February 27, 2009 – 3:00 pm
After a meat-related photo shoot, there were plenty of edible props left. This led to an impromptu Meat Day celebration. We’re hoping we can convince Mark that Meat Day should be an annual tradition.
Oh, and even though we can’t reveal what the photos are for, we can tell you that it’s going to be amazing.
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February 26, 2009 – 1:38 pm
Alex, a 7th grader from Pennsylvania, sent us his science fair project in the hopes that we might find the results useful. You see, he spotted a design flaw in the parachute that lets Cap’n Danger drift safely to the ground. Although this same parachute did get used in our Skydiving Sigmund Freud product, we’re [...]
February 25, 2009 – 2:25 pm
Back in 2005 Unicorns were all the rage. At least they were for us. We did the Avenging Unicorn and then decided to spin off the line in new and fantastic directions. Below are some of our unproduced designs. Perhaps, they will be made someday, but until then, they, like actual unicorns, exist only in [...]
February 23, 2009 – 6:32 am
Our own Mr. Bacon has agreed to answer questions from readers of this blog. He not only has a lifetime’s worth of experiences and wisdom to pass along, but also the unique perspective that comes from being made of bacon. If you would like to ask Mr. Bacon a question email it to us or [...]
February 21, 2009 – 1:40 pm
The story of the Zombie Jesus is hotly debated by our customers. They accuse us of cleverly importing a Zombie Jesus and trying to market it as a production mistake. Even when we tell customers the truth, they tend not to believe us. So, I’m here to set the record straight.
It was a mistake. As [...]
February 17, 2009 – 3:40 pm
We were happy to see our book, Who Would Buy This, in the window of the
wonderful Seattle Capital Hill bookstore, Bailey/Coy Books on Broadway East. It was in between an amazing book of Russian Criminal Tattoos and McSweeney’s Cold Fusion, and not far from Lynda Barry’s, What It Is. We have been placed amidst great company, except [...]
February 13, 2009 – 4:45 pm
This is a valentine our graphic design department made for the company a few years ago. It features Tickles Tapeworm from our Parasite Pals collection. The Parasite Pals were a huge failure, but they all wormed their way into our hearts.
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February 2, 2009 – 10:31 pm
Every once in a while we get samples from a factory that we didn’t ask for. This company decided to show us what some of our catapult ammunition would look like in snow globes. The person who put them together had a great sense of humor, but we decided not to buy them. These are [...]
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