Comments on: Mexico's Isla De Las Muñecas http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 17:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: kettledog http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-529927 kettledog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-529927 Anthony Bourdain was there on No Reservations. You could see it in his face, creeped out. Anthony Bourdain was there on No Reservations. You could see it in his face, creeped out.

]]> By: edselpdx http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-529948 edselpdx Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-529948 The clip is from the TV show Globe Trekker, which shows here in Portland on Public Broadcasting, and is a few years old. I've never been there, but I appreciate a travel TV show that can take you to such places. The clip is from the TV show Globe Trekker, which shows here in Portland on Public Broadcasting, and is a few years old. I’ve never been there, but I appreciate a travel TV show that can take you to such places.

]]> By: jfrancis http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-532282 jfrancis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-532282 re: #9 I just noticed she was on BB, herself http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/18/zombie-wedding-cake.html :D re: #9

I just noticed she was on BB, herself

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/18/zombie-wedding-cake.html

:D

]]> By: mkultra http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-529979 mkultra Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-529979 While this is pretty darn creepy, the Clootie Well I just visited on the Black Isle of Scotland would also be a strong contender. Something about the modern observance of a deeply ancient (and nakedly pagan) ritual was very shiver-inducing, especially just on the dark edge of twilight. While this is pretty darn creepy, the Clootie Well I just visited on the Black Isle of Scotland would also be a strong contender.

Something about the modern observance of a deeply ancient (and nakedly pagan) ritual was very shiver-inducing, especially just on the dark edge of twilight.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-529986 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-529986 ah, Saturday night! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ2UJiZkLjs ah, Saturday night!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ2UJiZkLjs

]]> By: ck http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-530008 ck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-530008 I think the creepiest part is at 1:36 where the portrait on the post and the hostess look exactly alike. I think the creepiest part is at 1:36 where the portrait on the post and the hostess look exactly alike.

]]> By: bjacques http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-530539 bjacques Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-530539 This must be where Hans Bellmer wanted to go when he died. This must be where Hans Bellmer wanted to go when he died.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-928125 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-928125 many people believe these dolls have the spirit of the dead girl in them. when josh gates led an investigation on destination truth the dolls eye opened and closed. this place is seen as holy but not holy like jesus or anything but a very spiritual place. i think don julian just saw something different like a kind of paternal instinct toward the spirit girl maybe. many people believe these dolls have the spirit of the dead girl in them. when josh gates led an investigation on destination truth the dolls eye opened and closed. this place is seen as holy but not holy like jesus or anything but a very spiritual place. i think don julian just saw something different like a kind of paternal instinct toward the spirit girl maybe.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-737155 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-737155 I loved it when Josh Gates led an investigation on Destination Truth. You see the dolls move!!! It's creepy! I loved it when Josh Gates led an investigation on Destination Truth. You see the dolls move!!! It’s creepy!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-850107 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-850107 um is that gun fire in the back ground? um is that gun fire in the back ground?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-530128 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-530128 Did she not notice that the portrait looked just like her? Too bad we didn't have a more insightful or educated commentator. It's not very edifying to have somebody repeat over and over. "This is such a weird place, this is the weirdest place I've ever seen." Weird being probably the most overused and valueless adjective in the English language. Did she not notice that the portrait looked just like her?
Too bad we didn’t have a more insightful or educated commentator. It’s not very edifying to have somebody repeat over and over. “This is such a weird place, this is the weirdest place I’ve ever seen.” Weird being probably the most overused and valueless adjective in the English language.

]]> By: jfrancis http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-530138 jfrancis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-530138 Ugly Shyla will like this. She's a doll artist. http://www.uglyart.net/ Ugly Shyla will like this. She’s a doll artist.

http://www.uglyart.net/

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-530144 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-530144 I'm still trying to figure out whether it was creepy. Was it creepy? I mean, really creepy? Creepy! Synonym! I’m still trying to figure out whether it was creepy. Was it creepy? I mean, really creepy? Creepy! Synonym!

]]> By: sad dolls http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-530154 sad dolls Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-530154 SAD DOLLS! i am now officially saving money for a trip here. SAD DOLLS!

i am now officially saving money for a trip here.

]]> By: vegetable_television http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-530155 vegetable_television Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-530155 I've been there - it's at Xochimilco [maybe an hour from Mexico City]...beautiful 'floating gardens' - lots of mariachis in boats and zillions of flowers...and plenty of creepy dolls... I’ve been there – it’s at Xochimilco [maybe an hour from Mexico City]…beautiful ‘floating gardens’ – lots of mariachis in boats and zillions of flowers…and plenty of creepy dolls…

]]> By: chroma http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-529911 chroma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-529911 I've been there both before and after Don Julian's death. The place just wasn't the same without him, and many of the strange shrines/dioramas/whatever you want to call them were gone on my later visit. Xochimilco, where Isla De Las Muñeca I’ve been there both before and after Don Julian’s death. The place just wasn’t the same without him, and many of the strange shrines/dioramas/whatever you want to call them were gone on my later visit.

Xochimilco, where Isla De Las Muñeca

]]> By: chroma http://boingboing.net/2009/06/29/mexicos-isla-de-las.html#comment-529913 chroma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-529913 [continuing, sorry] s is located is a wonderful in itself: a series of canals with small farms and empty lands located along its banks. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [continuing, sorry]
s is located is a wonderful in itself: a series of canals with small farms and empty lands located along its banks. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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