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Medical Library
Knee Articles- Quadriceps Muscle Strains
- Meniscal Tears
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Tear
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Tears
- Anterior Knee Pain
- Patello-femoral Pain (Commonly Called Chondromalacia Patella)
- Patellar Tendinitis (Jumper's Knee)
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITBS)
- Knee Replacement
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About Total Knee Replacement
Joint replacement is becoming more common, and hips and knees are the most commonly replaced joints. In 2006, 542,000 total knee replacements and 231,000 total hip replacements were performed.
The new joint, called a prosthesis, can be made of plastic, metal, or both. It may be cemented into place or uncemented. An uncemented prosthesis is designed so that bones will grow into it.
First made available in the late 1950s, early total knee replacements did a poor job of mimicking the natural motion of the knee. For that reason, these procedures resulted in high failure and complication rates. Advances in total knee replacement technology in the past 10 to 15 years have enhanced the design and fit of knee implants.
Total knee replacement is often the answer for people when x-rays and other tests show joint damage; when moderate-to-severe, persistent pain does not improve adequately with nonsurgical treatment; and when the limited range of motion in their knee joint diminishes their quality of life.
In the past, patients between 60 and 75 years of age were considered to be the best candidates for total knee replacement. Over the past two decades, however, that age range has broadened to include more patients older than 75, who are likely to have other health issues, and patients younger than 60, who are generally more physically active and whose implants will probably be exposed to greater mechanical stress.
About 90 percent of patients appear to experience rapid and substantial reduction in pain, feel better in general, and enjoy improved joint function. Although most total knee replacement surgeries are successful, failure does occur and revision is sometimes necessary. Risk factors include being younger than 55 years old, being male, being obese, and having osteoarthritis, infection, or other illnesses.
Physical Therapy Pre and Post Surgery
There are a number of reasons why you should see a physical therapist before you consider a knee replacement and after surgery as well.
- Physical therapy is proven to be a successful treatment for arthritis; therefore, a physical therapist directed program could help you delay or avoid knee replacement.
- Seeing a physical therapist before surgery and going through a "prehab" program (a set of rehabilitative exercises before surgery) is proven to increase strength and speed the post-surgical recovery process.
- Post-surgical physical therapy for knee replacement patients is a must. While most knee replacement patients experience a significant reduction in pain, almost all knee replacement patients suffer from considerable muscle weakness, loss of range of motion, and limited function. Seeing a physical therapist after surgery can greatly improve your strength, mobility and function.
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Wow well done. Looks amazing!!! You'll enjoy soaking in this dream bathroom. Have fun M xx
AMAZING!! I love Every.Single.Detail in that entire room!! I want it for my own!! 🙂
Beautiful!!!! Great job!!!!
Hello Shelley! I love your Blog! Your bathroom is wonderfull! Greetings from Germany, Raphaela
Oh my gosh! Talk about clever – that cd tower make over is one of th best I've seen. Thank you so much for sharing how to do it. You guys rock!
Kate. firstname.lastname@example.com cd tower storage is incredible! It looks just like a custom built in!
Ok! you guys rock! How creative and talented!
Beautiful makeover….
House on the WayLove it Shelley! Great job!
Ohhhhhhh I am soooooooo doing this!!! Thank you so much for sharing and solving some storage issue at the same time.
Have a great week! May it be as fruitful for you as this post is for me!!
PS: LOOOOOOVE this blog.
Wow! I was thinking how much I love the mirror surround. I never would have guessed it was made of CD towers! What an ingenious idea, executed to perfection!
Love your bathroom…please come do mine? Also love that your dad is working with a dress shirt and tie on!
MaryGreat job! It looks so much more grand.
Beautiful! I love it.
Wow! Uh-Maze-Ing! Love the makeover….ALL of it….and that Ikea CD tower idea is BRILLIANT!
It looks absolutely fabulous! You, Cason and your dad did a wonderful job!! I love the idea of using the CD towers.. very creative!
What is the name of the paint color on the walls?
Fantastic! What an awesome idea with the CD racks, it is such a great focal point for the room.
this looks awesome, I love the CD case storage idea!!!
seriously amazing bathroom!! house of smiths strikes again!
