Miss Independent
Frustrated by RCA postponing her latest CD, Kelly Clarkson takes matters into her own hands by covering her back with spinach dip and hiring herself out for parties.
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July 18, 2012 at 1:33 pm
That’s not a shrug, that’s a carapace. For the well dressed Koopa.
July 18, 2012 at 1:36 pm
I thought it might happen to be the Knight from Sir Gawain.
July 18, 2012 at 2:06 pm
I swear I’ve seen that very item worn on a woman as halter at Walmart. And it was the perfect shape too.
July 18, 2012 at 5:00 pm
I guess now we know where my Mario bitches is at
July 18, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Is it wrong that now I’m kinda hungry for spinach dip?
July 18, 2012 at 1:38 pm
You’re not wrong for thinking about spinach dip, you’re wrong for being hungry.
July 18, 2012 at 1:45 pm
No, you’re right. That picture makes me totally hungry.
July 18, 2012 at 1:55 pm
This would look fabulous with a Pumpernickel loaf purse.
July 18, 2012 at 2:10 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Is it wrong that I want to gouge this woman’s back with pointy crisp tortilla chips?
July 18, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Yes. Cubes of crusty French bread would be much more appropriate.
July 18, 2012 at 8:06 pm
yes, as long as the spinach dip is heated. Remind’s me of my Aunt Gail’s awesome cheesey spinach dip.. Yum
July 18, 2012 at 7:46 pm
“Sanctuary”
July 18, 2012 at 1:36 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Yes, it would.
July 18, 2012 at 9:46 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 1:37 pm
July 18, 2012 at 1:37 pm
That was the only thing I could think of when looking at that. I’m sorry.
July 18, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Sloths are ALWAYS appropriate.
July 18, 2012 at 7:48 pm
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July 19, 2012 at 10:18 am
Except be poisonous–the platypusses…platypussi?–oh, wait, the sloth can be poisonous/disease-carrying as well–see Pammy’s post below.
Platypussae are always cute at least!
July 19, 2012 at 11:16 am
July 18, 2012 at 1:41 pm
I would never apologize for that.
July 18, 2012 at 2:26 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 2:29 pm
What are you talking about sloths are awesome just look at its little face!!!
July 18, 2012 at 2:34 pm
That little human-like face? It’s creepy, like something from The Island of Dr. Moreau!
AND it’s
crawlingsneaking out from the bushes!The long nails I know from other sloths, but it’s the face on this one (and the crawling part) that really makes me feel squicky.
Go ahead, downthumb me all you want (yes, trolls and sloth-lovers, you have been given the green light…how apropos in this case).
July 18, 2012 at 3:03 pm
I actually gave you a thumbs up to compensate for the thumbs down you’ve gotten. I see your point with the creepiness, but he’s SO CUTE that I can’t stand it. Sloths on the ground look so frail and helpless that I want to pick them up and cuddle them forever! Sorry sloths are my weakness.
July 18, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Thank you for that, Angel Drawers. That was a very nice gesture.
I looked up 3-toed sloths and found other photos where they had similar, but clearly non-human faces and WERE cute. Really sweet faces. Maybe it’s the angle of the photo, I don’t know.
July 18, 2012 at 4:58 pm
Why does the sloth look moldy?
July 18, 2012 at 5:13 pm
No snark meant–they sit still for so long that mold grows on them.
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/sloth-crosses-road-insert-joke-here/
July 18, 2012 at 5:20 pm
We all have our like but I draw the line at cuddling anything covered in mold.
July 18, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Even a good cheese?
July 18, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Aaaaand we’re back to shrug cheese! A full circle!
July 18, 2012 at 7:46 pm
A cheese wheel, so to speak.
July 18, 2012 at 8:08 pm
but Brie is awesome! damn I’m hungry again.. NOM NOM NOM>
July 18, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Mugs, now you know how I feel, but you see, I rather enjoy thumbs down, where them with pride love!
July 18, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Fucking iPad! *wear
July 18, 2012 at 9:27 pm
I don’t know about you, but I’d like to see that sloth in a crocheted bikini. Oh yeah baby!
