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Odd Pueblo: Snappy or crappy?

This fun Odd Pueblo feature asks the audience to rate a trend, topic or sighting of something around town: is it snappy or crappy?

The last snappy or crappy, giant, concrete balls, rolled in a full 50 percent of crappy votes for being silly and annoying. Twenty-nine percent gave them a snappy, 16 percent said snap/crap and a mere 2 percent said they were too busy getting their car out of a ditch after being distracted by the balls to decide.

The latest snappy or crappy happens to carry a similar theme as the giant balls – a Hillary Clinton nutcracker doll.

Hillary Clinton nutcracker doll/AZMouse photo
Hillary Clinton nutcracker doll/AZMouse photo

Loyal reader AZMouse spotted this sweet doll at a Goodwill store in Vail, so it counts as being local. The price tag put the doll at $3.99, although we are sure it is worth much, much more.

Close up of Hillary Clinton nutcracker doll/AZMouse photo
Close up of Hillary Clinton nutcracker doll/AZMouse photo

The Hillary Clinton nutcracker doll – and other political caricatures and figurines – are just one more way for Americans to mock authority. Such depictions of our political leaders are demeaning, insulting and crass.

That definitely makes them snappy.

Don’t you just love freedom of speech?

Thanks for sending photo, AZMouse!

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Close up of Hillary doll label/AZMouse photo
Close up of Hillary doll label/AZMouse photo

What do you think?

What’s the most tasteless political mockery you’ve seen?

The funniest?

Would you want to be depicted as an action figurine? Please explain.

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  1. leftfield says

    May 26, 2010 at 7:38 am

    I voted snappy because it is so very important to mock authority.  Even so, perhaps I should have voted snap/crap because there are certainly other things going on here.  There is no question what “nuts” are bring referred to here.  This leds me to conclude that Ms Clinton’s detractors are attacking her sexuality and femininity because she represents a threat to the status quo vis a vis relationships of power in America, as well as being liberal.  The same folks who find this harmless and amusing would not likely feel the same were the doll to represent Sarah Palin all dressed up in her beauty contest best, ready to “crack nuts”.   

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    • Rynski says

      May 26, 2010 at 7:46 am

      hey leftfield,
      i agree it’s definitely important to mock authority. heck, i’ve been honing that skill for most of my life – hahhahah.
      also like your further analysis of what’s going on here. very acute observations – and good points.
      i did a quick google on sarah palin dolls to find she has several: dolls that portray her as an executive, an action hero and a school girl, a bobble head hunting doll and a blow-up sex doll.

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      • leftfield says

        May 26, 2010 at 8:08 am

        I haven’t seen these dolls myself, but based on your descriptions, it seems that most of these dolls are intended to portray Sarah Palin as a  feminine and sexual being, in contrast to the Hillary doll, which portrays her as a “man-hater”.  The school girl is an obvious male sexual fantasy and there is a whole industry out there that makes money off of tying sex and guns together.   It seems some people find barely dressed women firing automatic weapons the ultimate in excitement.  The action doll reminds me of adolescent Wonder Woman and Xena fantasies.  The blow-up doll I refuse to even think about.  Anyway, none of the Sarah dolls appear to be intended to disparage. 

        the captcha is “the merinos”.  Quite apropos.  

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        • Rynski says

          May 26, 2010 at 8:18 am

          more interesting points. however, i would think some would find being a ‘sex toy’ when the intent was to be a national leader to be bit disparaging.

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          • leftfield says

            May 26, 2010 at 8:46 am

            i would think some would find being a ’sex toy’ when the intent was to be a national leader to be bit disparaging.
            Yes, I agree.  On the one hand, she is still portrayed as a sexual object, which in some minds is the raison d’etre of womanhood; a status which supersedes all other qualities, and on the other hand, she is at the same time diminished.  In the end, the status quo is maintained.  Whatever one might think about Sarah Palin, she does not threaten male supremacy and the nature of her dolls reinforces this.

    • azmouse says

      May 26, 2010 at 8:17 am

      I like Sara Palin and would not be upset to see a caricature of her at all. The dolls I’ve seen are all sexy….a sexy secret agent, the school girl look with a little plaid mini-skirt, etc.

