November 01, 2005
Diwali Schlock Contest!Holidays
All holidays are filled with schlock. Even the most lactose intolerant amongst us becomes cheesy over the holidays; even the most militant vegetarian schmaltzy. Recognizing this shouldn’t stop us from having fun at the expense of the purveyors of the least pulchritudinous presents and the buyers of the least beautiful booty.
What examples have you noticed this Diwali of egregious bad taste? What are the tackiest Diwali cards you’ve seen on-line? Was there anything that made you embarrassed to be brown? Gentlefolk, start your browsers, and tell all below …
ennis on November 1, 2005 01:57 PM in Holidays · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post
okay it's not tacky but sanjay patel [the illustrator of www.gheehappy.com] sent everyone who bought his book an email with an attachment of an illustration that was going to be published in the NYTimes. ultimately it wasn't published but it's adorable.
check it out...i posted it on my blog b/c i couldnt figure out how to show you guys: Diwali Illustration.
link no worky :(
okay for some bizarre reason it works in my firefox but not my internet explorer...
let me try again. you can just go through my blog..and then click the picture twice to get it to be big.
HERE
Feast your eyes on this lovely bit of fromage
I think they just ran out of things for the last letter 'i' to be doing; poor thing is just jumping up and down.
(Notice the flip flops they're all sporting on their feet)
with Halloween and Diwali coinciding last year, and near-missing each other this year, I suppose it might have been cheez-worthy if some auntie dressed their kid up as a diya or a rangoli...
Personally, I prefer this:
http://cards.diwali-cards.com/cgi-bin/newcards/showimage.pl?no=23708&q1=eoct_diwali_gifts&cat=Events&image=/thumbs/eoct_diwali_gifts/1069-024-04-1071.gif&title=Happy+Diwali+!&backgr=gifts04.gif&tcolor=FFFF00&tsize=5&tface=comic+sans+ms&type=html&subcat=Ethnic+Gifts&log=diwalicards&newbgpath=new&newmuspath=eventsnew&src=&bigimagetype=new&DATE=[%20Nov%201%20]&tempval=Diwali!!diwali.pl
but they're both pretty bad.
Okay, you may have me beat with the "happiness as sweer as his laddoos" bit.
*sweet, not sweer
Here's a couple I wasn't really sure what to say about
Unity
Our Home to Yours
Virtual Aarti
Does the terrorist attack on New Delhi qualify?
Argus,
Thank you.
Runyolarun-
somebody actually sent me that e-card!! I immediately forwarded it to Ennis, for a good laugh, but I didn't realize others had suffered through that greeting!
Imagine all of this in gaudy bright colors.
Dear ALL,
Aapko Is Diwali MEIN.
Chandragupt Ki Shakti
Meerabai Ki Bhakti
Rajchandra Ka Gyan
Karan Ka Daan
Einstein Ki Buddhi
Nobel Prize Ki Siddhi
Gandhi Ki Ahimsa
India Ki Parampara
Vajpayee Ki Maryada
Nizaam Ki Sampatti
Michael Jordan Ki Salary
Abdul Kalam Ki Vocabulary
Bhagat Singh Ka Deshprem
Sweetheart Ka Amarprem
Microsoft Ke Share
Rupiyo Ke Dher
Tata Ke Senses
Ambani Ke Licenses
Birla Ka Bangla
Daler Ka Bhangra
Rajnikanth Ki Style
Madhuri Ki Smile
Amitabh Ki Personality
Ratan Tata Ki Popularity
Worldtour Ka Ticket
Tendulkar Ka Wicket
Administrator Ke Passwords
Jokes Ke Forwards
Mercedez Ki Car
Diamond Ka Haar
Aur Logon Ka Dher Saraa Pyar Prapt Ho...
Wish you a very Happy & Prosperous
DIWALI