July 18, 2012 at 2:33 pm
*Never* disrespect the sloth. Never.
July 18, 2012 at 2:35 pm
You must meet so many INTERESTING people in your profession. Oh, wait, that’s Bugs when he’s doing your hair.
July 18, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Mwah! <3
July 18, 2012 at 3:42 pm
I’m with you, Mugsy. I don’t find sloths cute at all. My first exposure to sloths was when I lived in Panama. They always look like they’re about to die, they’re covered in flies and other pests, and all the warnings about wildlife around the base were like, “DO NOT TOUCH A WILD SLOTH. THEY ARE FULL OF DISEASE.”
July 18, 2012 at 3:52 pm
I think I need to make a sampler out of “DO NOT TOUCH A WILD SLOTH. THE ARE FULL OF DISEASE”
July 18, 2012 at 5:22 pm
I think that the words “wild sloth” should be removed and any one of many Etsy items inserted in place.
July 18, 2012 at 4:04 pm
It looks like a hand knitted ribbon jockstrap or banana hammock for a giant that she’s wearing backwards and up on her torso.
If only I could Photoshop …
* wistfully envisions Jolly Green Giant or Greek statue sporting this as loin coverage*
July 18, 2012 at 4:07 pm
I meant the shrug, not the sloth. My comment is supposed to be a new one. Dammit!
July 18, 2012 at 4:53 pm
But but but baby sloth sounds!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ-5llH2y7E
July 18, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Baby sloths are the best.
July 19, 2012 at 10:20 am
Baby sloths? Nom nom nom!!!
July 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Such a lovely green. Makes me wish I had fur.
July 18, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Upcycled turf makes its runway debut.
July 18, 2012 at 1:37 pm
I don’t know what a shrug is, but from this picture I’m gonna guess that it’s like one of those weighted backpacks they give to teenage girls to show them how hard having a baby is.
July 18, 2012 at 9:09 pm
One of the local Catholic churches does the cheap version of that, and gives the confirmation kids an egg to take care of for a month.
I had one girl in my class who painted a diaper and face on hers. I lived for a month in fear that my ass would knock it off her desk, and I would have to call Father and explain.
The boy from that church in the next class created a padded hard case for his egg, which he called a ‘carseat’, and which could be stuffed safely into his backpack. I loved that kid.
July 19, 2012 at 8:15 am
My school did that (public school, so it’s not just churches). A friend of mine LOVED the project. She thought it was the most fun thing ever, and immediately after turning her egg in, decided that being a teen mom was totally her thing.
Me, I think I broke three eggs. I got really good at forging my teacher’s initials.
July 18, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Forget the shrug, how do I get my hands on that recycled vintage steampunk farmhouse shabby glassware?
July 18, 2012 at 1:38 pm
This sweater vest used to fit. Hello shrug!
July 18, 2012 at 1:39 pm
“…meant to hang low on your back…” …say what???…it looks to me like a reverse spare tire…
July 18, 2012 at 1:43 pm
There is no photo from the front.
Why neglect the only angle this *might* look good at?
July 18, 2012 at 1:48 pm
I think it’s a miracle that this thing was able to be captured by a camera once. I’m pretty sure everyone involved didn’t want to push their luck.
July 18, 2012 at 2:20 pm
No, you’re right, downthumber. This “shrug” is super photogenic. I definitely wish there were more pictures of it.
July 18, 2012 at 4:58 pm
It would look totally chic draped across an alarm clock made by a famous silversmith…
July 18, 2012 at 1:45 pm
With the added bonus of making her head look like it’s on backward!
July 18, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Yeah, she looks super relaxed.
July 18, 2012 at 1:42 pm
I think it would work better as a casserole carry thing. You know, for when you go to barn raisings and pot lucks.
July 18, 2012 at 1:45 pm
If they pass that bag tax at her grocery store she could call that a tote and be on to something.
July 18, 2012 at 1:50 pm
I go to SO many barn raisings. So many. That’s what would make this so practical.
July 18, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Barnes and Noble raisings?