Love your built-in over the mirror,just beautiful! Also, I just but wainscotting in my hallway, but I think I will take a page out of your book and add half round moulding to soften it a bit like you did. Thanks for the inspiration!
So completely love it!!! I wish in Ontario we were allowed to hang lighting over the tub, it's against code here. We can have a light in the shower but it's a certain kind and it's certainly not pretty! Well done, you've made me rethink some stuff!
I absolutely love this, especially the cozy and chic bathtub area. I love the light hanging down–makes that area feel so special, like you're truly at a spa! You and your husband are tres talented….
OMG, you guys are brilliant! Cason, I have no words. The CD tower turned storage units are incredible and perfect! The whole bathroom looks amazing but I am just blown away by those! Great teamwork!
I love the way you guys think! The cd tower idea was amazing! =) I love the final product!
Alesha <3absolutely gorgeous, love the idea with the cd towers. I have a builder's basic mirror in my master bathroom and this would work for me. The whole project is beautiful
Lovely job! The details are simply perfect. LOVE!
Love the bathroom, Shelley! And that "life doesn't have to be perfect…" sign is perfect.
singin(at)compuserve(dot)comUm, wow! What an AWESOME idea. Major props to Cason for seeing the potential in 2 Ikea CD towers. I am forwarded this to my hubby in hopes I can convince him to help me do this to our master!
Wow,wow, wow, your bathroom is a perfect blend of glamour, cottage chic, and just plain awesomeness! I love the cd rack idea- I've been wanting to do something like that between our sinks, and this would be a good way to make it happen. Thanks! 🙂
What color is your paint Shel?
That CD tower storage is AWESOME! Your bathroom is absolutely gorgeous!
Beautiful! Love you enthusiasm, ideas and your blog
I adore that lampshade and the molding! Stunning!
I love this! I might have to try the cd tower idea in my bathroom! I noticed that in some of the pictures there appears to be a piece of artwork that is turquoise and yellow and has birds on it, but it is not there in the end. Can you please post a photo of that art?
Gorgeous! What an inviting bathroom!
Love the CD storage turned vanity storage. You are right, it gives the mirror a whole new look. What a clever husband you have. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing with the cd cases! I would have never thought of that! I am really not a fan of medicine cabinets (especially bc in our Master bath it throws off the symetry of the double sinks.), this is a great solution. The total makeover is awesome, but of course isn't every HOS project?
WOW! You guys are amazing! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! The shelves on teh side of the mirror are such a great idea! I love that rug (yellow/white one). You did a great job!!
How are the lights at night and for doing makeup?
Is there no shower over your tub? I love the look but dont' think I could do it with my shower? I LOVE the CD tower solution over your sink- it's beautiful! Wish I would have thought of that LOL
This is beautiful! And I love that your dad is working in a tie! lol!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing all your great ideas..I especially love the CD towers converted into storage and frame around the mirror.
Fantastic storage! xo Kristin
Your bathroom make over is gorgeous! I wish I had half of your talent….and ambition. You are inspiring me though. Much to my husband's dismay. 😉
I love that your father is working in a dress shirt & tie!
I LOVE the sink cabinet! You both are so creative. It's got my wheels spinning on what I can do in our bathrooms. Love your blog!
What a beautiful transformation. Cason is genius for coming up with that cd tower idea. What a neat idea. 🙂 I also really like what you've done with the walls surrounding your tub. It is certainly a fantastic retreat. Megan
Now that's a reveal worth waiting for!! Brilliant idea for the IKEA CD towers! I love how your dad dressed up for work 😉
Sweet! I saw some clear acrylic cd storage cubes awhile back on clearance and thought about doing something creative with them. Its amazing what you can do with a little ingenuity! I la la love it too. Great job and keep up the good work!
Liz firstname.lastname@example.com is brilliant and beautiful! I wish I had that bathroom! I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com
Oh, JINGS! I love this! So gorgeous and the mirror surround is TO DIE FOR! Pinned!
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Awesome bathroom! Question about the light over the tub… Did you purchase it that way or did you add the picture inside yourselves?
Love the final product! It looks amazing! I am just wondering if you have a separate shower or did you decide to nix the shower in lieu of the supersweet bath experience?
Love your bathroom! I love the ingenuity of the CD Tower/storage to frame the mirror– BRILLIANT! Thank you for your wonderful ideas and tutorials! Just wondering… do you have a shower somewhere or did you decide to nix the shower to allow for the supersweet bath experience?
