Odd Day of Shopping

[LarryR]

I accompanied the SO today on a shoping excursion for items for a baby shower she's throwing for the girl her son knocked-up. She took me to the oddest store, can't remember the name but they had very odd things here. I guess they had baby shower games but they also had things like a Jesus ashtray. I snapped a few pictures of the interesting items they had.

[Conodo12]

Reminiscent of a Spencer's gifts... Do they still have those? It's been years since I spent any time in a mall... Thank God!

[LarryR]

Yes I remember Spencers Gifts and I think they're still around. This place was similar but not as "reverent" if you can believe it. I'm not religious at all and even I was a little put off by the Jesus ashtrays and action figure of him doing the thumbs-up sign. Other than that the place was pretty cool.

[Firemonkey]

The action figure with the thumbs up sign sounds like "Buddy Christ" from the movie Dogma. If so, it is a piece of pop culture, rather than just casual irreverence

Here is the clip from the movie, where George Carlin plays the preacher, and it standard Carlin style, explains the rendition of Jesus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BEZaPN8gUY

Buy your own figurine:

http://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Smith-Movie ... B000AP5974

[LarryR]

That's the action figure! OK, now that makes sense. Pretty funny clip btw.