July 18, 2012 at 1:42 pm
I’m not sure she knows what “shrug” means, but it certainly applies here.
July 18, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Atlas shrugged.
July 18, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Atlas knitted and created that
July 18, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Trying to flush out any latent epileptics, are we?
July 18, 2012 at 6:09 pm
I love it when a comment makes me spontaneously bust out…thanks pearlheart…
July 18, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Muppet Fur is still FUR dammit! Poor Oscar the Grouch, we hardly knew ye.
July 18, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Yes, a shrug pretty much sums up my reaction to this outfit..
July 18, 2012 at 1:50 pm
“The doctor says not to scratch it and it should be gone in about a month.”
July 18, 2012 at 2:14 pm
That’s how I ruined the last computer monitor.
July 18, 2012 at 1:52 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Frustrated by RCA postponing her latest CD, Kelly Clarkson takes matters into her own hands by covering her back with spinach dip and hiring herself out for parties.
That’s not cool. Double fail for the joke not even being funny. You start making fat jokes about Adele and we’re going to have some serious
internetzinternet problems here.July 18, 2012 at 4:04 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 4:28 pm
I was a little surprised to see a random fat joke here, of all places. Especially since this “shrug” would still be a joke unto itself even if everything else was photoshopped out of the picture.
July 18, 2012 at 4:36 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Saying that all fat women with dark hair pretty much look alike is a “fat” joke.
July 18, 2012 at 11:22 pm
I didn’t say that. Didn’t say it, think it, or imply it.
Is that even a thing? “All fat people look alike?” Do people actually say that?
July 19, 2012 at 7:03 am
Waaaaaaaaait a second here. No one said anything about “all fat women with dark hair pretty much look alike”. No one even said anything remotely like that.
If people are going to be upset about something, at least let it be something that actually happened.
Unless this is snark, then I humbly apologize.
July 19, 2012 at 12:21 pm
True story, meowkitty. If people want to get upset, get upset about the fact that our AA recipient’s insurance–Medicaid–wouldn’t pay for a new bed that is medically necessary for her. Get upset that a vast majority of chronically ill people don’t have healthcare coverage at all.
Get upset about something important, not a joke on the internet.
July 19, 2012 at 12:34 pm
And it was a joke that was never even made.
July 19, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Exactly the point.
July 18, 2012 at 5:16 pm
You’re certainly correct there. It wasn’t a joke. It wasn’t even vaguely funny. It was lame and brain-lazy, and cheap.
July 18, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Yeah, I don’t get it. I mean, I don’t get why it’s funny.
July 18, 2012 at 7:41 pm
I honestly don’t see where this is a fat joke. She looks like Kelly Clarkson.
So weird to see what people decide to get offended by.
July 18, 2012 at 7:49 pm
I was hoping you’d weigh in on this discussion, Helen.
July 18, 2012 at 7:53 pm
I’d have to take your word for that. I couldn’t pick Clarkson out of a lineup. And we had a Kelly Clarkson singing toothbrush in the house for a while, too. Yet another reason to loathe American Idol.
July 18, 2012 at 7:57 pm
We’re all on a site where the sole purpose is to make fun of everything. If you’re fat, I’m super sorry for you. It must be hard. It must also be awful to have diabetes or cancer or hepatitis or aids or an amputated limb. But to laugh at everything else in the world BUT your specific situation is silly. Fat pride is fine, up to a point. Then, get over yourselves. Other people have other stuff going on, too.
July 18, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Remember when Chef left South Park?
July 18, 2012 at 9:21 pm
This has been enlightening. There’s a lot of fat folke on Regretsy, apparently.
Sooo…shall we take the “J” out of “FJL”? And the “L” too; I’m a loser and that offends me.
July 18, 2012 at 10:11 pm
I think Huey has summed it up. If you think this person looks like Kelly Clarkson, there is humor to be had. If you think A) she doesn’t remotely resemble Clarkson, and B) is heavier than Clarkson ever was, it comes across as a random fat joke at the expense of a likable celebrity, which is way below the bar this site has set.