That adds some much visual interest it's amazing! Good job! Yeah your dad really dresses up to work in his white shirt and tie!
Oh my this is brilliant! I love the new fresh look!
that's awesome! love the over all feel of your bathroom, so very spa like!
Beautiful job!! Really looks nice.
This is beautiful, great job! I know this is a bit random, but Ikea makes an orange plastic template thingy for installing cabinet hardware. It's maybe $1 or so? It works amazingly well. Just thought I'd let you know for your next project. 🙂
This is brilliant! I can't wait to try it in my bathroom (one day)!
makeeatwear1.blogspot.com/I LOVE it!! What a great way to add storage, without an ugly medicine cabinet!! I also always love to see pictures of your dad, straight from work – without even taking off his tie! Dad of the year for sure!!
Is the photo-lined lamp shade over the tub from Lowes too? Wondering if it was a DIY or a lucky find?
This is Great! I love your innovative organizational ideas!
I have a question -did you build right over the exsisting lights? Do you still use those lights (and they reflect on the ceiling?) or did you take them out? Is the new recessed lighting tied into the wall switch or do you have to plug them in? Thanks for answering! mrsmomomma at aol dot comLove how your Dad comes over on Sundays to finish up! I love the look of your new bathroom; I do have a question. What happens when white isn't popular anymore? Will you get new cabinets or strip the paint off? I am too scared to pain new looking cabinets white. Old ones- no problem.
there is a separate shower- you can see it in the mirror's reflection
there is a separate shower- you can see it in the mirror's reflection
Your bathroom looks amazing. I love the storage towers. You are so awesome for sharing your hardwork. I really like the calm soothing colors.
Love it! Looks amazing… you must be so pleased with it!! Well done for all your hard work. It looks very House of Smith now!
Claire x
It looks amazing! LOVE IT! Our bathroom needs a makeover… eventually! lol Awesome idea with the CD towers and I love how your dad is working in nice clothes and a tie! 🙂
That bathroom storage is seriously the icing on the cake!! Awesome! Love how you guys thought out of the box to come up with this creative storage solution. It's perfect! You totally deserve that relaxing bath 🙂
Turned out so gorgeous! So clever to use CD storage for bathroom storage. Love it!
Oh I love the Ikea hack for the piece around the mirror. You guys are so creative!! Thanks for sharing!
Another amazing transformation! Great job!
How nice! Love the creative use of the CD towers. No shower in here?
Absolutely stunning!!
Absolutely stunning!
Beautiful! I am loving your built-ins and am going to give it a try in my bathroom. We have the same storage issues and even have our electric toothbrushes out on the counter. We only have one bathroom so it doesn't look so great when guests come over. I love that your bathroom looks so calm and relaxing.
You two are so creative and talented! Your bathroom is beautiful!
awesome idea – and I your dad drilling in a tie makes me happy!
Your bathroom is so cute!!! Janice
Fabulous and so creative to come up with that idea. It looks so high end!! Awesome as usual:)
So beautiful! And I think I've seen your dad working in a shirt and tie before on your blog! That's dedication! Another job well done, 🙂
I love it!
Gorgeous! I love the CD tower idea! How clever! Don't you just love an inspiration that strikes out of the blue? Congrats on such a beautiful reno.
Great job! It looks so much bigger now!
I really love all the molding throughout the room. The space looks so much larger.
Love that CD tower idea!! I may steal that for my girls' bathroom…
love the shot of your dad drilling holes in his tie!!
I absolutely LOVE this and that is the kind of storage I need!!! Way to go Cason!!!
I know you probably said it a few times…. but, what is the paint color? I fell in love with your mud room color "Wood Smoke" and painted our living room that color and love it everyday! Is this Wood Smoke also?
Thanks, JanelleA-mazing!! Love that smart hubby of yours!
WOW!! Love it. What a great idea Cason ~ woot!! Love how your Dad is always there to help…. even in his tie and dress-shirt 😉
Great job!!
This looks great! I love every inch!
I love ever inch! Great job, it really has inspired me to rethink my DIY projects.
Gorgeous girl! Is the unit actually attached to the wall? Did I not see that part in the tutorial?
