I love those figurines.... "Precious Moments"!

[Rabrrrrrr]

Seriously, though - what would motivate someone to buy this ugly, tacky, shit?

[radwriter0555]

1. Bad taste and far too easily influenced are the only possible reasons

why a person would fill their homes with that stuff and the Franklin Mint stuff.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. They are obnoxious -- the ceramic equivalent of

Thomas Kincaid paintings. I wish somebody would make pornographic versions of them, though.

[bertha katzenengel]

3. *blink*

:rofl:

:spray: Rabrrrrrrr, you win today's prize for The Spit-Take Thread Title of the Month. :spray:

:rofl:

[Ellen Forradalom]

4. I bought a little doe-eyed figurine at the thrift shop

for the office. The base is inscribed, "Have I Told You You're Special Today?" "Special," I explain, "as in Special Olympics."

[buddhamama]

5. i don't know

i want to :puke: when i see them. they're so sickeningly sweet and just plain yucky.

personally, i'd rather have TLC's Life Lessons figurines. :D

[China_cat]

6. I've often wished I had the money to open a shop

that caters in stuff like this. I'd call it Tacky Town and probably get rich enough to be a Republican.

[Midlodemocrat]

7. Almost as pretty as Thomas Kinkade artwork!

:hide:

[skygazer]

8. Ugh! Just one more thing to dust

I've never understood the allure of that kind of crap. Guess there really is a sucker born every minute...

[crim son]

9. I SO agree with you.

My smallest son has one Precious Moments book. I hate to read the damn thing because the pictures and gooey story give me the creeps. Naturally it's one of his favorites :(

[Arugula Latte]

10. Someone gave me one as a wedding present.

It's collecting dust in my garage. I'm hoping it increases in value so I can eventually sell the damn thing on e-Bay. Someone told us lots of suckers do put out the big $$ for these wretched pieces of crap.

[Burma Jones]

11. I know there's an enormous place to buy them near Branson, MO

That may shed some light......

I think the eyes make them look like they're on Acid.....

[Arugula Latte]

12. You know what would be funny? If someone made P.M. knock-offs

wherein our little waifs discover the joys of bondage or meth use ... :evilgrin:

[Zomby Woof]

13. Here ya go!

http://www.geocities.com/sabbathhawks/home.html

[Arugula Latte]

15. Thanks!

They're quite inspiring, aren't they? :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

17. I like the Lot's wife one!

Pillar of salt! :rofl:

[azmouse]

14. The eyes on those things give me nightmares!

:scared:

[NewWaveChick1981]

16. One of the women I used to work with collected this drivel...

...and the others on staff and I secretly plotted to go to her house one day and use them as target practice. :rofl: :P Can't STAND them myself... Way too fundie and FReeperish... :yoiks:

[Broken_Hero]

18. damn.

the precious moments chapel is like...an hour north of me...:(