Well, well, well.

Can you guess what this is?

It is a lamp. In the form of a wishing well. You pull the little bucket and the lamp turns on. It was included in the sale of a home to "sweeten the deal". The buyers scrambled to buy it once they learned that the lamp was a part of the deal. Who could pass up such a treasure? Will someone give me a penny so I can flip it in the well and wish it away?

The Ugliest Award in the World

This is an award that was given to a child. It is a bobble head trophy pen. This child may become quite an underachiever if this is the type of award he can expect to receive.

Fancy Fly Swatting

Here we have this lovely fly swatter sent in from one of our readers. It was actually received as a favor at a bridal shower. Perhaps the bridal shower took place near a pig sty on a farm, and they wanted the guests to be prepared. Or maybe the swatters were only at certain tables where there were particularly stinky guests who are known for not showering. It is hard to tell.

At any rate, you can tell that the swatter has been put to good use by observing the various stains:

Beautiful AND useful.

From the Island of Misfit Toys...

Overheard in the toy shop:

"I want to make a bear."

"No, we should make a cat!"

"A bear!"

"A cat!"

"Oh well, let's compromise."

"OK."

Eye-popping fun

From the Hyperthyroidism Toy Collection we have these lovely dinosaurs, sure to guarantee several years of therapy for your children:

Marty Feldman would be proud.

The World's Ugliest Necklace Award goes to...

Wow. This looks like it was made from 1970s chandelier parts. Maybe Diana Ross could pull this off but that would be about it. Yikes.

Woo hoo!

I just won my first blog award! Thanks so much to Bill at Blog of the Day Awards!