UsedWigs » Gift Ideas http://usedwigs.com Quality Workday Distractions Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:29:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Tonight on Your Local News! http://usedwigs.com/tonight-on-your-local-news/ http://usedwigs.com/tonight-on-your-local-news/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:08:35 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=2926 Headlines ripped from the pages of our book Quality Workday Distractions, available now for gift giving! Remember, comedian Jim Gaffigan says, "UsedWigs.com is like the bacon of the internet. Mmm. UsedWigs."]]>

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  • Inventor Kid Invents Useless Piece of Crap!
  • Disturbing Hidden Camera Footage Reveals Local Health Club Still Playing Fabulous Thunderbirds Videos!
  • Cancer Awareness Bracelets Found to Cause Cancer!
  • ‘Real World’ Cast Member Dies During ‘Gauntlet’ Event, Doctor Determines Cause of Death to Be Old Age!
  • $400 in Singles Later, Man Still Thinks He Has a Pretty Good Shot with Stripper!
  • Next on ‘Lost’: Entire Episode Devoted to Sawyer’s T-Shirt’s Backstory!
  • NBC’s Dateline Catches Last Predator, Internet Now Completely Safe!
  • 99% of Indians Polled Find Gay Cowboy Movie Very Realistic!
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  • Trader Joe’s Employee Goes from ‘Very Friendly’ to ‘Very Irritating’ in a Matter of Seconds!
  • Rabid Sports Fan Hits Rock Bottom, Joins Fantasy Paintball League!
  • Kevin Costner and a Really Bad Premise Team Up Once Again for New Movie!
  • Rick James’ Ghost Assaults Two Women; Smokes Crack!
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  • Americans Look Forward to Not Giving a Shit about Olympic Swimming for another Four Years!
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  • Jim Belushi Searches Fruitlessly Online for ‘According to Jim’ Save Our Show Campaign!
  • Microsoft Employees Brace for Severe Backlash from Their Disappointed Kids Upon Receipt of Zunes Instead of iPods on Christmas Morning!
  • Misplaced Script Found in Martin Scorsese’s Eyebrows 20 Years Later!
  • Hulk Hogan’s Daughter Tests Positive for Gamma Radiation!
  • Madonna Adopts Child in Africa, Buys Matching Luggage in Paris!
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  • After Years of Living a Lie, Lead Singer of Toto Admits He’s Never Really Been to Africa!
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]]> http://usedwigs.com/tonight-on-your-local-news/feed/ 0 Gift Idea: Ben Franklin’s Abraham Lincoln Robot http://usedwigs.com/abraham-lincoln-robot/ http://usedwigs.com/abraham-lincoln-robot/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:56:22 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=7087 ScottRobotIf you live in Philly then you know Ben Franklin invented everything — electricity, bifocals, stoves, the printing press, cars, space travel, donuts, skullets, pogo sticks, Epilady razors — I'm talking everything. Artist Scott C reminds us Ben was also a visionary who was quite handy with robotics. Details: archival giclee art print, printed on 100% acid free- cotton rag archival paper, hand signed edition of 50, dimensions: 11 inches x 14 inches (includes 3/4 inch border).]]> ScottRobot

If you live in Philly then you know Ben Franklin invented everything — electricity, bifocals, stoves, the printing press, cars, space travel, donuts, skullets, pogo sticks, Epilady razors — I'm talking everything. Artist Scott C reminds us Ben was also a visionary who was quite handy with robotics. Details: archival giclee art print, printed on 100% acid free cotton rag archival paper, hand signed edition of 50, dimensions: 11 inches x 14 inches (includes 3/4 inch border).

