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By briantologist | December 19, 2004
To distract myself from the ignominious ass-raping that will mark the end of my fantasy football team’s season this evening, I present here another photo post, representing what I hope to make a habit. You know how every day as you go about your business, you see at least two or three things that make you think something like “Jesus Roosevelt Christ, what the fuck is with that, anyway?” Of course you do.
Herein lies the beauty of digital photography: With basically unlimited film, you’re free to take as many pictures as you want to, and since the camera’s small enough to go anywhere with you easily, a great deal more of those “If only I had a camera!” moments can end up “Thank Jeebus I had a camera!” moments.
For example, when you’re grocery shopping at midnight, and you come across an entire fake plastic Christmas dinner.
Topics: Baffled Mutterings | 8 Comments »
December 20th, 2004 at 7:18 am
So what’s in the pepper ring-adorned loaf pan?
And is that a real dead, cooked turkey? Could you just walk up and snatch a drumstick?
December 20th, 2004 at 8:49 am
Where can I get a tablecloth like that?
December 20th, 2004 at 8:56 am
Creepily enough, the pan contains ostensible mashed potatoes. Who the fuck puts peppers on mashed potatoes remains a mystery to me. As does whether or not that’s an actual turkey that’s been lacquered, or just a remarkable simulation of one.
And Emily, the Albertson’s on 15th and Lewis contains that relatively unsupervised display. Things are especially slow at about 11:30 on a Friday night. The deli people have long since gone home at that point.
December 20th, 2004 at 8:57 am
And, um, I just now realized it was wrapping paper. Stupid comments box. Blocking the picture.
December 20th, 2004 at 1:50 pm
It’s like at Japanese restaurants, how they have plastic/resin-encased representations of their dishes. That pic is SO Sanrio.
December 20th, 2004 at 2:36 pm
I was just looking at that the other day! I reached out to touch the ‘mashed potatoes’ to see if they were real, but this lady was looking at me funny. I think they use this same display every year, but I’m not sure. Keep in mind this is the ‘wacky’ Albertson’s, with a giant bowl of cheetoes and pretzels suspended over the snack isle, and that rotating jolly chef above the rotisserie’d chicken.
This is why they’re so goddamned expensive.
December 20th, 2004 at 3:13 pm
They do have good produce though. And I for real would never buy fish from Resor’s.
December 20th, 2004 at 3:27 pm
I hate that Albertson’s for not being Reasor’s. Mainly because I end up going to Albertson’s instead, even though the prices are ridiculous compared to the big Reas. Curse me and my addiction to convenience