      All in good fun. We should all be so lucky as to be made into a doll or action figure! My action figure would be Stylin’ Dianne, complete with gold-plated lightening fast shears plus all other necessities for fabulous hair  😉

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      • Rynski says

        May 26, 2010 at 8:29 am

        hahahahhaha! love your stylin’ dianne doll idea! what a cooooool pair of shears, for sure! you’d also need a leopard or zebra print cape, of course!
        i, too, would love to have an action figure doll. not sure what mine would focus on, but would def. need some spray paint, sharpie markers, journal, camera and a couple of dogs. i did make a few rynski lucky voodoo dolls.
        wish i could post the sarah palin doll photos you brought to my attention – but we don’t have rights to them. maybe you could add a link to where you found them? thanks!
         

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        • azmouse says

          May 26, 2010 at 8:38 am

          http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/7/3/i/4/3/1/o/SarahPalin-FigureDolls.jpg

          http://nailinpalin.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/palin-barbie.jpg

          http://images.hollywoodgrind.com:9000/images/2008/10/sarah-palin-blow-up-doll.jpg

          http://www.panasianbiz.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cabbagepatchsarahpalin.jpg

          A few examples of Sara Palin dolls…..

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          • Rynski says

            May 26, 2010 at 8:57 am

            thanks for links!

          • leftfield says

            May 26, 2010 at 8:58 am

            I followed the links above and many of the dolls seem to be non-offensive, even to me, who winces when he sees Sarah anywhere.  The Hollywood Grind link doesn’t show any pictures of Sarah dolls, but I did get a good look at Lindsay Lohan in court and Jennifer Aniston’s butt.  I feel so…American.

          • Rynski says

            May 26, 2010 at 9:25 am

            ahahahhahahahhahha!
            pour yourself a bowl of cheez doodles and down a few buds and you’ve got it FULLY covered! hahahah

          • azmouse says

            May 26, 2010 at 10:50 am

            HHHmmmmm
            When I click ‘the hollywood grind’ link, I see a Sara Palin blow-up doll…..

      • leftfield says

        May 26, 2010 at 8:49 am

        Now, I would buy that!  Unfortunately, I think you would be disappointed in my sense of style and personal grooming regimen.  Hair care for me consists of washing and brushing only.  Worst of all, my hair style has not changed in the last forty years. 

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        • Rynski says

          May 26, 2010 at 8:58 am

          stylin’ dianne to the rescue…(i absolutely LOVE that!)

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        • azmouse says

          May 26, 2010 at 10:48 am

          Hey leftfield, you’re like Goldie Hawn! Her hair style hasn’t changed in at least that long, yet it still works!

          Now….how did I get you J. Aniston’s butt?!!?

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          • leftfield says

            May 26, 2010 at 12:36 pm

            You didn’t get me Jennifer’s butt.  It wouldn’t look very good on me anyway and I doubt Jennifer would be very happy with mine.

            I tried it again and still, all I see are drunken celebrities and half-nekked celebrities.  Oh, and what is referred to as a camel’s distal phalanx.  Is this a great country or what?

          • radmax says

            May 26, 2010 at 1:03 pm

            🙂

          • azmouse says

            May 26, 2010 at 1:50 pm

            LOL!!
            So weird…I still get the blow-up doll.

          • koreyk says

            May 26, 2010 at 1:55 pm

            “camel’s distal phalanx”

            Damn you Lefty…you made me spray beverage all over my monitor and keyboard!

  2. Jim Kelley says

    May 26, 2010 at 7:42 am

    If it is anything by David Fitzsimmons it’s crappy. All the other stuff is pretty snappy. I even laugh at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I like the various bobbleheads and buttons in political campaigns. And of course anything that makes fun of Grijalva.

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    • Jim Kelley says

      May 26, 2010 at 7:44 am

      This is snappy! http://www.facebook.com/notifications.php#!/photo.php?pid=4187650&id=506838110&comments&alert

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    • Rynski says

      May 26, 2010 at 7:52 am

      hey jim,
      i, too, like the bobbleheads of anyone. it automatically makes them look so much smarter – hahah
      hey! i tried following the facebook link and think the full link is not linked up – but i copied and pasted full address, rather than clicked the link, and found the ‘burger king’ – haha.