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]]> http://usedwigs.com/abraham-lincoln-robot/feed/ 0 Gift Idea: “Alone in the Wilderness” DVD http://usedwigs.com/alone-in-the-wilderness-dvd/ http://usedwigs.com/alone-in-the-wilderness-dvd/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:51:16 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=7046 Alone_in_the_wildernessRemember the "Into The Wild" movie where that cute kid with great hair left civilization to be one with the land? Well, Dick Proenneke also did that but he knew how not to die. This guy rules in so many ways: Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. The first summer he scouted for the best cabin site, and cut and peeled the logs he would need for his cabin.]]> Alone_in_the_wilderness

Remember the "Into The Wild" movie where that cute kid with great hair left civilization to be one with the land? Well, Dick Proenneke also did that but he knew how not to die. Proenneke, a retired mechanic and carpenter, rules in so many ways it will make your head spin:

"Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. The first summer he scouted for the best cabin site, and cut and peeled the logs he would need for his cabin. Dick Proenneke returned the next summer to finish the cabin where he lived for over 30 years. Dick filmed his adventures, and Bob Swerer later turned the film into a video so we can all watch this amazing man build his cabin by hand."

In a couple years I'm totally going to do this, ya know, get in touch with my inner Thoreau and head to the great outdoors. I'll grab an ax, a planer, a compass and one of those wool man shirts and just live off the land... for a weekend... not a long weekend, probably just get up early on Saturday and return late Sunday (avoid some traffic). It will be majestic. Can't wait to sell the rights.

(Thanks to PBS for turning me onto this fascinating doc. I'm still not giving them any money, but thanks.)

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]]> http://usedwigs.com/alone-in-the-wilderness-dvd/feed/ 0 Gift Idea: “The Jerk” Family Portrait http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-the-jerk-family-portrait/ http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-the-jerk-family-portrait/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:21:44 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=6911 THEJERKsmall2If anyone is looking to get me a gift this year, may I point you to the above piece of art. "The Jerk" is my all-time favorite comedy. For you younger kids out there, the guy in the middle is Steve Martin, he used to be hysterical. Then, tragically, he forgot how. I suppose he just lost his special purpose. This spectacular giclee print by Kirk Demarais entitled is "The Johnsons."]]> THEJERKsmall2

If anyone is looking to get me a gift this year, may I point you to the above piece of art. "The Jerk" is my all-time favorite comedy. For you younger kids out there, the guy in the middle is Steve Martin, he used to be hysterical. Then, tragically, he forgot how. I suppose he just lost his special purpose. This spectacular giclee print by Kirk Demarais entitled is "The Johnsons." More info:

  • giclee print on textured fine art paper
  • 14 x 11 inches
  • limited edition of 100

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You can now find Crazy Aaron putty in the nice mall (not the one with only the Five Below, Sears and Two Guys). "Putty isn't just for kids anymore—amuse your inner child with this stretchable, shapeable, tearable, sculptable, bounceable, shattering glob of fun. Color changes as temperature changes!"

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]]> http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-color-changing-thinking-putty/feed/ 0 Gift Idea: Jersey Shore Calendar http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-beach-calendar/ http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-beach-calendar/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:03:14 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=6916 Jersey ShorescapesIf you love the beach with no humans on it, you'll probably dig some awe-inspiring photos of the shore sans people. This calendar is full of them, shot by photo ace Pat McCarthy. "Pat's primary focus is capturing the beauty of the Jersey Shore from the Atlantic coast to the shores of the Delaware Bay."]]> Jersey Shorescapes

If you love the beach with no humans on it, you'll probably dig some awe-inspiring photos of the shore sans people. This calendar is full of them, shot by photo ace Pat McCarthy. "Pat's primary focus is capturing the beauty of the Jersey Shore from the Atlantic coast to the shores of the Delaware Bay."

