Saturday, November 16, 2013

Save Wall Space with this Wonderful Mash-up!


Let's face it, wall space is a premium in a well decorated home (or at least you probably think this is true if you shop at antique stores).  This forces us to make tough decisions: formal family portrait or cat painting?  Well, the solution to all your problems is here: the formal family portrait of a cat family.  Yes, you  too can simultaneously enjoy 19th century formality and 21st century love for semi-domesticated felines that seem to harbor murderous feelings for us with this wonderful oil on canvas.  I was a bit too timid to move all of the treasures in this booth around to find the price of this piece of art, but I assume it is the combined cost of both a 19th century family portrait and a whimsical cat painting...so we'll call it an even $500.  Now if only I could find those dogs playing poker...

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Baboon Taxidermy or The World's Least Dangerous Ape


Well, honestly, I've seen taxidermy at antique stores before (including this one).  They're often deer heads and even an occasional beaver.  Yet, sometimes the occasional slain ruminant isn't enough to prove to your guests that you're a real man.  You need something a little more exotic; something that says "I kill closely related apes".  Well, here it is: a stuffed baboon.  Tell your friends you went on a weekend safari and killed the world's least dangerous ape.  You know they'll respect you more for it.