Ahahahaha, brilliant!

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Perfect!

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a DIY award!

brilliant!

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Aw, that is so romantic!

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what no brozing company url?

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It was The Bronzery.

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http://www.bronzery.com/docs/uniqueitems.html
I'm noticing thats not an item they have a standard price for yet. hahahah
but yet

fuses, bras, and alligators they do.

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and melodica! hahaha

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The bagel looks like a poo.

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I'm not sure how you'd go about shipping an intact poo. Bubble-wrap ain't gonna do it...

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Frozen and in dry ice!!

As for the question of whether the original item is actually inside, one of the services they offer makes me think for sure it really is.

http://www.bronzery.com/docs/additionalitems.html

Peeling metal from damaged shoes
(per pair) $15.00 and up

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This may well get an idea of mine going. It's been knocking around my mind for a couple of months without really getting anywhere.

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So, this is the daddy! Or rather his bronze portrait...

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perfect gift. you rock. :)

(it never occurred to me that one could have a plastic item bronzed. goes to show you what i know about the process.)

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I'm not totally clear on how it works either. You'd think they'd just make a cast of the item, but the things I read gave the impression that the item is actually inside there. In any event, they sent back the padded tube that I shipped the baster in, but not the baster. If an un-bronzed copy of the baster had survived, I'll be they'd have sent that back too.

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One common technique is to coat the item with conductive paint and then electroplate the copper onto that. That would indeed leave the item encased inside.

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*nod*. that makes sense, and i know that's what's done to electroform glass (in jewelry projects), but having tried to paint plastic just for colouring it, i know what a bitch that is. so i thought maybe they do actually make a cast. but no.

this mini FAQ talks about different processes.

lots of non-conductive materials can apparently be "painted" (sprayed, immersed), after first having had various other things done to them to seal and harden the surface. cool.

with all the processes i looked at quickly, the item remains inside (bronzing baby shoes seems tremendously popular).

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Absolutly brilliant.

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Oh God. We have a friend we call 'the baster' (i.e. she's self basting). We had let it slip for a few months...but now. Thanks for ruining her life once again. :)

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So. Awesome. to have a visual to go with the story.

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That's seriously what they use??! Somehow I would have thought there was something more sophisticated...

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What do you think a penis does?

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helps men think.

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I think there is much empirical evidence to support that what it does is exactly the opposite. *grins*

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fine, "Does thinking for men"

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Well, the fertility clinic probably didn't get theirs at Bed Bath and Beyond or Sur la Table, but... see relaxing's comment.

(Actually I bet Jamie didn't get his from Sur la Table either.)

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Well, the baby-juice comes in a big tank of liquid nitrogen, but the final phase involves a plain old-fashioned baster, yes.

"What did you do with yours?" I asked.
"I thought she had thrown it away, and then I saw it in a drawer in the kitchen! Ew! She said, `What's the problem? I washed it!'"

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Just some extra protein... :P

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You should donate. Your genes might be what prevents the grim meathook future.

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Conversely there's always the risk that your genes may contribute to the grim meathook future.

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LOL Hilarious!

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that looks so raytraced. I completely believe you, but have a hard time convincing my eye to play along. *shakes head like a dog*

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that fucking rules.

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Better Living Through Kitchenware!

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chto eto za huinia? eto pipetka chtoli?

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это шутка об искусственном оплодотворении.

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I've gotten humourus plaques for my friends before, but this takes the cake. I especially like the engraved remark along with it.

Awesome. Simply awesome.

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I wish I could actually buy that lamp.

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It has been available for at least a few years now.

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Or straight from the source.

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