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Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
A friend of mine received these as a birthday present.  They are covered in some leatherish, basketweave stuff.  Is it just me, or are those awful?   undecided  In case you can't tell, they spell "LORD."  Why anyone wants bookends that say "LORD" is beyond me, especially when they will have books between them. 

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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
Why do you hate god?
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
 cheesy
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
That's yard sale stuff if I've ever seen it. They have to be made in China.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
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Are these as dumb as I think they are?

Yes.  Send a link to Chris Roseborough at A Little Leaven for his "museum of idolatry".  He collects (among other things) Christian kitsch.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
Hmmm...  Might not be bad if given a fresh coat of glossy black paint, then used to hold his copies of The Necronomicon, Mein Kampf & Windows Vista Inside Out.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
Quote from: Manedwolf on September 14, 2008, 11:04:31 AM
They have to be made in China.

Yup.

Lee, you would have loved the clock we received as a wedding gift.  One of those really dramatic prints of Christ on the cross, but with a clock in the corner.  The kicker?  Flashing LEDs surrounding our Lord.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
I have a nun in the family that would use those to hold her multiple copies of the bible.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
They're using them backwards, they really say RDLO, which is the acronoym for Royal Dempster Lawn Ornaments.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
Ya know, I'm glad my Japanese inlaws believe in practical gifts, like a rice cooker, vacuum cleaner, and a case of Kirin Lager  grin.

That, and I'm glad at Japanese wedding ceremonies (like my wife and I had), the guests bring money rather than stuff that didn't pass muster at their last yard sale.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
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In case you can't tell, they spell "LORD."

This is APS, not DU. We're familiar with the word. Smiley
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
Quote from: Crow1108 on September 14, 2008, 11:41:55 AM
That, and I'm glad at Japanese wedding ceremonies (like my wife and I had), the guests bring money rather than stuff that didn't pass muster at their last yard sale.

Another wedding gift we got was a vase, some Southwesterny thing from Mikasa.  It was pretty ugly, unless you squinted real hard.  Then it just looked like a skull. 

It was the first thing that sold at our yard sale.   cheesy
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
It trivializes the name of the Lord to me. 
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
Quote from: fistful on September 14, 2008, 11:21:20 AM
Quote from: Manedwolf on September 14, 2008, 11:04:31 AM
They have to be made in China.

Yup.

I sometimes wonder, when those poor Chinese make crap like this for ten cents per hour, what they must think of us and our insatiable desire for useless junk. Huh?
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
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Are these as dumb as I think they are?

Almost. At least they seem to work well as bookends. As long as they do that they won't be entirely useless.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
Actually, I think they belong to A Rd's brother, Lo Rd, who plays in the minors.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
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Hmmm...  Might not be bad if given a fresh coat of glossy black paint, then used to hold his copies of The Necronomicon, Mein Kampf & Windows Vista Inside Out.

ROFL  cheesy
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
The book ends are in FAR better taste than this particular object...

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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
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Quote from: fistful on September 14, 2008, 11:21:20 AM
Quote from: Manedwolf on September 14, 2008, 11:04:31 AM
They have to be made in China.

Yup.

I sometimes wonder, when those poor Chinese make crap like this for ten cents per hour, what they must think of us and our insatiable desire for useless junk. Huh?
Me too.  Viewed from the perspective of a Chinese assembly line worker, Americans have to be some of the screwiest, stupidest, wierdest people on the planet.  It'd make me wonder how such a bunch of idiots managed to become the world's lone superpower.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
Quote from: Headless Thompson Gunner on September 14, 2008, 07:41:49 PM
Quote from: Declaration Day on September 14, 2008, 01:55:54 PM
Quote from: fistful on September 14, 2008, 11:21:20 AM
Quote from: Manedwolf on September 14, 2008, 11:04:31 AM
They have to be made in China.

Yup.

I sometimes wonder, when those poor Chinese make crap like this for ten cents per hour, what they must think of us and our insatiable desire for useless junk. Huh?
Me too.  Viewed from the perspective of a Chinese assembly line worker, Americans have to be some of the screwiest, stupidest, wierdest people on the planet.  It'd make me wonder how such a bunch of idiots managed to become the world's lone superpower.

It goes to the fact you cannot defend against US Doctrine because we do not follow it.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
...you know, HTG that is probably the most awesome post in this forum.

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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
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The book ends are in FAR better taste than this particular object...

Even more ROFL  cheesy I actually loled
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
Products the world would be better without.

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The Chinese must think we are fat nutcases.
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Re: Are these as dumb as I think they are?
« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2005, 10:18:52 PM »
What is that second one of? Is it a chocolate Jesus or something?
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"so I ended up getting the above because I didn't want to make a whole production of sticking something between my knees and cranking. To me, the cranking on mine is pretty effortless, at least on the coarse setting. Maybe if someone has arthritis or something, it would be more difficult for them." - Ben

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