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The fashion police can be so cruel…

Category: Cephalopods • Weirdness
Posted on: April 30, 2009 4:19 PM, by PZ Myers

My heart skipped a beat, I pressed a knuckle to my mouth, my eyelashes fluttered wildly as I tried to hold back my tears as I read this cutting review:

Mr Geoffrey Deene of Fashion Wire Daily, I still think you'd look sodding STUPID if you wore this anywhere:

NOOOOOOoooooooOOOOoooo!!! But I already ordered it for my Spring wardrobe! Whatever shall I dooooooo?

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Posted by: daveau | April 30, 2009 4:27 PM

Don't listen to him; it's perfect for you, PZ.

Posted by: SaraJ | April 30, 2009 4:28 PM

I think it would look sexy on you, PZ. Especially if you also do the make-up and wear the little skirt.

Posted by: Rick R | April 30, 2009 4:29 PM

Didn't I see that exact outfit on Project Runway 2? I think Santino made it.

Posted by: Beelzebub | April 30, 2009 4:32 PM

I, for one, welcome our crochet cephalopod overlords!!

Posted by: Kim | April 30, 2009 4:35 PM

Post it here, so we hall have a good laugh seeing you in this garb..... ;-)

Posted by: Bjørn Østman | April 30, 2009 4:38 PM

Wear it with pride, PZ. It's very much just you. We all await a picture posted.

Posted by: 'Tis Himself, Quel Dommage | April 30, 2009 4:39 PM

PZ, do you still have the legs to wear a short skirt like that?

Posted by: Eamon Knight | April 30, 2009 4:39 PM

I think it would look sexy on you, PZ. Especially if you also do the make-up and wear the little skirt.

Oh gods. I would pay good money not to see that.

Posted by: AmyD | April 30, 2009 4:42 PM

The readers are so harsh on that blog. They didn't like the hysterically adorable tampon covers. http://whatnottocrochet.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/tampon-cozies/

#10

Posted by: skyotter | April 30, 2009 4:46 PM

okay, i'll fess up to ordering a "I [squid] NY" shirt, but i draw the line at knitwear

... unless it were a Star Trek XI uniform. that'd be totally worth it

#11

Posted by: LtStorm | April 30, 2009 4:47 PM

Well, I'm not a fan of the *pictured* hat/bonnet, but I do like the concept. I think it'd look better if it was a more anatomically correct squid--with two long tentacles as the drawstrings for the hat, and the rest shorter and decorative.

#12

Posted by: Naked Bunny with a Whip | April 30, 2009 4:56 PM

See, this is why I stopped bothering with clothes. You just can't go wrong with a few vines.

#13

Posted by: SVN | April 30, 2009 4:58 PM

When you wear that with a skirt, you should post it on your Facebook!

#14

Posted by: Glen Davidson | April 30, 2009 4:59 PM

While a cephalopod is a fine looking animal, I don't know that I'd like to be seen in one of them.

Perched smartly on my shoulder, or cuddled in one arm, yes.

Glen D
http://tinyurl.com/6mb592

#15

Posted by: SASnSA | April 30, 2009 5:00 PM

Well, surely he was talking about the skirt. The hat's obviously the top of fashion.

#16

Posted by: lose_the_woo | April 30, 2009 5:01 PM

That hat, with this swine-flu face mask would make you the talk of the party.

#17

Posted by: Newfie | April 30, 2009 5:02 PM

I have a unitard made of real Saskatchewan Squid Skin, but I only wear it on bowling night.

#18

Posted by: 'Tis Himself, Quel Dommage | April 30, 2009 5:08 PM

real Saskatchewan Squid Skin

Don't lie. Everyone knows that Saskatchewan is a figment of a diseased imagination.

#19

Posted by: tsig | April 30, 2009 5:12 PM

Someone needs to get away from the pressures of life and relax and view the frozen waterfall... Jesus.

#20

Posted by: Newfie | April 30, 2009 5:13 PM

Everyone knows that Saskatchewan is a figment of a diseased imagination.

I did spend a drunken weekend in Saskatoon once, it wasn't very memorable.

#21

Posted by: Jeff Bell | April 30, 2009 5:13 PM

The hat looks a lot like the one that Dumb Donald from Fat Albert wears.

#22

Posted by: Noadi | April 30, 2009 5:17 PM

You can find more attractive and masculine squid hats here: http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=tag_title&search_query=squid+hat

#23

Posted by: Patricia, OM | April 30, 2009 5:38 PM

I want to see PZ in that outfit doing the runway strut.

#24

Posted by: daveau | April 30, 2009 5:41 PM

Saskatchewan: North Dakota's North Dakota. (Or is that Manitoba?)

#25

Posted by: puseaus | April 30, 2009 5:42 PM

And just now, as I am perfectly balanced and in order (after starting to watch Eric Hovinds video...) you present this irresistible gear. The devil again, I guess. Wonder what my passengers at the MIHQ will say when I show up in this.

#26

Posted by: Mena | April 30, 2009 5:45 PM

Newfie @20:
What wasn't memorable, the night or Saskatoon?

#27

Posted by: 'Tis Himself, Quel Dommage | April 30, 2009 5:52 PM

So this Canadian decides to get away from it all. He gets on a plane and 24 hours later he's in Alice Springs, Australia. He's sitting in a pub when this Aussie comes up to him and asks "Where are you from, stranger?"

"Saskatoon, Saskatchewan."

The Aussie goes back to his table and one of his mates asks "So, where's the stranger from?"