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]]> http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-beach-calendar/feed/ 1 Gift Idea: UsedWigs “Quality Workday Distractions” Book http://usedwigs.com/book/ http://usedwigs.com/book/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:38:37 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=2547 I’m pretty certain the Internet will blow up soon, and with that, millions upon million of nonsense-filled webpages and countless gigs of nut-punching videos will be lost forever. Sad, but it’s inevitable. That’s why I gathered up some of my favorite musings from this website and put them in book form. They shall be preserved for the future generation of belligerent, ferocious apes who will one day enslave all humans and rule the earth... and learn to read. In that exact order. So, that’s why this book is staring you in the face. It’s for the apes.]]>

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  • Disturbing Hidden Camera Footage Reveals Local Health Club Still Playing Fabulous Thunderbirds Videos!
  • ‘Real World’ Cast Member Dies During ‘Gauntlet’ Event, Doctor Determines Cause of Death to Be Old Age!
  • $400 in Singles Later, Man Still Thinks He Has a Pretty Good Shot with Stripper!
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]]> http://usedwigs.com/book/feed/ 7 Gift Idea: Cake Table Saw http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-cake-table-saw/ http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-cake-table-saw/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:49:37 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=6896 tablesaw_cakeTired of the ribbing you get when you use those fancy cake cutters when the guys are over for your poker nights? This manly dessert tool will wow the boys when you bust out your freshly-baked double chocolate layer cake. "Our Table Saw Cake Knife is the perfect accessory for your kitchen tool belt. It's big and toothy so you can slice and dice your lettuce without discoloring it and show that cake that you really mean business! Aren't you feeling handy already?"]]> tablesaw_cake

Tired of the ribbing you get when you use those fancy cake cutters when the guys are over for your poker nights? This manly dessert tool should wow the boys when you bust out your freshly-baked double chocolate layer cake. "Our Table Saw Cake Knife is the perfect accessory for your kitchen tool belt. It's big and toothy so you can slice and dice your lettuce without discoloring it and show that cake that you really mean business! Aren't you feeling handy already?"

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]]> http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-cake-table-saw/feed/ 0 Gift Idea: Milo of the Descendents Throbblehead Figure http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-milo-descendents/ http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-milo-descendents/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:26:03 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=6863 gifts_miloIt's like sweet baby Santa decided to make and deliver a special gift just for me on his birthday. Milo is my all-time favorite frontman... ever... so this Throbblehead will be sitting on my desk in a couple weeks tasked with the special job of reminding me no matter how bad it gets, "I'm not a loser!" Aggronautix says, "Milo, the charismatic frontman of The Descendents, is now available in Throbblehead form. This fella is limited to 1000 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of a lightweight polyresin."]]> gifts_milo

It's like sweet baby Santa decided to make and deliver a special gift just for me on his birthday. Milo is my all-time favorite frontman... ever... so this Throbblehead will be sitting on my desk in a couple weeks tasked with the special job of reminding me no matter how bad it gets, "I'm not a loser!"

Aggronautix says, "Milo, the charismatic frontman of The Descendents, is now available in Throbblehead form. This fella is limited to 1000 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of a lightweight polyresin. Displayed in a tri-windowed box, here Milo is accurately sculpted right down to the nerd glasses and bitchin' stage stance. Thou shalt not be without aforementioned Throbblehead... ALL! P R E O R D E R NOW! SHIPPING DECEMBER 10."

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]]> http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-milo-descendents/feed/ 0 Gift Idea: Modern Nativity Figurines http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-modern-nativity/ http://usedwigs.com/gift-idea-modern-nativity/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:49:42 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=6858 gifts_alessi_presepeJesus, Mary and Joseph and a couple cute animal friends make up this festive and modern depiction on the Nativity. Alessi Presepe Nativity Figurines are of made of hand-painted porcelain, limited edition. "The goal is to compare the intriguing world of porcelain figures, particularly the refined production tradition of European manufacturers from the 18th century onwards, with our methods and with contemporary designers."]]> gifts_alessi_presepe

Jesus, Mary and Joseph and a couple cute animal friends make up this festive and modern depiction on the Nativity. Alessi Presepe Nativity Figurines are of made of hand-painted porcelain, limited edition. "The goal is to compare the intriguing world of porcelain figures, particularly the refined production tradition of European manufacturers from the 18th century onwards, with our methods and with contemporary designers."

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