Comments on: Box of 3 play wigs for kids http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 04:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Bruce Arthurs http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207107 Bruce Arthurs Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207107 When I first saw this post, my immediate thought was: "How long until someone actually Photoshops Cory Doctorow in one of these wigs?" 46 minutes. Pretty impressive. When I first saw this post, my immediate thought was: “How long until someone actually Photoshops Cory Doctorow in one of these wigs?”

46 minutes. Pretty impressive.

]]> By: Editz http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207113 Editz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207113 They look like rejects from that Lazytown kid show: http://www.2ube.com/lazytown/images/thekids.jpg They look like rejects from that Lazytown kid show:

http://www.2ube.com/lazytown/images/thekids.jpg

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207118 ROSSINDETROIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207118 Oh yeah. I remember 2 of my 3 sisters having those and playing dress-up (Jen was a baby). They were thin soft plastic and had a dizzying chemical odor. The most completely artificial thing you could put on your head. That was the summer a lawn dart poked a permanent hole in my leg. It used to be so easy to please us. A plastic machine gun. A Science Kit full of toxic chemicals. Molded artificial hair. It's all so different now. Oh yeah. I remember 2 of my 3 sisters having those and playing dress-up (Jen was a baby). They were thin soft plastic and had a dizzying chemical odor. The most completely artificial thing you could put on your head.
That was the summer a lawn dart poked a permanent hole in my leg. It used to be so easy to please us. A plastic machine gun. A Science Kit full of toxic chemicals. Molded artificial hair.
It’s all so different now.

]]> By: arkizzle http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207121 arkizzle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207121 Bruce, sorry about the delay. It actually took me about half an hour to hike from my truck, through the dense Canadian forest, avoiding the carefully laid out laser-traps and nano-swarms, to the SuperSecretBoingBoingBunker. Then it took about 7 more minutes to seduce the lock on the bunker door to open, before I could get into the server battery. From then it only took another 5 minutes to hack the mainframe, and another 3 or 4 minutes to locate the SuperSecretMeetingsMinutes folder in the NotForFlickr directory. With the photos located, I immediately uplinked to my follow-sat, and spread the prize to both BoingBoing and WikiLeaks. Hopefully the public nature of my disclosure will fend off any repercussions, but we all know how dangerous the Boingers are. If you don't hear from me in the next ... uh! ugh. arar argha rarhga rgh ahhhhh..! *strained in whisper* h-e-l-p m-e.. Bruce, sorry about the delay. It actually took me about half an hour to hike from my truck, through the dense Canadian forest, avoiding the carefully laid out laser-traps and nano-swarms, to the SuperSecretBoingBoingBunker. Then it took about 7 more minutes to seduce the lock on the bunker door to open, before I could get into the server battery.
From then it only took another 5 minutes to hack the mainframe, and another 3 or 4 minutes to locate the SuperSecretMeetingsMinutes folder in the NotForFlickr directory.

With the photos located, I immediately uplinked to my follow-sat, and spread the prize to both BoingBoing and WikiLeaks.

Hopefully the public nature of my disclosure will fend off any repercussions, but we all know how dangerous the Boingers are.

If you don’t hear from me in the next … uh! ugh. arar argha rarhga rgh ahhhhh..!

*strained in whisper* h-e-l-p m-e..

]]> By: Gary61 http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207129 Gary61 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207129 How did Cory end up w/ a purply wig? Reminds me of the alien babes from that old British sci-fi show 'UFO' - ALL of those babes had purple hair, thigh-high leather boots, and mini-skirts .... Ark, you don't have any of THOSE pix stashed away, do ya? OMG, someone's banging on my doo.... no, no NOOO!!!! How did Cory end up w/ a purply wig?
Reminds me of the alien babes from that old British sci-fi show ‘UFO’ – ALL of those babes had purple hair, thigh-high leather boots, and mini-skirts ….

Ark, you don’t have any of THOSE pix stashed away, do ya?

OMG, someone’s banging on my doo…. no, no NOOO!!!!

]]> By: arkizzle http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207188 arkizzle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207188 ..just ..enough.. strength.. to press.. t. the.. send ..button. [<a href="http://img205.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=47396_BBUFO_122_22lo.jpg" rel="nofollow">Last Transmission : FAO Gary61</a>] <i>..signal lost..</i> ..just ..enough.. strength.. to press.. t. the.. send ..button.

[Last Transmission : FAO Gary61]

..signal lost..

]]> By: ill lich http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206943 ill lich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206943 Can I get a bicycle or motorcycle helmet made in this style? Can I get a bicycle or motorcycle helmet made in this style?

]]> By: Amethyst http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206945 Amethyst Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206945 I was going to write "Well, that's quaint", until I realized that I was slightly terrified. I was going to write “Well, that’s quaint”, until I realized that I was slightly terrified.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207202 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207202 I luv yous Arkky! I luv yous Arkky!

]]> By: insect_hooves http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206949 insect_hooves Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206949 Things get intimate with all hands on deck. Things get intimate with all hands on deck.