At any rate, as EB White said, analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
July 19, 2012 at 4:11 am
The only reason I don’t think you’re backpedaling from a really distasteful “fatty” joke is because you don’t seem the type to backpedal from anything ever.
She looks vaguely like Kelly Clarkson in that she’s a human female and Kelly Clarkson is also a human female. That’s basically where the similarities end.
July 19, 2012 at 8:03 am
the woman modeling the unfortunate garment doesn’t look anything remotely like Kelly Clarkson, though. *shrug*
but it does look like she’s wearing 12 bad parties worth of dip on her back! i hope it has a tag inside made from Knorr Vegetable Soup Mix.
July 19, 2012 at 10:02 am
Well this got real.
In high school, my friends and I would sit on a bench in the mall, and play the “celebrity game” – which was essentially people watching, except we would refer to people with names of celebrities they might have vaguely resembled. It was a great game that would make us laugh until we cried. We got to see all the Rosie O’Donnells and Lionel Ritchies of the town, and nobody had to look exactly like Burt Reynolds for us to laugh at his mustache.
That being said, I think the joke in the OP works. So, you’re overweight and your feelings are somehow hurt by this? Then be proactive (take a walk, start a support group, talk to a trusted friend about your feelings, etc.) instead of bitching on the internet. All the comment-warring and thumbs-downing won’t change anything. Ladies come in all shapes and sizes, but I suspect if the subject of the picture/joke were male, little would have been heard about it in the comments. I’M JUST SAYIN’.
July 19, 2012 at 1:57 pm
I don’t get the uproar AT ALL. I see a resemblance, for one thing. And I certainly don’t get how comparing someone to Kelly Clarkson is supposed to be some sort of insult or accusation of fatness (seriously, what??). I think she’s beautiful, and I would be flattered if someone said I looked like her.
July 19, 2012 at 1:58 pm
This is actually @Mystik Spiral: I really don’t understand why you would assume that everyone that thought this was a fat joke is themselves fat. That’s pretty damn presumptuous.
July 19, 2012 at 7:42 am
Yes that is true, but it comes across as a fat joke when the two people you’re comparing look nothing like eachother, and one has a good 75lbs on the other.
Also doesn’t help that people seem to pick on Clarkson a lot about her weight. I’m not an overweight person myself, so this isn’t a personal pride thing. I’m just sick of hearing about it with her, it’s cruel. Hope this clarifies.
July 19, 2012 at 10:33 am
her *face* looks like a picture of clarkson. Sorry for the long link.
July 19, 2012 at 10:38 am
Again, thanks for being a voice of reason. It’s a bit ridiculous that people jumped to weight, when there is a face right there!
July 19, 2012 at 10:46 am
I think the real problem is that people don’t expect real people underneath the makeup and camera angles.
July 20, 2012 at 7:28 pm
That’s actually quite helpful. I can almost see a structural resemblance there, although even if I’d seen this picture before I doubt I would have said “Kelly Clarkson!” when I saw the OP.
Honestly, I saw a fat joke when I saw this too (yes, that does say more about me than it does the joke). I wasn’t offended though; I just thought it was kind of a crappy joke. Heck, as a bona fide fat person, I’ll even laugh at a fat joke if it’s honestly funny – it’s just that most of them really aren’t.
Anyway, spinach dip=”shrug”=funny, but as for the Clarkson bit, seeing as how people have said it wasn’t a fat joke, I was just confused.
July 18, 2012 at 5:12 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 7:51 pm
You realize that the only references to weight are in the comments, right?
July 18, 2012 at 9:22 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Oh fuck…that’s a fat joke…ahhh geez… I am really sorry…I’d ask for forgiveness with a cherry on top, but Kelly Clarkson ate it while Adele scarfed the forgiveness.
July 19, 2012 at 4:13 am
It’s intreresting that the post wasn’t meant to be a joke about her weight, but when people looked at the photo analyzing what might be wrong/funny about the item, some people immediately assumed it was due to the model’s size. (Then got pissed off over the OP, who never mentioned it.)
It probably says something about their own internalyzed perception of body weight and observed social response to it that they immediately went there, but I’m too wacked to try to put it together right now.
