Several years ago, my friend Pete was trying to rid his house of some clutter. He was about to throw away this magnificent ape-head pencil sharpener, but asked me first if I wanted it. Of course I leapt at the chance to own a marvellous example of monkey kisch. When you push a pencil into the ape's mouth, its eyes flash and the sharpener emits a horrifying grinding noise. It's one of the most obnoxious office appliances I've ever seen, and I love it.
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Best pencil sharpener of all time. Collector's item for sure.
ReplyDeleteAnd to think Pete was going to throw it away!
ReplyDeleteI have one, I think I'll sell it on eBay. Hope it's a good sale! :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck, anonymous! I hope the bidders go ape.
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