried SecondLife once. My avatar fell through a solid-looking slab of concrete in a park and got trapped in a rocky hole. I guess they booby-trap the place to keep intruders out?

      Anyway, it might explain why she doesn’t know what a real person looks like!

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    • ojhoff
      May 3, 2012 at 11:15 am

      Small grain of truth I guess. Sigh.

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    • ojhoff
      May 3, 2012 at 6:16 pm

      This is the comment that intrigues me.

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  33. Mapleleaves
    May 2, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    Harry Goiter and the Damn-That-Seller-Has-Some-Stones.

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    • CtrlAltDefeat
      May 2, 2012 at 8:03 pm

      Harry Goiter and the MRI of Azkaban

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  34. SmallPoster
    May 2, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    OMG… that… is… spot on! Ron Weasley with a goiter, ha!

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  35. I swear I saw this exact painting hanging in my chiropractor’s office with “before” engraved underneath it.

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  36. kat-grrl
    May 2, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    I like the Norway Cats painting, but then I’m the crazy cat lady of Leona Valley and also bought the ghost cat, thanks for finding that one for me! >^..^<

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  37. misscreant
    May 2, 2012 at 8:54 pm

    OMG i’m dying. Did anyone see the ‘aquamarine’ painting listed in the store? It’s just as good. LOL

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  38. hacknsplash
    May 2, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    I’m also seriously loving the hell out of her Traditional English Trifle painting.
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/29654687/authentic-english-trifle?ref=cat_gallery_15
    It’s kind of a cross between Warhol and Thiebaud.

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    • merrid
      May 2, 2012 at 9:36 pm

      Is that supposed to be a fly squashed onto the inside of the bowl?

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      • hacknsplash
        May 3, 2012 at 8:48 am

        I though that was something on my iPhone screen. Now I know why it didn’t come off.

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    • Ejia
      May 3, 2012 at 7:54 am

      It’s STARING at me. Why does it have so many eyes? D:

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      • jeninmaine
        May 3, 2012 at 8:22 am

        Those aren’t eyes! They’re…

        boobies.

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    • ojhoff
      May 3, 2012 at 11:16 am

      Thanks, I like that one too

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    • MariettaGirl
      May 3, 2012 at 3:36 pm

      Wow. I kinda like that one too!

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      • MariettaGirl
        May 3, 2012 at 3:46 pm

        Whoops! I do have an original thought in my head occasionally – just not often pre-tequila and definitely not during exams week.

        What I MEANT to say was: There is a graphic quality to that painting that it very appealing to me.

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        • kimoutre
          May 3, 2012 at 3:57 pm

          It does have a lot of appeal…now I’ll need to go check out the rest of the shop, especially since the artist is cool enough to come over here and not be in a huff.

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          • MariettaGirl
            May 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm

            I saw that too, and she gets 2 thumbs up from me for rolling with the punches.

            I would buy the hell out of that painting if it wouldn’t blow the rest of my ramen noodles and peanut butter budget through July!

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  39. Madison
    May 2, 2012 at 9:08 pm

    I have been trying to submit things on here forever now, and something finally made it! Yay!

    I personally enjoy the fact that one of her “alexandrite” earrings appears to be below her earlobe, somewhat close to her bulbous neck.

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  40. Madison
    May 2, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    On a similar note, here’s a little something for the May babies like me out there. http://www.etsy.com/listing/80439899/avatar-wearing-emerald-may-birthstone

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  41. aliceblue
    May 2, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    Perhaps this was created on wax and looked OK before it melted a bit?

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  42. KremlinGremlin
    May 2, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    I hope the painting changes color to transparent in the light

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    • Dregs of Humanity
      May 3, 2012 at 7:12 am

      Yes, but then at night it’ll be waiting for you there in the darkness.

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  43. RedSoloCupCake
    May 3, 2012 at 12:30 am

    An ideal of beauty that we all can meet and somehow surpass?

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  44. Ejia
    May 3, 2012 at 2:17 am

    She looks like Margaret Blaine/Overly-long-name-Slitheen.

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    • rinabean
      May 3, 2012 at 4:13 am

      Yes, if she didn’t have time to get back in the skin suit properly, maybe!

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  45. MariettaGirl
    May 3, 2012 at 5:03 am

    I particularly like this one!

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/80439899/avatar-wearing-emerald-may-birthstone

    I love how it looks as though part of her face is trying to run away. Either that, or she’s melting – à la Raiders of The Lost Ark!

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  46. Dix
    May 3, 2012 at 5:17 am

    Once again: I always think the reason that I have a boring office job is that I’m not a good enough artist to [attempt to] do it for a living.

    And, once again, something comes up that suggests I might want to give it a try because, even though I suck, I don’t suck this badly.

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    • hacknsplash
      May 3, 2012 at 8:51 am

      But she’s only had four sales since 2009. I don’t think she’s making a living at it either.

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    • ojhoff
      May 3, 2012 at 11:17 am

      ornery cuss

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    • cocotoro
      May 3, 2012 at 8:52 pm

      Everything is what you make it. I have two art degrees and worked in museums and galleries. I chose to have a boring office job (current law student). Many pieces in this seller’s shop are appealing and interesting.

      Don’t disparage yourself, make art. Make lots of it. I know many people who paid money to learn how to do it, are great artists, and work the old 9-5 with shows on the weekend. Just don’t feel like you are entitled not to work for a wage because you suck less at something.

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  47. mamazog
    May 3, 2012 at 7:05 am

    Goiter. Jayzus Martha & Mary. 27 years in the medical field and that word still makes me shudder and stick my fingers in my ears. At least it looks the way it sounds, esp. in that photo.

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  48. cakesphere
    May 3, 2012 at 7:37 am

    I’m seriously considering purchasing
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/82364157/norway-cats
    Just, that far left cat’s expression.
    Glorious.

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    • jeninmaine
      May 3, 2012 at 8:25 am

      I think I just hurt myself laughing. I was all like, “Aww, look at the widdle kittens” and then “GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY!”

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  49. 3littlerascals
    May 3, 2012 at 9:40 am

    who needs antidepressants?! this painting leaves me feeling like rainbows and butterflies

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  50. ojhoff
    May 3, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    Hope all of my fans will take a peek at my latest work. Some of you irk me but I love you all.

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    • hacknsplash
      May 3, 2012 at 8:02 pm

      You’re a great sport! Come on back any time. And I do seriously love that trifle painting.

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    • Madison
      May 3, 2012 at 10:46 pm

      You’re awesome.

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  51. turtleboyahoy
    May 3, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    Oh, this is sad. I looked at that and said: “That’s my friend Peggy!” I apparently have unfortunate looking friends.

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    • ojhoff
      May 3, 2012 at 6:18 pm

      My brother said it reminds him of Peggy Bundy. It’s my avatar :)

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  52. TristansDad
    May 3, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    I think the Regretsy math needs a little work; it looks more like it should be a minus sign (-) than a plus (+)

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  53. ojhoff
    May 4, 2012 at 6:43 am

    May I say one more thing before this is all filed away in the archives of history? True humor is self-deprecating. That’s the most important idea I learned from my Minnesota Nice and Scandinavian heritage. Norwegians like to tell “dumb guy” jokes on themselves. At the same time, anyone who does artwork (and we all do from time to time) and puts it out there for the world to see invites criticism. Sometimes we create something wonderful but most of the time we bomb. My advice is, I guess, don’t be an armchair artist. Participate and create. This has been a most interesting finale to a dull Minnesota winter.

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  54. calamitylulu
    May 4, 2012 at 12:57 pm

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