Or ever, actually.
July 19, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Exactly this, Misery. I’m not sure where everyone is pulling this from.
July 18, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Oh my god, Hellen Killer! You’ve gone OVER THE LINE this time! You’ve said something that I’ve interpreted as not being funny! We’re going to have some serious problems now! Watch the fuck out!
July 18, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Big Gay Al! I’ve missed you! But maybe you’ve been around hanging out in different forums than I have.
This whole thread reminds me of the pointless discussions I’ve been having with the six-year-old as he’s discovering humor. It’s hard to accept that people laugh at different things, and it’s difficult for him to understand that if he has to EXPLAIN the knock-knock joke to us, the point has already been lost. Shrug it off and move on.
July 18, 2012 at 10:36 pm
Aww, I’m missed! <3
July 19, 2012 at 1:07 am
You’re always missed.
July 19, 2012 at 6:50 am
We have lousy aim. (evil grin)
July 19, 2012 at 3:37 am
“Shrug it off” XD
July 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm
When you spend too much time with your back to the sun, mossy patches will develop. Simply turn yourself 180° and the problem should rectify itself in time.
July 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm
From the sun. grrrr.
July 19, 2012 at 6:53 am
An ex-boyfriend of mine was prone to terrible skin problems, including once having a horrible rash that nobody could figure out what it was. Finally a dermatologist figured out he had been infested with a TREE FUNGUS, possibly the only known case of this fungus infesting and infecting a human being. He used to joke about how that dermatologist was making a fortune off him with the papers and presentations he was subject of, because every year was some new and bizarre rash/infestation. But then he dumped me out of the blue and broke my heart so fuck him.
July 19, 2012 at 8:20 am
That reminds me of a Steve Martin (I think) line: “The doctor told me the good news first- I’m gonna have a disease named after me!”
July 19, 2012 at 10:25 am
Think of it this way–for the rest of his life he has to avoid long-horned Asian beetles and dry rot. Not to mention people nailing posters on his back.
Karma’s a bitch, but she’s OUR bitch.
July 19, 2012 at 10:52 am
HA! That’s what I needed. Actually, I haven’t thought of him in a while, which is a good thing. I landed in therapy after he dumped me; that breakup was the straw that broke the camel’s back of my life. Now instead of a camel I have a jeep.
July 20, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Thanks for being my unicorn chaser!
July 18, 2012 at 2:13 pm
That’s not a shrug, it’s a slung.
July 18, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Or a shrub. The rabid ones will attack a person from behind.
July 18, 2012 at 2:21 pm
I saw it more as a “shriek”.
July 18, 2012 at 2:22 pm
A Shrek.
July 18, 2012 at 2:34 pm
It’s the “Shroud of Kermit”.
July 18, 2012 at 8:02 pm
A slug
July 18, 2012 at 5:00 pm
That’s not a shrug, it’s a slung.
Or a slug. A banana slug that was placed lovingly on the train tracks just before the 5:05 pass through.
July 18, 2012 at 2:19 pm
“covering her back with spinach dip and hiring herself out for parties” OMG! That actually sounds like a great and doable gig!!
July 18, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Dammit! You scooped me!
- see what I did there?
July 18, 2012 at 8:12 pm
better yet, this makes me want to put spinach dip and nachos in the “nut” chair and have a party!
July 18, 2012 at 2:24 pm
I feel like she decided “okay, this item did not come out quite the way I wanted it to, let’s see if I can sell it.” She actually can make some pretty things. I checked out her shop and found this: http://www.etsy.com/listing/86886984/hand-knitted-womens-cabled-clutch-purse
I really love the cabling on that purse. The trim is kind of loud though; I’d've gone with something a little more understated. It seems reasonably priced, too.
July 18, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Yes, the cabling is nice, but the trim isn’t just loud, it’s tacky, as if she had to finish the purse, reached into her sewing basket blindfolded and used the first thing she grabbed.
July 18, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Oh how bad could it be? It’s a matter of taste; some people like fun bright colors!
*clicks on link*
Oh. Oh I see.
