Beware of the Flower
This is a totally silly lens without much redeeming value, but... well... anyway.
I saw this little guy in a greenhouse in Carpinteria, California, and just had to take his portrait. Worse, I had to put him on a T-shirt and a few other items. I don't know why, I just think flowers with faces are hilarious.
So if you want a humorous gift for someone that I guarantee will be utterly unique, check out The Flower With 'Tude Shop. The caption on the T-shirt reads, "HEY! Who d'ye think ye're calling PANSY?!!!"
Since this little guy would be pretty lonely by himself, below I've gathered a brief anthology of vegetable and floral humor from around the net.
Close-Up of the "Flower With 'Tude" Design:
Caption on T-shirt and other gifts:
"HEY! Who D'ye Think Ye're Callin' PANSY?!!"
Flower With 'Tude on CafePress
Flower With 'Tude Women's T-Shirt
Price: 17.99
Flower With 'Tude Tote Bag
Price: 15.99
Flower With 'Tude Organic Cotton Tee
Price: 19.99
Flower With 'Tude Rectangle Magnet
Price: 4.99
Goofball Vegetable Humor Book
I had to get this book for her as a Christmas present, of course. It shows you how to make odd-looking faces and animals out of fruits and vegetables already around the house. (No, I'm not talking about your spouse.)
Play With Your Food
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Funny Flowers and Vegetables Around the Net
I donno, but there's some pretty silly stuff out there.
- "Weird Fruit" by Renowned Fantasy Artist Ursula Something Or Other
- I love this web artist, UrsulaV, even if I still don't know her last name. She can do really exquisite fantasy art. She can also do really stupid yet funny art. Here is her gallery of Weird Fruit. My favorite is "Bighorn Pears".
- Bob the Angry Flower
- Obviously I couldn't skip this guy. Famous comic strip flower tackles the burning issues of our day.
- Wearable Vegetables - Odd Gifts
- In addition to "wearable vegetables", this guy sells T-shirts with really awful vegetarian puns.
- OEDIPUS, with Vegetables
- No, I'm not kidding. It's an 8 minute dramatic production of the Greek tragedy Oedipus (by Sophocles, for the geeks out there) using vegetables as actors. It was featured at the Sundance Film Festival and got assistance from Industrial Light and Magic.
Pareidolia -- Seeing Faces in Inanimate Objects
Aha! I'm Not Alone in My Insanity!
But finally I stumbled across a blog entry explaining the phenomenon of "Pareidolia", seeing faces in inanimate objects. The article is actually pretty funny and has a cute example.
Armed with a jargon word to assist me in my search, I was finally able to find other photos proving that I'm not the only crazy person out there:
I'm A Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch
Because Petunias Need Love Too
I'm a lonely little petunia in an onion patch
and all I do is cry all day
Boo hoo, boo hoo
The air's so strong it takes my breath away (Phee-ew)
I'm a lonely little petunia in an onion patch,
oh won't you come and play with me!
It's actually an excerpt from a longer song written in 1946 by Maurie Hartmann, Billy Faber and Johnny Kamono.
Amazingly, I've found an obscure website with an original recording of "Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch" with all the verses and all the lyrics. Sounds of a bygone era! There, now you've found something on the net you never knew existed.
I'm a Lonely Little Petunia
This song is originally sung by Imogen Heap. This is just a classic little lullaby.
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ClassyMan
I like the '"Flower With 'Tude" Design' part - beautiful picture. you can add to your lens some sites or reviews on tools that make gardening easier like: hose reels , sink stations, rain barrels and so on... Posted July 22, 2008 |
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Jimmie
Wow! I'm fascinatined by this Pareidolia. I want to research it!! Do more creative people tend to see these things? My daughter is always seeing animals, faces, other object in wood grain, clouds, etc. I wonder if it's connected to a sense of imagination. Posted March 26, 2008 |
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rms
LOL, I love it! Posted March 25, 2008 |
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UMT
Goodness! That's a funny way to do that. Posted March 17, 2008 |
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careoforchids
Very funny Posted March 10, 2008 |
