Guest Picks: 20 Gifts to Tickle Your Funny Bone
One of these silly presents is sure to put a smile on your recipient's face
Some people look for a beautiful place to live. I live to make my place beautiful! Serial redecorator, fabricophile, sewist and budding fabric designer.
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I wouldn't necessarily use the word "tacky" to describe my handpicked selection of all that is gift-able. Wait — yes. Yes, I would. They are tacky. Delightfully tacky and tasteless and campy, and you know someone whose home will be all the better with them. — Ellen from Nouveau Stitch
by Mookie Gifts
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We have one of these in our home. You should have seen the faces of the five exchange students we had here last week. They finally relaxed once they realized the leg wasn't real. It's impossible to explain to those who don't know a "major award" when they see one.
by Fred Flare
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You'll no longer need to gently remind hubby it's time to hit the treadmill. Just set this butter dish in front of him and silently gaze back and forth between the dish and him. He'll get the message.
by Fred Flare
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What better way is there to present a bottle of the finest 2-Buck Chuck than housed in the hollowed abdomen and brain cavity of a sock monkey? The two were made for each other.
Perfect toast every time. Every time.
When Martha says to make those carrot strips two inches, by gosh, they had better not be 2.1 inches!
by Fred Flare
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No live animals were harmed in the creation of this piece. Deer-cardboardery, while formerly considered a lost art, is alive and well and kitsching it up in the den.
by MoMA Store
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They're glasses — no, they're lamps! They're glamps!
Hissssss, I said it's my iPad. If your good arm means anything to you, I'd suggest you move along.
by Fred Flare
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Aphrodite, greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, procreation and the million electronic gadgets on my desk.
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by Mookie Gifts
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| So it would behoove you to slowly back away from the door, unless you have something especially meaty in that gift bag. |
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by UncommonGoods
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| Do you have a relative who refuses to get with it and use a GPS? Bring them into the 19th Century with this GPS pillow. That's right, a global positioning system that not only gets them within 500 miles of their destination, but also supports the spine while they're sleeping at the rest stop. |
by Mookie Gifts
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Shoes and pie — two things I never thought should be used together. Better the kitten heel than the penny loafer.
by Fishs Eddy
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The squeaky wheel, or in this case the spoon rest, gets the grease.
by UncommonGoods
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Why invest in Baccarat crystal when a faux-baggie will do?
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by UncommonGoods
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| These pots are for when the toilet paper absolutely, positively shouldn't be viewed with the naked eye. |
by UncommonGoods
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Oh dear, Mrs. Fields has been reading those cross-marketing books again. What's next? Cookie dough antacids.
by Fishs Eddy
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I don't think this is what the Victorians had in mind when they discussed bringing a Pole to tea.
by MoMA Store
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Add these to your weekly Texas Hold 'Em marathons and introduce some melancholy into the mix. Your guests will be too depressed to ante.
by Fred Flare
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This is a funky and retro clock with cattitude. It was likely invented by cats whose caretakers had missed one too many 6 a.m. feedings.
by Lamps Plus
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Penguins mate for life, meaning that you'll need a pair of these lamps.
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Comments
kgrahi A good laugh is a great gift! My son's school is perfroming "A Christmas Story" right now and I have a chance to win the "major award!"
19 months ago · Like
danaman Finally, some actually creative items on the market.
19 months ago · Like
ruffslitch LOL! I 'liked' a bunch of these on FB! Thanks for the titters! :)
19 months ago · Like
David Thomas Very original list - somethings I could actually buy
19 months ago · Like
patscats2 Oh, these are great. Can't wait to share this with some friends.
19 months ago · Like
Judy When I was a little girl we used to have one of those cat clocks in our kitchen. Used to watch his eyes go back and forth and I was very scared of him! Love the Leg Lamp, though!
19 months ago · Like
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