July 18, 2012 at 9:12 pm
I actually like both the purse and the trim, but not together.
July 19, 2012 at 7:43 am
Yeah, me too. For that price, it’s tempting to buy the purse and then remove the trim and replace it with something that goes better. Which would be just about anything. And then make another purse more suited to that trim. Scary thought: I might even have some matching pink in my stash somewhere…
July 18, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Taste is subjective. You might not like that trim for YOUR purse…
July 18, 2012 at 2:55 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 5:49 pm
A Frito would look better sewn to this purse than that trim.
July 18, 2012 at 2:42 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Shitty-Rug. yes it sure is.
July 18, 2012 at 3:09 pm
on the plus side, it modestly covers any back cleavage that may have otherwise been showing.
July 18, 2012 at 3:35 pm
It looks like the 70s shag carpet that was in my bedroom growing up. I had to look at that awful carpet till 1986. I sure as hell wouldn’t wear it!
July 19, 2012 at 7:45 am
I think not even a SCAdian back in the days when they allowed carpet armor would wear something like that! Although I’ve seen some scary stuff…
July 18, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Her items look inconsistent and random like she bought already made crafts from a thrift store.
July 18, 2012 at 3:49 pm
Is it wrong that I’m more grossed out by the fact it’s knit in ribbon yarn? Who the fuck knits with ribbon yarn?!
July 18, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Oh thumbs-downers, you’d agree if you’d ever had to wear hand knits made of cheap craft store ribbon yarn. Thanks, grandma.
July 18, 2012 at 4:07 pm
WAS it made with cheap craft-store ribbon yarn or good-quality ribbon yarn? That does exist and it looks beautiful when it’s knitted.
July 18, 2012 at 4:11 pm
I agree, ribbon knitting can be beautiful if good quality ribbon is used. Ribbon knitting was also popular in the 1920s.
July 18, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Ergo this is not good quality ribbon yarn, because it looks terrible.
Mark my words: ribbon yarn is the new Fun Fur.
July 18, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Just make the sloth a crotched bikini already Mugs!
July 19, 2012 at 10:21 am
Ewwww! I’d have to touch it to get the measurements and then put it ON the sloth, ’cause those nails would rip the shit out of the crocheted bikini!
July 18, 2012 at 4:11 pm
Sister of Snood?
July 18, 2012 at 4:34 pm
The Ninja Turtles have really let themselves go.
July 18, 2012 at 4:39 pm
She’s stealing a toilet lid cover.
July 18, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Honestly, I took one look at this, and all I could think was “If I bought that, I’d be snipping yarn out of my cat’s ass for months”.
July 18, 2012 at 5:10 pm
I’m sorry, but I don’t get the joke. Does this woman look like Kelly Clarkson? I image-Googled Kelly Clarkson and I don’t see the resemblance. Or is there a subtle joke in the title that I’m missing? What’s the “miss independence” thing supposed to refer to?
July 18, 2012 at 5:12 pm
I know that’s a Kelly Clarkson song title. Other than that, I got nothin’.
July 18, 2012 at 5:12 pm
I knew that, HH, but what I don’t get is what the song title has to do with the photo?
July 18, 2012 at 8:09 pm
I know no one cares, but I don`t see the resemblance either; nor is Kelly Clarkson known for that pose, or shrugs. For one thing Kelly Clarkson doesn`t have a “cute upturned nose” she has a broader level at the bottom nose.
Apparently it`s not a fat joke (above) soooo I`m at a loss.
July 18, 2012 at 8:14 pm
It’s a stab at Kelly Clarkson’s awful career. Hence the mention of her career in the post. And some do see the resemblance, soooo. Just because people don’t get the joke doesn’t mean it’s offensive or invalid.
July 19, 2012 at 3:29 am
just because it wasn’t meant to be offensive (that way) doesn’t mean people won’t/can’t be offended by it.
That’s what happens when you release humor from it’s sterile laboratory unto the world to interpret. Intent only goes as far as the door. Explaining the joke might mitigate the response, but you can’t control how it will be seen or taken (or misseen or mistaken)
July 19, 2012 at 6:18 am
Okay, except that people are all up in arms and butthurt about something that they themselves created.