"I don't know, he doesn't speak English."

#28

Posted by: Fred the Hun | April 30, 2009 5:55 PM

#29

Posted by: LRA | April 30, 2009 6:13 PM

That hat is awesomeness!!!

#30

Posted by: Bride of Shrek OM | April 30, 2009 6:14 PM

Is it just me or is that squiddies eyes looking in different directions. ...Marty Feldman squid.

At any rate go ahead and wear it PZ and be sure and act FABULOUS!

#31

Posted by: blf | April 30, 2009 6:16 PM

Neither the squid nor the model it's eating looks to be enjoying the experience.

#32

Posted by: Lee Picton | April 30, 2009 6:16 PM

Hey! It just occurred to me than I haven't seen the inimitable Cuttlefish lately. Anyone know why not?

#33

Posted by: Nerd of Redhead, OM | April 30, 2009 6:24 PM

Lee, he is spending more time with the Cuttlefishlets. Check his blog.

#34

Posted by: PZ Myers | April 30, 2009 6:29 PM

Oh gods. I would pay good money not to see that.

Hmmm. We are trying to scrape up the money to get a new car. This opens up some interesting avenues of internet extortion.

#35

Posted by: Abra | April 30, 2009 6:51 PM

Suddenly I know what to do with all this leftover yarn. What color should I use?

#36

Posted by: blf | April 30, 2009 6:54 PM

What color should I use?

Does it matter?
I suppose some colour schemes might induce vomiting earlier. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing…?

#37

Posted by: Newfie | April 30, 2009 6:55 PM

What wasn't memorable, the night or Saskatoon?

I was being silly. I have friends from Saskatoon. I was there for a weekend sales conference back in the late 80s. 8 hour drive across the prairie was a bit boring for this bayman, but from what I remember, Saskatoon is a very pretty city, and actually has some hills, so you can see the city.

"I don't know, he doesn't speak English."

ha! That one is going in the old jokebank.

#38

Posted by: Mariana Lynch | April 30, 2009 7:40 PM

Oh man! That reminds me of the squid hat I made a while back O.o

I just went and took some pics of it. Lalala:
http://mynabyrd-wavefunctions.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-ones-for-pz.html

#39

Posted by: Kate | April 30, 2009 8:03 PM

http://whatnottocrochet.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/squid-scarf/

PZ, you MUST wear that hat with this scarf.

#40

Posted by: NewEnglandBob | April 30, 2009 8:11 PM

I just showed this picture to my 2 year old granddaughter and she said "That's funny!"

I can't believe that ANYONE takes fashion seriously.

#41

Posted by: gypsytag | April 30, 2009 8:39 PM

you're not fooling anyone PZ. its not for you, its for your trophy wife. I don't even want to speculate on all those unchristian things you do behind closed doors....

#42

Posted by: Citizen Z | April 30, 2009 9:05 PM

So that's what female Oompa Loompas look like. Huh.

#43

Posted by: Epikt | April 30, 2009 9:10 PM

Patricia, OM:

I want to see PZ in that outfit doing the runway strut.

...in four-inch heels. And maybe a feather boa.

#44

Posted by: Felix | April 30, 2009 9:24 PM

we read a story in school many many years back in which the punchline for the renitent kids was 'eat it or wear it'.

#45

Posted by: Xtine | April 30, 2009 9:46 PM

Squid hat FTW.

It's fierce.™

#46

Posted by: skepsci | May 1, 2009 1:24 AM

It looks like our Friday cephalopod came a day early this week...

#47

Posted by: Phorarhacos | May 1, 2009 3:55 AM

Holy flashback... for a second there, I thought I was looking at a still from a Sid & Marty Krofft show!

Tell me that model doesn't look like an extra from Sigmund & the Sea Monster (or perhaps Witchiepoo's lost daughter)...

#48

Posted by: Charlie Foxtrot | May 1, 2009 8:31 AM

Interesting, the PZ Antipodean connection continues. That little number was part of Australian Fashion Week.
(I only know that 'coz I stumbled across the photos on the local paper site here)
(seriously)
(ummm...gotta get back to watching the footy now... the 'Pies are leading the 'Roos by 42 in the 3rd quarter...)

#49

Posted by: embertine | May 1, 2009 10:01 AM

Mr Deene is absolutely right, PZ.

The candy pink detailing would totally drain your complexion. I suggest getting this in a combo of teal and baby blue; soooo much more you.

#50

Posted by: Bill | May 1, 2009 2:20 PM

I don't know... when you consider the octopus orgy, it starts to look strangely erotic.

#51

Posted by: AJ Milne | May 1, 2009 2:40 PM

Hmm. Now you mention it, my parents claim to have been to Saskatchewan. But they're the only people I've met in person who'll actually admit to such a thing... And these are also the very same people who were so very economical with the truth when it came to that whole Santa Clause thing...

Coincidence? I think not.

(/Now Manitoba, I'm pretty sure that exists. This on its own, however, does not necessarily imply anyone should go there.)

#52

Posted by: Marc with a C | May 1, 2009 3:08 PM

Well, now I know where to go to get my Zoidberg costume this Halloween.

#53

Posted by: eddie | May 1, 2009 6:23 PM

That girl is one of The Cthulhettes (pron. Cool hat). It's the latest grrl gang. This year's suicide girls

#54

Posted by: Alan Kellogg | May 2, 2009 7:50 PM

This is evidence for the existence of gynophobic homosexuality.

#55