Way-Out Wednesday: Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing

It's time for Way-Out Wednesday, kids!



Speaking of, you know what's generally not very amusing? Kids. Especially other people's. Also not exceptionally amusing on their own: pipes, string, top hats or heavy eyeliner. However. Put them all together and you know what you get? Comedy gold.

Behold, the creepiest and therefore awesomest Vintage Smoking Boy Chalkware String Holder:

Way-Out Wednesday: Veg Is Murder

Welcome to Way-Out Wednesday!





Today's pick is something I've never had the pleasure of seeing before. It's a perfect mix of wacky-meets-macabre and therefore I adore it. It's a vintage bank -- but not just any ol' bank. A bank of doom.




Not so fast there, sparky. Don't be deceived at first glance of Doom Bank. It seems innocent enough at first. A bunch of cracked-out, possibly schizophrenic, likely acid-tripping, hippie vegetables. (I like to imagine they have voices like Janice from the Muppets. "Like wow." ) You know, just hanging out, pondering some of life's big questions like why the beet in the middle apparently has a set of cajones.


But then, turn it around and you'll see that they're actually sitting IN A POT...



...that's ON FIRE...



That's right, kids, the vegetables are being COOKED and they probably don't even know it. And if they do, the illicit narcotics they're on are making it OK. At first I felt bad for the poor unsuspecting critters, but now I secretly find it amusing that they're an hour away from being borscht. Is that wrong? Then I don't wanna be right.


Freaking awesome Vintage 60s Chalkware Neon Veggie Soup Bank is currently available on Etsy from seller Daisy Fairbanks.

Way-Out Wednesday: The Cinco De Mayo Edition!

Welcome to a special edition of Way-Out Wednesday for Cinco de Mayo!





When I was searching for something kickass for today's Mexican theme, I didn't feel like schlepping through a million Day of the Dead items on etsy, and besides, that wasn't exactly what I was looking for anyway. I wanted something vintage and a little "out there", you know? I wanted something little. Yellow. Different. (If you're under the age of 30 you probably won't get that random tv commercial reference.) So's then I think I find the something I was looking for. But I was all "Why the fark would someone paint a luchador mask on a vintage hairdresser's bust?! What a friggin' moron." But after seeing more pictures of it, I realised that it was was something completely different. It was awesomeness.


Behold, my amigos, this Vintage Mexican Luchador Chalkware Bust:




Ay, dios mio! This is so cool. I loves me some vintage chalkware and I know you guys do too, but this is totally out of my realm. It seems roughly 1950s to me, judging by the face and the "Mexico" signature, but chalkware can be hard to date and looks pretty much the same from the 50's to the 70's, so I could be way off. Whatevs. Either way, it's strange and unusual and being as though I myself am strange and unusual, I love this thing! (Another random movie reference for you. Sorry. That's enough.)


Even has great detailing to the back!...




I wonder if anyone has info about busts like this? (I just said "busts like this", heh heh heh.)