I don't come down to where you work...

Dec 27, 2008
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I don't come down to where you work and slap the dick out of your mouth.

A classic way of telling someone to butt out in the most crude and horrific way possible. While a great saying in its own right, I probably wouldn’t be making it as a Christmas gift were it not for the GloboChem sketch from Mr. Show.

I laid this one out by hand on graph paper and the little floral strips are largely freehanded. I had no real idea what to do so I just grabbed a few colors and ran with it. I would’ve liked to do something more interesting, but I just didn’t have any ideas.

Because I can’t seem to remember in what sizes frames come, I end up with stuff that isn’t easily finished. This one takes up roughly 6″ × 8″ and they don’t make frames in that size. So I found a mat that was close and trimmed it to fit in the frame I had already bought. Didn’t turn out too badly.

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I think it’s incredible and I wish I could hire your brain. Sheer genuis.

Julie Jackson @ Sat Dec 27, 07:03 PM

It’s almost TOO awesome.

Bridget @ Sat Dec 27, 07:57 PM

Aww geez! Y’all are too kind. And having Julie Jackson come over to my little, poorly-maintained blog to say something nice is really making me blush. I wouldn’t be doing any of this stuff were it not for you.

Maybe when I look at it again in a few years—I just saw some of the stuff I made back in 2006 for the first time since and it looked great—I’ll be able to look at it without thinking “Gee, if only I had done this…” I’d like to see it with a smaller type and a more elaborate border.

Benjamin @ Tue Dec 30, 06:38 PM

You are my new stitching inspiration! I showed this to my whole family and was treated to a three-computer serenade of Kathy Griffin’s infamous recitation of this hilariousness. Thanks for making my whole family giggle like fourteen year olds.

Amanda @ Sun Apr 19, 12:05 AM

It was serendipitous that the whole Kathy Griffin bit happened in such proximity to my post. I’d had this phrase knocking around my head as a stitch idea for years. I think it was one of the first ones I thought of doing after I picked up Subversive Cross Stitch but it took me about 2 years to finally put it to thread.

Benjamin @ Sun Apr 19, 10:37 PM

ha! that’s the best thing i ever saw.