I think I'm gonna file this under "I Want What They're Smoking", because frankly, this crafter's stash must be outstanding. Though, to be fair, is does look exactly how they intended: like a dinosaur in a gourd with corn-cob wheels and paddles, so, um, kudos for that, I guess. It may be utterly insane, but at least it's intentionally utterly insane, although I don't think it's intentionally as utterly insane as how utterly insane it really is, if you know what I'm saying. That said, I would like to point out the size of gourd necessary to make this contraption realistically viable. The answer is "quite large", I believe. "Quite large."
Also, I love how if you go to the source, you'll see the artists makes a big deal out of pointing out that "The gourd is creamy brown with a nice shade of purple and orange. Yes it was a real gourd that we cast a mold of so we could make the Dino racers." as if that was really going to be my first question upon seeing this item. Because, you know, I think my first question when I saw this was "I wonder what this was molded from, other than awesomeness and win?"
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Oh, and many thanks to Madame Berg for a fabulous new zombie chicken award:
Her site is most excellent, by the way. Her website is exclusively about 'costumes, cats, and the 18th century'. I shit you not. If you think I'm kidding, or even if you think I'm not, you must check it out. She has single-handedly inspired me to start up another website solely devoted to pickled foods, medieval footwear, and squirrels.
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3 years ago
Hey, thanks for the source: I'm seeking out all of the Dinosaur-Vegetable-Transportation collector's series. I recently acquired "T Rex on a Cucumber Scooter", "Pterodactyl in an Aubergine Canoe", and "Diplodocus on a Pumpkin Tricycle", and this will nearly complete the set.
ReplyDeleteNow, has anybody seen the rare "Micropachycephalosaurus on an Asparagus Pogo-stick"?
This is actually an early prototype model for Jurassic Park IV. They're taking it in a little bit of a different direction.
ReplyDeleteThe gourd also slightly resembles a chicken drumstick.
ReplyDeleteThat was left out to mold for 5 months.
Heather is right, it really does look like the little dino has taken up residence inside some leftovers. But why? And why is its tail sticking out?
ReplyDeleteI am very disturbed by this...
LOL, oh man, I am crying I'm laughing so hard, thank you very much!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my - I haven't had time to notice you about the award but you found out anyway! I should've known nothing escapes the higlhy-trained eye of a craftastrophe hunter. I hope I make something bad enough to end up here one day, and I look forward to the new site (and thanks for the mention - I have a feeling I'll get A LOT more hits than usual in the next couple of days - heh!)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I love you!
Man, who thinks this shit up?! But thank God they do! LOL. And I'm pretty sure that dino is driving a chicken leg.
ReplyDeleteI m still laughing. Very good!
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