I cannot emphasize this enough: This was not a fat joke! The only people who said it was a fat joke are the commenters who did not write it and are subsequently angry about the fictional “fat joke”. So the commenters are mad at OP, HK, and Bronc for a joke they did NOT tell. They are trying really really hard to take offense to something.
July 19, 2012 at 9:15 pm
“Okay, except that people are all up in arms and butthurt about something that they themselves created.”
You know I know that… but it doesn’t change the point that humor can be misconstrued. People seem to be trying extra hard to find something offensive here where there wasn’t, tho. It was so frustrating me at one point I almost made a diagram explaining it.
July 20, 2012 at 5:15 am
I would actually think a diagram would be incredibly helpful to alleviate some of this perceived butthurt. If you need any help, I’ll let you borrow my glitter and glue gun.
July 19, 2012 at 8:51 pm
I don’t know what Kelly Clarkson looks like, but this woman looks a LOT like a friend of mine–enough that I sort of started when I saw the photo, except I know she would never make, let alone try to sell, something like this.
July 19, 2012 at 10:29 am
see the image i linked below.
July 19, 2012 at 1:43 pm
I also don’t get the joke, but then again, I have no flippin’ clue who Kelly Clarkson is either.
July 18, 2012 at 5:33 pm
If you hold that shrug close to your face and look at it cross-eyed, you can see a 3-d image of Abraham Lincoln biting the head off of a fairy. Either that, or the expiration date on the can of pork and beans I just ate really did mean something.
July 18, 2012 at 6:59 pm
I didn’t know mistletoe could grow on people. But I suppose she only let it get that bad because she didn’t know whether to see a doctor or an arborist.
July 18, 2012 at 7:14 pm
Alright, I know I’m not the smartest cat in the litter, but I took the joke as a stab against Kelly Clarkson’s career, not related to weight. Because let’s face it, the only thing worse than this “shrug” is “From Justin to Kelly”. Unless you like cheap crap that was obviously made in someone’s basement.
July 18, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Thank you. 5 points for Meowkitty.
You would think that not mentioning weight at all would be a clue that no one is talking about weight, but I guess it’s faster to just get pissed off.
July 18, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Well, especially since her career was specifically mentioned. Not sure why everyone went to weight right away. But again, what do I know? I’m just someone who’s seen “From Justin to Kelly” enough times to be able to comment on it. My favorite part? When they all bust into song. And is Duets with Robin Thicke still on or did I miss my chance to enjoy that train wreck? See? Why see a fat joke when there are so many career related ones to be made?
July 18, 2012 at 8:14 pm
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July 18, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Either you laugh at the joke or you don’t, seriously people. No need to dissect it. If you don’t get it, don’t worry. If you think it’s a fat joke, you’re wrong so settle down. If you get it but don’t think it’s funny, oh well.
And From Justin to Kelly is one of those things you can never live down, 10 years ago or not. Sorry, that’s never gonna go away.
July 19, 2012 at 7:50 am
Wow, you make it sound like the Star Wars Holiday Special. I should be glad I never saw it then, right?
July 19, 2012 at 8:00 am
Well, it’s certainly an experience I’ll never forget. But actually, I recommend watching it one of those lonely nights when you can’t sleep and all you have is the cozy warmth of vicodin to comfort you. It will always make you feel better about your life.
July 19, 2012 at 8:27 am
This site is so fun when everyone gets serious. It’s really an awesome good time.
I don’t think Kelly Clarkson has been talked about this much in years. Hopefully we’ll go back to not talking about her soon.
July 18, 2012 at 7:23 pm
oh and its so stylishly captured on the webcam!
July 18, 2012 at 7:31 pm
I like the part where it says “meant to hang low on your back for a relaxed look” and not “meant to hang low on your back for a shit-your-shrug look”.
