Comments on: Hands Down Worst Purchase of 2009

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:56:42 +0000

Seems like Leg Avenue needs to a little research concerning human legs vs. elastic.

Ah, I’d forgotten about Smudge. Poor you. Poor her. Poor y’all.

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:22:13 +0000

Men in romantic comedies always know just what to say. Female screenwriters help.

By: Ming

Ming — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:34:18 +0000

I too made the mistake of getting a pair of Leg Avenue Thigh-highs this year. I wore them for the first time when we were visiting James and Winty and the young ‘uns just before Thanksgiving… You could see the animal-balloon effect THROUGH my denim trousers. Ugh. I can’t claim it as my bad purchase since Jay bought them for me. I wanted tights anyway, but they didn’t have them in checkerboard.

My worst purchase was my “adorable” dwarf Himalayan rabbit, Smudge, and her various accessories. She turned out to hate people, kicking and biting like a vampire donkey. (I’ve never met a rabbit that wasn’t sweet before!) Then she ran away and we were worried for her safety, but I’d be lying if I said I missed her.

By: mum

mum — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:39:41 +0000

And that jiggle is why in the film ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’ women women fall Madly in Love with Colin Firth when he says the line, “I have quite a high opinion of your wobbly bits”.

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:24:21 +0000

mum – Perhaps you can bury them in the dead of night? Use them as ties for tomato plants?

What Would a Nerd Wear – I hear you. Flesh is squishy.

Pravit – Amazon or Half.com might be willing to help you out. I read ‘Blink’ and ‘Outliers’, and enjoyed both… but not enough to pay for them.

Dylan G – Does it involve… horses?

Man! I’m sorry your ironic mug met a tragic end. Was your bag filled with expensive textbooks at the time?

Vanessa – Ooh, are you saying that Victoria’s Secret might work better for me? I hate to give up… but I also hate to reenact that illustration ever again.

Sophia – Suitable for framing! Should I start selling lithographed prints?

Those were BIG purchases, I’m sorry they didn’t pan out.

Smiley Woman That illustration strikes a chord with a LOT of women. Flesh is squishy! Anyone whose watched Olympic runners knows that even muscle has considerable jiggle… =)

By: Smiley Woman

Smiley Woman — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:12:50 +0000

This is hilarious! hahahahahaha You totally made my day, Reb!!! hahahahaha
I love the drawing and the story… It’s not the first time that I spend my money on some cool tights that were always too small for my legs.
=*

By: Sophia

Sophia — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:55:31 +0000

HAHAHAHA. I can’t get over the drawing and the caption “leg suffering untold indignities”

Hmm. I’d have to say that my worst investment was my trip to Mayo Clinic, in Florida, and also all of the stuff I had done to my old car, before eventually giving up on it. Haha!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:36:25 +0000

I can’t think of my personal worst purchase of the year (I’m sure there’s something absolutely awful, but maybe I’ve repressed the memory), but I know I did buy Leg Avenue thigh highs one year for Halloween and it didn’t end well. I never got to wear them out because the I’m-guessing-large-size thigh highs made my kinda chunky thighs look… well, just like your illustration. I suppose I figured that I have thigh highs from Victoria’s Secret that work, so these would, too. I was SO wrong.

By: Dylan G

Dylan G — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:38:58 +0000

I’ve got a great Shakira song for you to perform when wearing clothes that put you in that state of mind…

My worst purchase was a reusable mug that was shaped like a disposable one, but ceramic with a rubber lip. It was great until one day I put my backpack down and it shattered. Epic fail.

By: Pravit

Pravit — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:41:30 +0000

Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point.” I sigh every time I see it on my bookshelf. What was I thinking?