Etsom·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
During my weekly obsessive perusing of Etsy, I’ve noticed a trend toward unusual poses. I assume the idea is to grab shoppers’ attention on a website that’s over-full with competitors, but some of them go way beyond “Look at me” and head on over to “Look away.” I thought it was a topic worth exploring. No good ones this week, just head-scratchers.
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When in doubt, be a little teapot
When all the drugs kick in at once.
When the voices in your head are too loud to hear the photographer.
When posing, it’s best not to attempt activities you don’t know how to do. Like sitting.
…And pointing.
When you are asked to model a cock-and-balls top, and you just think “fuck it.”
Nope, that’s not it either.WRONG.Definitely not. (Is she giving birth to that pillow?)Still not right.When the clothing you’re modeling is so dumb, it causes spontaneous backward evolution.When your Geico commercial audition doesn’t work out.When all you want to do is scratch.When someone tells you to hit a yoga pose (but you don’t know yoga).When you’re good at yoga (but bad at tidying up).When you really, really want to be noticed.When you need to hurry up and get the photo before building security arrives.When you’ve been watching too much Monty Python.
I suspect some of these models are also the makers but, in the case of those who were press-ganged by friends into modelling, I do hope they received danger money to cover physical injuries and embarrassment related trauma. Also, thanks for the “Hands Up” earworm. 😀
November 14, 2019 at 8:31 am
Oh goodness…they need to ‘get a life’.
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November 14, 2019 at 9:19 am
Lol.
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November 14, 2019 at 9:06 am
HaHaHa – loved the models that were brave enough to do this. Fun way to start the morning. OH, I hope I wasn’t meant to take this seriously. Hal
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November 14, 2019 at 9:19 am
Definitely not to be taken seriously !
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November 14, 2019 at 10:47 am
Omgosh. I cannot stop laugh crying.
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November 14, 2019 at 10:58 am
They’re pretty terrible.
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November 14, 2019 at 1:44 pm
I suspect some of these models are also the makers but, in the case of those who were press-ganged by friends into modelling, I do hope they received danger money to cover physical injuries and embarrassment related trauma. Also, thanks for the “Hands Up” earworm. 😀
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November 14, 2019 at 4:20 pm
Hazard pay. I like it. And you’re welcome.
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November 14, 2019 at 5:34 pm
Trying to figure out what’s being sold is half the fun!
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November 14, 2019 at 5:56 pm
That’s a good point!
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