July 18, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Perhaps I’m missing the point, but what the heck is it FOR? It doesn’t fit; “a relaxed look” is not the effect achieved by having to use that awkward pose so it doesn’t fall off; it’s not warming anything – look at the enormous gap at the neck – and the horrible blouson effect formed by hanging it low just screams “uncomfortable to sit in”, since it’ll just bunch up when you do. You can’t even use it as extra lumbar support when sitting, because the armband thingies will cut off the circulation in your arms while you’re trying to scrunch it into the right place.
July 18, 2012 at 8:48 pm
I see no joke here at all. Not directed at her weight or her career. It’s just a failed attempt at a joke, I guess, because it was just absurd. Can’t all be winners.
July 18, 2012 at 9:12 pm
“Why is that woman wearing a potholder?” is a direct quote for my S.O. I had no answer.
July 18, 2012 at 9:15 pm
I realize this has been pointed out, but the key issue here is: that’s not a shrug.
It’s not actually a piece of clothing I recognize as such.
July 18, 2012 at 9:53 pm
Now that we’re finished with the (non)issue of weight, can someone tell me more about this mystery collective member Crochet Guevara?
She can’t be from Canada (not nice enough). It’s not a reseller so that leaves China out. Inquiring minds want to know!
P.S. How do I join the collective?
July 19, 2012 at 6:03 am
Ok, this is completely unrelated but I came up with a new Keep Calm poster, and thought you guys & April/Helen might like it:
http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/p/keep-calm-and-vicodin-on/
July 19, 2012 at 6:11 am
aw it looks like she closed her shop…
July 19, 2012 at 8:36 am
That sucks. : /
July 19, 2012 at 8:53 am
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July 19, 2012 at 10:16 am
No one made a fat joke.
July 19, 2012 at 11:03 am
I actually made a fat joke. But it was only because it was really fucking funny. And I was drunk. And I was between medications. And I was really thin at the time.
July 20, 2012 at 12:36 am
I make fat jokes all fucking day long. Mostly about myself, and I am happy to do my seal routine for anyone who wants to pay me, “ort ort” .
July 19, 2012 at 9:06 am
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July 19, 2012 at 9:11 am
Honestly, you can’t say looking at this image http://www.carltonjordan.com/2011/12/29/kelly-clarkson-tweets-her-full-support-for-ron-paul/ that they don’t look very similar? Or, are you just dead set on being offended that you won’t see it?
If you can’t see it, here’s your violin. (you can’t see it either cause it’s tiny-and it’s playing for you)
July 19, 2012 at 9:19 am
That was glorious, and quite honestly the best picture to reference.
But really, how dare you bring the size of the violin into this? Don’t you know that’s off limits?!
July 19, 2012 at 9:23 am
The viola player’s union just called. They’re warning you guys to cease and desist with the small violin jokes.
July 19, 2012 at 9:27 am
Yes, I suppose we should govern ourselves accordingly.
July 19, 2012 at 10:23 am
In that photo she looks more like Justin Bieber…and he’s looking more like a woman or at least androgynous more and more every day.
Maybe it’s a version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers we don’t know about.
July 20, 2012 at 2:34 am
I can’t see it and don’t need a violin. You don’t have to be butthurt/offended to not see a resemblance, that’s ridiculous.
July 19, 2012 at 11:50 am
Is it just me or is her head on backwards?
July 19, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Yes.
July 20, 2012 at 8:32 pm
I’m late to the party, but putting aside any butt-hurt about the model’s or Kelly Clarkson’s weight, I have two things to say:
1. That shrug is ugly, both in color and in the fact that it is a shrug. Shrugs make no sense to me.
2. Kelly Clarkson isn’t that great of a singer. I don’t care about her appearance; I just can’t tolerate her songs, most of which concern her breaking up with some “meanie” boyfriend.
So there.
July 21, 2012 at 8:12 pm
That monstrosity is not a shrug, it’s a vest. Shrugs tend to be mostly sleeves and are very short in the front and back – like a bolero, basically. They can actually be really cute if made properly and worn over the right thing, not to mention very useful if you have tattoos on your arms that you need to keep covered at work!
July 24, 2012 at 8:33 am
Whatever it is is making me feel pissy.
I want to throw it out of a plane after setting it on fire.