Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Mysteries Okay, This REALLY Creeps Me Out!
Posted by Vance Lauderdale on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:41 AM
- Yikes! Whose baby is this?
It was fairly early in the morning, and my first thought was that an awful tragedy had occurred. Somebody, perhaps distracted by all the pricey knickknacks around them, had inexplicably left their baby behind, strapped into a high chair, and the poor thing had starved to death, overnight. He certainly didn't look very well off, that's for sure.
But, being the brave man that I am, I took a deep breath and took a closer look, and discovered that this was a DOLL. A very lifelike doll, I might add. Or perhaps I should say a very "deathlike" doll. And clad in a bright UT-orange jumper, which really didn't help.
I tagged this post "Mysteries" because I am truly baffled why any company would produce such a disgusting, depressing doll. And — just as disturbing — why would anyone buy it? What is it, part of the new "Dead Baby" line of children's toys? And judging from the price tag looped around his wrist, a real bargain at $195!
Here's a closer look at his face. Cute little fellow, isn't he? Don't you just want to run your hand through his thinning, grizzled hair? And I promise you, it IS a doll.
- "Have you seen my mommy?"
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I saw one of those in a car seat in the back of a car in a parking lot a few months ago. Very creepy.
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I read an article about these things. Yes, there is a company that makes them - for people who can't and don't want to have babies, but who, for whatever reason, want to share their life with something that looks exactly like a living baby.
Those people are just weird, and Lacy my red-headed Real Doll agrees.
This would definitely send one running and screaming out into traffic from the antique mall. Not sure if it is the doll itself or the Vols orange onsie. Just sayin'.
If I'm not mistaken, there have been cases where the police were called and windows smashed when one of these dolls was left in a hot car.
Looking at the close up of the face it probably has a pull string on the back to start it giving wartime speeches like "We will fight them on the beaches..."