]]> By: Antinous http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206951 Antinous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206951 Well, it's better than <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/26/uk-stores-poledance-.html" rel="nofollow"><i>My First Stripper Pole</i></a>. Well, it’s better than My First Stripper Pole.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206958 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206958 heh heh! Too bad it was just a stocking error. I'll bet any adults that used it ended up suing for broken legs. heh heh! Too bad it was just a stocking error. I’ll bet any adults that used it ended up suing for broken legs.

]]> By: JSG http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207214 JSG Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207214 It looks like they've got a large wad of cake frosting on their heads. It looks like they’ve got a large wad of cake frosting on their heads.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206966 Stefan Jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206966 Holy crap! There were a few of these in the play area of my Kindergarten class. Extremely strange objects. Holy crap! There were a few of these in the play area of my Kindergarten class. Extremely strange objects.

]]> By: Santa's Knee http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206969 Santa's Knee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206969 Booji Boy is hella jealous! Booji Boy is hella jealous!

]]> By: Sirmittenz http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206972 Sirmittenz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206972 mmm lego hair mmm lego hair

]]> By: Carrie http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207997 Carrie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207997 My cousin had these. Hot and stinky. But we thought we were soo cool wearin' 'em. -Carrie My cousin had these. Hot and stinky. But we thought we were soo cool wearin’ ‘em.
-Carrie

]]> By: airshowfan http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206977 airshowfan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206977 <i>Wearing one is mandatory here at Boing Boing headquarters.</i> Pictures, please! (Or I will Photoshop some myself!) Wearing one is mandatory here at Boing Boing headquarters.

Pictures, please! (Or I will Photoshop some myself!)

]]> By: arkizzle http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206983 arkizzle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206983 Breaking News! Internal Staff Photograph of BoingBoing Staff, In Uber Secret Ritual-Wear, Leaked! <a href="http://img18.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-13966/loc924/37000_BBStaffers_122_924lo.jpg" rel="nofollow">See the shocking truth here</a>! Breaking News!

Internal Staff Photograph of BoingBoing Staff, In Uber Secret Ritual-Wear, Leaked!

See the shocking truth here!

]]> By: Chocolatey Shatner http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206984 Chocolatey Shatner Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206984 I wonder if this is how Lipsynka or Lady Bunny got their start? I wonder if this is how Lipsynka or Lady Bunny got their start?

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206987 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206987 oh...thanks Arkkie, just pissed meself... oh…thanks Arkkie, just pissed meself…

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206988 Miss Cellania Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206988 I remember wanting this when I was very young. I was an idiot. I remember wanting this when I was very young. I was an idiot.

]]> By: Mazoola http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207246 Mazoola Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207246 @6 - Stefan Unless you, too, are an alumnus of Becky's Kiddie College, these things must've been more common than I thought. They went well with the Devo-esque matching JFK hair-helmets for the guys, though. @6 – Stefan

Unless you, too, are an alumnus of Becky’s Kiddie College, these things must’ve been more common than I thought.

They went well with the Devo-esque matching JFK hair-helmets for the guys, though.

]]> By: truckeetown http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-206995 truckeetown Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-206995 lol, my sisters had this!! We used to use them for buckets... lol, my sisters had this!! We used to use them for buckets…

]]> By: noen http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207258 noen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207258 I remember playing with one of these when I was little with a cousin of mine. Fun times. We also had those plastic dolls with the large plastic bell shaped skirts. Then we'd go to the Ben Franklin and get an orange push-up and listen to Zager and Evans' "In the Year 2525". Good times. I remember playing with one of these when I was little with a cousin of mine. Fun times. We also had those plastic dolls with the large plastic bell shaped skirts. Then we’d go to the Ben Franklin and get an orange push-up and listen to Zager and Evans’ “In the Year 2525″. Good times.

]]> By: se7a7n7 http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207006 se7a7n7 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207006 I want to see Xeni wearing the redhead wig. I want to see Xeni wearing the redhead wig.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207010 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207010 Hey! what happened to Arkizzle's link?? Hey! what happened to Arkizzle’s link??

]]> By: aelfscine http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207012 aelfscine Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207012 <i>Wearing one is mandatory here at Boing Boing headquarters.</i> Only one? Feh! Are you too gripped by fear to unleash the dreaded Tri-Color Wig Tower upon an unsuspecting world? Wearing one is mandatory here at Boing Boing headquarters.

Only one? Feh! Are you too gripped by fear to unleash the dreaded Tri-Color Wig Tower upon an unsuspecting world?

]]> By: arkizzle http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207018 arkizzle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207018 se7a7n7: <a href="http://img215.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=38617_BBXeni_122_173lo.jpg">Good Call!</a> se7a7n7:

Good Call!

]]> By: Chevan http://boingboing.net/2008/06/09/box-of-3-play-wigs-f.html#comment-207276 Chevan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-207276 Unless the child has their hair dyed an exotic color, one of the fake wigs is always going to be redundant. I guess they could like the hair style, but WHO could like those? Unless the child has their hair dyed an exotic color, one of the fake wigs is always going to be redundant.

I guess they could like the hair style, but WHO could like those?

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