Comments on: Still no sign of enchanted Prince Albert rings http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:40:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: erikpurne http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3343 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:48:49 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3343 @Darien The awesomeness of that prank defies all logic. Props. @Darien

The awesomeness of that prank defies all logic. Props.

]]> by: Darien http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3287 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:39:55 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3287 A friend of mine once tried to sell one of <a href="http://bigwheelnovelties.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?store=mardigras&amp;search=yes&amp;detail=yes&amp;product=MG700&amp;category=Porcelain_Masks_and_Dolls&amp;keywords=&amp;hits_seen=&amp;and=&amp;affiliate_id=&amp;exact_match=yes" rel="nofollow">those cheapo porcelain masks</a> on eBay as a spooooooky haunted ghost mask. He hated that thing to death -- I'm not even sure how he ended up with it. But he wrote up a big long thing about how an old girlfriend put a curse on it and on and on, and eventually sold it for about $20. To us. We bought it and shipped it to the person he was taking a trip to visit, and she left it on the pillow in his bedroom. I'm told the scream could be heard from quite a distance. ;-) A friend of mine once tried to sell one of those cheapo porcelain masks on eBay as a spooooooky haunted ghost mask. He hated that thing to death -- I'm not even sure how he ended up with it. But he wrote up a big long thing about how an old girlfriend put a curse on it and on and on, and eventually sold it for about $20.

To us. We bought it and shipped it to the person he was taking a trip to visit, and she left it on the pillow in his bedroom. I'm told the scream could be heard from quite a distance. ;-)

]]> by: Buckermann http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3286 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:11:34 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3286 Awwwww. Almost no difference. Well, a little bit more white, a little bit more black, and a bit more of the other stuff cats are made of. Fluff and cuteness, right? One day, when I'm rich and famous, I'm going to get myself a bunch of cats. And I don't care if the kids will call me the crazy catman. Awwwww. Almost no difference.
Well, a little bit more white, a little bit more black, and a bit more of the other stuff cats are made of. Fluff and cuteness, right?

One day, when I'm rich and famous, I'm going to get myself a bunch of cats. And I don't care if the kids will call me the crazy catman.

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3285 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:39:45 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3285 Very well: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dansdata/2932039950/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2932039950_717d70cec6.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="Pillow-kitten"/></a> (Compare and contrast with <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dansdata/2931193733/">Joey as he is now</a>.) Very well:

Pillow-kitten

(Compare and contrast with Joey as he is now.)

]]> by: Buckermann http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3284 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:08:28 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3284 I guess some of these items must be cursed, not haunted because: Seeing these auctions, and contemplating about the sheer size of human idiocy on this small world makes me physically sick. And since this is all your fault Dan, messenger of bad news and all that, I demand retribution in the form of a few, new kitten pictures to make me feel better. I guess some of these items must be cursed, not haunted because:
Seeing these auctions, and contemplating about the sheer size of human idiocy on this small world makes me physically sick. And since this is all your fault Dan, messenger of bad news and all that, I demand retribution in the form of a few, new kitten pictures to make me feel better.

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3283 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:26:47 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3283 You may, perhaps, be wondering whether these sellers, like the haunted-doll sellers, actually manage to shift any product. A "Completed Listings" search in the "Metaphysical" category currently shows that one $17,000 "HAUNTED AND LUCKY" bracelet was, allegedly, successfully sold. That might not actually be true - it was a Buy It Now, so if the winner bounced a cheque or something then the seller would just have to list the item again. At least <b>some</b> of the green numbers in the Completed list must represent genuine purchases, though. The next-highest price is a mere $1225, for <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=230293383674">this</a> "Haunted Gypsy GENIE JINN DJINN MARID WISH!", which attracted forty-six bids. And <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170269194158">this</a> "HAUNTED Ultimate WARLOCK CREATURE GENIE DIAMOND RING", the listing for which makes it sound as if the person who made it must have at least five more experience levels than Sauron, went for $690 after 15 bids. You may, perhaps, be wondering whether these sellers, like the haunted-doll sellers, actually manage to shift any product. A "Completed Listings" search in the "Metaphysical" category currently shows that one $17,000 "HAUNTED AND LUCKY" bracelet was, allegedly, successfully sold.

That might not actually be true - it was a Buy It Now, so if the winner bounced a cheque or something then the seller would just have to list the item again. At least some of the green numbers in the Completed list must represent genuine purchases, though.

The next-highest price is a mere $1225, for this "Haunted Gypsy GENIE JINN DJINN MARID WISH!", which attracted forty-six bids. And this "HAUNTED Ultimate WARLOCK CREATURE GENIE DIAMOND RING", the listing for which makes it sound as if the person who made it must have at least five more experience levels than Sauron, went for $690 after 15 bids.

]]> by: Bern http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3282 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:38:25 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3282 <blockquote>A “Powerful Amulet” enchanted by a “psychic witch” to bring in “MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY &amp; CASH FAST”.</blockquote> This one reminded me of the "wealthstone" from Piers Anthony's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_a_Pale_Horse" rel="nofollow">On a Pale Horse</a>...

A “Powerful Amulet” enchanted by a “psychic witch” to bring in “MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY & CASH FAST”.

This one reminded me of the "wealthstone" from Piers Anthony's On a Pale Horse...

]]> by: Jens http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3281 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:59:09 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3281 MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY &amp; CASH FAST At least, that one works it seems. Just not for you. MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY & CASH FAST
At least, that one works it seems.
Just not for you.

]]> by: Itsacon http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3277 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:06:20 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/still-no-sign-of-enchanted-prince-albert-rings/#comment-3277 <blockquote>Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: The voting public.</blockquote> ROFLOL!

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you:

The voting public.

ROFLOL!

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