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    • leftfield says

      May 26, 2010 at 7:59 am

      It probably will not surprise you that I have an original Fitzsimmons caricature of myself on the wall of my office.  It says, “Lefty, a compassionate human being”.  It now has even greater meaning to me.

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  3. azmouse says

    May 26, 2010 at 8:24 am

    I think the doll is absolutely snappy! Hillary has never looked so good.

    Hillary as a nut-cracker, Sarah Palin as a school girl, David Beckham in a pair of underwear….it’s all in fun. I don’t find it offensive….ESPECIALLY David Beckham in underwear!!!!!

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    • Rynski says

      May 26, 2010 at 8:30 am

      hahahhaah! think you’d make a TON of money with the david beckham doll – get to creating it now! hahaha.

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      • azmouse says

        May 26, 2010 at 8:34 am

        May take some time…I want him life-sized and anatomically correct, of course.

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        • Rynski says

          May 26, 2010 at 8:57 am

          hahahahahha – but OF COURSE!

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          • azmouse says

            May 26, 2010 at 10:52 am

            Just wanna figure out how to get him to come over and model for me so I get every detail correct 😉

          • Rynski says

            May 26, 2010 at 10:59 am

            ha! want me to try calling him, tell him its for an exclusive story here in tucson? hahhahahah.

          • azmouse says

            May 26, 2010 at 12:10 pm

            What are ya waitin’ for!???!
            Get on the horn!

  4. radmax says

    May 26, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    Hi Rynski!
    What guy wouldn’t want a stainless steel thighed nut crackin’ woman? 🙂
    Snappy, I like the ‘give it back to the man, when you can’ mentality.
     

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    • Rynski says

      May 26, 2010 at 4:42 pm

      hey radmax!
      thanks for the snappy vote – i’ll agree that’s a fine mentality – hahaha. it does seem like every fella’s dream.

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  5. koreyk says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    “It seems some people find barely dressed women firing automatic weapons the ultimate in excitement.”

    Appropos of Lefty’s above quote, from the greatest pschobilly band to grace this world; The Cramps:  Bikini Girls With Machine Guns

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    • Rynski says

      May 26, 2010 at 4:46 pm

      ha!

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  6. Ferraribubba says

    May 26, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    OK, Rynski, you asked for it: So I get a medical emergency call early one Sunday morning, and roll code 3 to the house and I am met by a hysterical woman who says that her father won’t wake up in the back bedroom.
    I rush in and see the old man, lying face down on the bed, his shriveled old azz humming away on top of one of these ‘Suzi Suk’ blow-up dolls, still plugged into the wall.
    He looks to be deader than my uncle Wilber’s nutz! So I unplug Suzi, roll the old fool over, and sure enough, despite the big grin on his face, he is dead.
    By this time the EMTs arrive, call the coroner, I write my reports, the coroner removes the body, and at the woman’s request, I take Suzi with me, as the doll disturbed her, killing her father and all.
    After washing her off in the front yard with a garden hose, (in death, the old man’s body functions let go, soiling Suzi up quite a bit) but after I got her clean, we had a great Sunday, riding around in the patrol car together.
    And you know what? She didn’t try to ‘back-seat drive’ once. 
    Yer pal, Officer Bubba, ex-APD

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    • Rynski says

      May 26, 2010 at 4:45 pm

      ferraribubba – yet once again you have topped your top story – a feat i didn’t think possible after the one about the dog eating the severed hand on the railroad tracks.
      keep up the good work! hahah

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      • Ferraribubba says

        May 27, 2010 at 7:20 am

        Hey Rynski: Understand; I’m only doing God’s work, as he gave me the wisdom and the tools to carry out the tasks that he set before me.
        Yer humble servant, Ferrari Bubba

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  7. James says

    May 27, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    So I see you have the Hillary Nutcracker, but do you have the Bill Clinton Corkscrew?

    http://www.stupid.com/fun/CRKB.html

    I have both. They were…gifts.  I will mail them to you.  I’m tired of having them, um, taking up space in my garage.  To where should I send this happy couple?

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