Saturday, June 04, 2011

Careful With That Ash, Eugene


I was hunting for graphics for another post entirely, and stumbled across what is arguably the weirdest consumer product I have seen in a long time.

It is a real thing: for $2,600 you can stash your ash in a jug shaped like the head of the Kenyan Usurper (for six beans you can get a "keepsake" version.)

Capitalism? You're soaking in it!

4 comments:

John said...

Soaking, indeed.
Like a nice long bath in formaldehyde.

John Puma

prof fate said...

That's pretty creepy. But it's even more disturbing that you can get a custom-made urn from these same guys, which can resemble anybody you'd like -- just send them a photograph!

Although it does suggest some interesting possibilities: Krusty the Klown, Chewbacca, Alfred E. Neuman, Che Guevara -- the choices are endless.

For that matter, it might be fun to order one of those in the likeness of a wingnut celebrity, fill it with some personal but decidedly un-ashlike substance, and then send it to said celebrity. Pretty pricey statement, though, and you just know these guys never open their own packages.

double nickel said...

Nice Pink Floyd reference :)

Major Mel Funkshun said...

I have a chia pet Obama head, which would go well with this.