Category Archives: inadvertent amputation

THE SHOE BOX: SNUG FIT

I know it’s only been a couple of months since I bought Ashlee new sneakers, but she keeps growing out of them.

I’m confused.  Is this store trying to market gigantic shoe-shaped sleeping bags, or perhaps alternative bedding for hobbit children?  Either way, I’m guessing they won’t let you purchase just the one.  Figures.

Thanks Angie. The original was found in a local newspaper (Madison, WI).

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Vaseline: Finger Fumble

Darnell’s gullibility was his worst enemy, most recently landing him in the arena leagues for believing his teammate’s ruse that skin lotion doubled as a superior gripping agent.

Is that a thumb or an index finger?  Because if it’s a thumb, then that’s a stump where his ring finger should be.  And if it’s an index finger, then he’s growing a mutant finger bud.  One thing is for certain, and that is that no way in hell is this guy in the same room with that football!

I’m looking forward to reading the comments on this PSD. View PSD

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LUCIANO CONTI: VANISHING CREAM

As the world’s only known conjoined fraternal twins, Carlo & Sylvia not only rejected the pity of others, but their surprising comfort level with the strange card dealt to them by Nature was unsettling to say the least.

So, what’s with the snake?  Is she a shape-shifter in the act of metamorphosis?  Are there baby white mice in the jar?  Is this the next big winner of ‘Italy’s Got Talent’?  Does this ad in any way make you want to purchase these skin products?  Me, neither.

Nice catch Evandro.

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AMAZON.FR: Thumb Mithtake

A little-known fact about the wily French leprechaun is that its fingers share a common trait with lizard tails, allowing them to escape to safety in the event they get them stuck somewhere during their nightly pilfering of human domiciles.

I’m not certain this was as much bad skills as it is bad execution.  A normal-sized thumb hovering above the switch with another arrow to indicate motion would convey the intended message just fine, while removing all doubt from the minds of impressionable young children that any hobbits had been harmed in the production of this graphic.

Thanks Buck! You can see the original on the Amazon french site. View PSD

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Vogue: Disembodied Disaster

Not a PSD. The ‘floating’ head is actually a goiter attached to the actual head of the woman to the right. An expert makeup artist and wig wrangler were brought in to disguise the hideous growth when no replacement model could be found.

Either this model is floating in the lotus position, or this is a PSD. I like a scenario where this girl is dating the GA, who promised he’d get her on the cover of Vogue somehow… and this was how.

Thanks to Cynthia and her daughter for the find. The original can be found in the latest version of Vogue Paris.
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Maje: Horse Buggy

Strange?  Perhaps.  But Giselle promised herself following the divorce that she would never again waste another precious moment with a horse’s ass, and she intended to keep that promise.

Either the rear third of this animal was simply too hideous to print, or the faux Roman column in the background was much too beautiful to hide.  The result is the same either way: a graphic artist whose skills are much too lacking to warrant a paycheck.

Thanks Dan. The original was found in Moms Magazine.

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Marzo 2012: Prosthetic Paste

Things were looking up for Wikus van der Merwe ever since the District 9 prawns made good on their word and restored his body back to human form.  Mostly.

The left hand is without question a “quick and dirty” cut-n-paste job with no time at all spent on smoothing edges for a more realistic look.  Why is anyone’s guess.  Mine is that the GA began having seizures from overexposure to the copious amounts of magenta in this image, and simply had to bail out for the sanity’s sake.

Thanks Raymon. You can see the original on the 2012 Telecinco calendar.

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Nouvelles Frontieres: Fin-tastic Failure

Marie’s courage in returning to the water following the shark attack that took her right foot was inspiring to say the least.  Nobody had the heart to mention she could now only swim in circles.

Could there possibly be a ‘sleeper’ right foot hiding behind her left calf?  I suppose.  But that still doesn’t explain the missing flipper, does it.  Not to mention the iffy perspective shift between underwater and surface views which make her appear to be swimming in a freeform pool at the Sheraton Atlantis.

Thanks Olivier for the photo and sending it to us. The original was found on the French metro.  You can see the larger image below.

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