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YSaC, Vol. 231: Would that be a jedusa? Or a Mester?

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**beautiful gester protiat – $95

beautiful gester protait, new!! $95 obo

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I prefer the amateur tiats myself. The professional ones charge too much.

This looks more like a cross between a jester and Medusa. The gold things on the left are definitely jester tassels, but the things on the right sure look like snakes to me.

And it’s tough to tell, since they don’t include important things like dimensions in their post, but it looks pretty big. I’m not sure I’d want something that creepy hanging in my house.

Submitted by Dee — thanks!

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24 responses to “YSaC, Vol. 231: Would that be a jedusa? Or a Mester?”

  1. dogface Avatar
    dogface

    It must take some kind of genius to misspell the same word two different ways only a few words away from each other.

  2. Martha Avatar
    Martha

    How would you even say that? Some of these spellings are at least phoenetic, but really. protiat???? WTH would that even be?

  3. Cheryl Avatar
    Cheryl

    “Beautiful”? Seriously?

  4. Diane Avatar
    Diane

    That thing is frightening! The eyes!

  5. Courtney Avatar
    Courtney

    I think it’s “portrait.”
    Or some word they just made up.

  6. dogface Avatar
    dogface

    Y’know, this kinda looks like something that you would find in a crappy hotel room in the eighties.

  7. Monica Hamburg Avatar
    Monica Hamburg

    This misspelling actually hurt my brain.

  8. Courtney Avatar
    Courtney

    With that one, it’s like – what was the first thing they taught you in first grade? Sound the word out. Where in “portrait” is a “pr” sound? Hmmm?

    Hooked on phonics obviously did NOT work for them.

  9. Random Person Avatar
    Random Person

    Huh. “Beautiful” a word whose spelling is not intuitively derived from its pronunciation. So how the heck does someone get “beautiful” right, and yet be so, so wrong on “portrait”?
    ***
    Saw a sign today:
    WER CASUAL
    DINNING
    NOT FAST FOOD
    (just above the “Drive-Thru” sign)
    All I’ll say is, if they run low on tables, they should definitely check Craigslist.

  10. MoxieHart Avatar
    MoxieHart

    See you in your nightmares!

  11. Rev. Hellbound Alleee Avatar
    Rev. Hellbound Alleee

    It’s not a portrait of anyone. It’s a cheesy stupid early-nineties Harlequinade mask.

  12. Randall Avatar
    Randall

    It’s a Mardi Gras mask. I’m pretty sure the quality of the pic taking makes it look horrible.

    They generally look like this:
    http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4853240/139812-main_Full.jpg

    1. isaac Avatar
      isaac

      I don’t think it’s the camera work that’s making that thing look like a tacky piece of crap.

    2. Francois Tremblay Avatar
      Francois Tremblay

      They generally look like a web page that says “Not Found”?

  13. Dave and Ferret Tribe Avatar
    Dave and Ferret Tribe

    Sparky was trying to type “Beautiful Jester Proletariat.” This is therefore the cover art for IF’s Brit-punk tribute album.

  14. Windrose Avatar
    Windrose

    If I was given this “beautiful” thing as a present, I would have to put it under the cushions on the couch, to appease the Couch Snakes.

  15. christina Avatar
    christina

    Which Tait is Sparky for, the engineering firm or the Christian band ? Either way, I’m pretty tait-neutral.

  16. P-rex Avatar
    P-rex

    I’ve examined this protait and it don’t look good. It don’t look like a gester either. A gester is a hot water thingy like Old Faithful in Yellowstone. Beautiful.

  17. One Moving Violation Avatar
    One Moving Violation

    I’ve given away nicer pictures than this. $95.00 huh? Tell you what Sparky, You give me the $95.00, and I’ll haul it to the nearest shooting range for you.

  18. christina Avatar
    christina

    psst, Windrose, anyone? I’m stuck in moderation purgatory. Can you help me please? 🙂

    1. drmk Avatar
      drmk

      Done and done.

      1. christina Avatar
        christina

        Thanks for the beautiful gester!

  19. One Moving Violation Avatar
    One Moving Violation

    First I gester age and she slapped me.
    Then I gester weight, she slapped me again.
    So you can just forget about her protait.
    I’m keeping my mouth shut.

  20. Windrose Avatar
    Windrose

    christina, your box day is over. Punchity Punch Punch.

    Good Morning, Danny Kaye!

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