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Hi, I'm Annie.

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Mama, Ph.D.: Women Write About Motherhood and Academic LifeMountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the WorldThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieThe Island: A NovelThe PassageSecret Spaces of Childhood

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Thursday
Jul152010

Catalog humor

Have you had the chance to check out the very funny Catalog Living? Regular old catalog photos (so often ridiculous in their staging), captioned in the voices of Gary and Elaine, the supposed inhabitants of this catalog world.  A must-read, daily laugh for me. It's so hard to choose but here are a couple of favorites lately:

Gary, we were having such a lovely afternoon with the Andersons until you decided you just had to show off your string ball.

Elaine wasn’t about to let some hot flashes get in the way of balancing the checkbook with the abacus.

Elaine was not amused by Gary’s passive-aggressive response to her request to “garnish the cocktails.”

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Reader Comments (4)

Do you know all of the cool blogs I read came from you? One day you should post your reading list. This is hilarious. I clicked over and read every post and laughed my face off. So funny!

07.15.2010 | Unregistered CommenterChristie

Why have I never heard of Catalog Living? Obviously because I am not as hip and cool as you are. Love this kind of stuff--thanks for sharing!

07.15.2010 | Unregistered CommenterHolly

great stuff!

07.15.2010 | Unregistered CommenterJenny

I love it!

07.18.2010 | Unregistered CommenterJen

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