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Quirky Blob Characters Comes to Life in Charming Fusion of Ceramic and Glass Sculptures.
So knives don't cut the cheese, people cut the cheese (it comes from their dairy aire). I can go with that.
ReplyDeleteSide Note: If your parents used to cut the mold off a block of cheese and say "see - it's still good." I bet you're one healthy person.
2nd Side Note: I just looked up the price for a 1976 Ford Pinto. Damn. Knew I should have kept mine.
Happy Friday Miss C!
Happy Friday, gwdMaine!
ReplyDeleteE M Brown got a bad deal but was probably better off than if they let her go.
ReplyDeleteCorvairs are great cars, I've driven a few. One of the guys at work was a scout master and would borrow my truck for canoe/camping trips, loaning me his Corvair. My brother has a collection of them.
Love those Blob Characters, I wonder how big they are? I had to look at the blue/black guy with the bomb to realize he has a lighter in his hand.
xoxoxoBruce