I was going to create a page like this as a joke. Apparently it exists fo reals. I blame Madonna. (Link via Gawker.)

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Comments (16)
  1. spring  |   Posted on Jul 28th, 2004

    I don’t know what to say.

  2. spring  |   Posted on Jul 28th, 2004

    I don’t know what to say.

  3. meredith  |   Posted on Jul 28th, 2004

    WHAT

  4. betty  |   Posted on Jul 28th, 2004

    Oh man, I’m totally going to start selling “Kabbalah” strings on ebay for 25 bucks. Michaels craft store, here I come!

  5. sarah  |   Posted on Jul 28th, 2004

    If I buy from you I will save $.99, are you taking pre-orders?

  6. beep  |   Posted on Jul 28th, 2004

    holy hell. how can anyone take that religion seriously now? they’re selling pre-manufactured RED STRINGS to people for 25 bucks a pop… how desperate are they to make money? do they really not care who wears their precious strings, and if said peope even know/care/give a damn about the ‘religion’ beyond knowing it’s trendy?

    honestly.

    WHAT THE FUCK???!

  7. olivia  |   Posted on Jul 28th, 2004

    for 25 dollars, that dead rachel chick they mention on the site in isreal better be peeing on it or something.

    kidding, but thats pretty ridiculous.

  8. Hold on… protection for the EVIL EYE? That dog has RED BULL’S EYE over his EYE! IT ALL MAKES SENSE!

  9. FluffyBunny  |   Posted on Jul 29th, 2004

    Yes, and Britney wears the string while drinking RED BULL!

  10. FluffyBunny  |   Posted on Jul 29th, 2004

    oh wait, you knew that, right?

  11. RaceKitten7  |   Posted on Jul 29th, 2004

    There are so many other useless things you can get for $25…

    25 copies of Madonna’s last album in the sale bin!

  12. Aloysia  |   Posted on Jul 29th, 2004

    A very bizzare concept indeed. It’s not even terribly creative or interesting. Us Westerners have always liked to play and dabble in other people’s cultures. Remember the henna tattoos and tikkas during the India kick a few years back? A touch of Chinese embellishment for fashion, a bit of Japanese sushi and wasabi while mastering chopsticks. At least those captured the imagination a bit and provided more entertainment value. Maybe a fashion designer will shop at this site and use the thread to stitch magical protective clothing. Or ER docs can use it for extra special quadruple-priced magic sutures.

    Sorry, LOL, I haven’t slept in a couple days.

  13. cindy loo-hoo  |   Posted on Jul 29th, 2004

    you mean you blame esther?

  14. Puddin'  |   Posted on Jul 29th, 2004

    Look, it’s even marked “hot buy.”

    It also says, “The string is … worn to essentially deflect the negative energy brought forth by unfriendly and envious stares, unkind glances and looks of ill will.”

    Now why do you suppose both Britney and Madonna both feel the need to sport this pricey piece?

    Here’s an idea. How about just being a nicer person, one who doesn’t act like one’s shit doesn’t stink? Then people won’t shoot the “evil eye” at you! And look at all the money you’ll save on string!

  15. FluffyBunny  |   Posted on Jul 30th, 2004

    Kabbalah string is now sold out. Y’all bought em up, right?

  16. Herschel  |   Posted on Dec 21st, 2004

    Well, didn’t Madonna start out wearing some oversized cross, and that became a fashion item, too?

    And there’s Reverend Ike and his prayer cloth, a little cloth cut out with pinking shears but the claimed magical powers will set you back more than a couple of bucks.

    The funny thing is that subtle and powerful things are in front of our noses all the time, for no money at all, but they require the right kind of attention, mindset, etc.

    By the way, “that Rachel chick” referred to earlier is Rachel from the Bible, the wife of Jacob, and thus the mother of the 12 Tribes of Israel.

    The label “Kabbalah” can be applied to all sorts of things that don’t necessarily have much to to with any kind of authentic mysticism or Jewish life or culture. Look at the difference between a Yugo and a Honda!

    One rabbinical commentary on the red string was that it is supposed to remind the wearer to maintain humility and avoid envy. I don’t know if it’s all right for Britney to show her puppick and her red string at the same time.

    Until yesterday, I had never even heard of the red string, though I know what Kabbalah and the Zohar are. A friend who’s very slightly more tuned in to celebrity culture clued me in. If she hadn’t told me, I would have guessed that it had something to do with menstruation.

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