Wow!!! Loved the interior. Looks awesome! Thanks for sahring
Dear Smiths- Please move to my house and perform mind-blowing makeovers. Please also bring your dad. I'll babysit! 🙂
absolutely gorgeous!!!!! thanks for sharing with us!
absolutely gorgeous! thank you for sharing!
You are so awesome! I love how creative you guys are with things-I never would have thought to use the ikea CD shelves!
This looks ah-mazing!!! You guys did so well!!
That is gorgeous!!! So ingenious to make those CD towers into storage…LOVE it!!!!
Wow! Looks amazing. Mind blowing idea. Thanks for sharing
Love the batbroom! In the picture of your dad drilling in his dress shirt and tie, there is an awesome picture with birds on it above the toilet. Would you mind sharing where you got that?
Thanks!I can not describe in words … the whole house – my dream house. All the details, colors, textures … all mine! I really want to implement many of your ideas. And, hopefully, some of the details of your home will find life in my house))) Greetings to you all from the Ukraine.
I can not describe in words … the whole house – my dream house. All the details, colors, textures … all mine! I really want to implement many of your ideas. And, hopefully, some of the details of your home will find life in my house))) Greetings to you all from the Ukraine.
Is the sink hard to clean, for instance where the sink meets the vanity top?
I love that your dad dresses so professionally when helping.
Most clever and pretty make-over, congrats. One caveat, though: The lamp over the tub fails electrical code not only in Canada but also in the USA. However, I read recently that a new type of steam-proof but pendant-style fixtures can be bought, though I have yet to find them in real life at a store. The danger is not only splashing but also condensation water from steam in the bath, be that generated by the shower or by a hot bath! Please stay safe and well…
Love the lamp over the tub! And the quote on your sign!! You did a wonderful job!
Check out my DIY shelves for extra storage!
Love this bathroom! I am going to do this in my master. I could use some more storage. Thanks for sharing.
Are you friggin kidding me!? This is amazing! CD Towers!!!! Hello, awesome! I love it! Now all I want is a house of my own to build stuff! Someday soon I hope!
Looks amazing Shelley! Keep up the mind blowing projects!
Hugs, Mallory @ Classy Clutter
This is so brilliant!! It looks absolutely gorgeous, Shelley!!
Awesome!!! that is wonderful,I like DIY too,may I know how much was the extendable wall mount mirror?
$9 at Ikea
Love this bathroom – especially the shelves.
Love this, and would love to try something similar, but can you describe how you attached the CD towers to the wall? It sits on top of a mirror, right?

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iOS 4.1 review
iOS 4.1 is now available from Apple for iPhone and iPod touch. A relative small update to iOS 4 that fixes some important bugs, adds a few new features, and powers the all new iPod touch 4.
Steve Jobs announced the headlines during Apple's 2010 special music event and they include Game Center social gaming network, TV rentals, iTunes Ping social music network, HDR photography, and HD video uploads. (Yes, Apple is introducing not one but two new social networks.)
More importantly for some, proximity sensor misfires, Bluetooth woes, and the abysmal performance on iPhone 3G appear to be fixed.
We'll be covering all of that and more below. For anything and everything that hasn't changed, check out our massive iOS 4 walkthrough because we won't be repeating all that here
Note: this walkthrough is based on the GM (gold master) version of iOS 4.1. We'll continue to add to and improve it as needed, and update once iOS 4.1 release version hits, probably on Wednesday September 8.
If you don't have time (yet) to read this iOS 4.1 walkthrough and are eager to get the basics down now, here's a quick 5 minute video guide to get your started.
We're showing it off on an iPhone 4, which should be similar to how it will work on an iPod touch 4.
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What hasn't changed
Most things haven't changed with iOS 4.1, so again, check out our iOS 4 walkthrough to get up to speed on the far more numerous changes last summer's update brought.
System-wide changes
AVRCP Audio/Video Remote Control Protocol for stereo Bluetooth
Yes, you can finally -- finally -- control volume, skip tracks, and do pretty much anything your stereo Bluetooth headset allows. Unfortunately, at least in my tests, volume changes on the headset don't show up on the iPhone's volume slider -- but they do work in both iTunes Store streaming and iPod apps.
FaceTime app
iPod touch 4 gets a brand new, top left icon on the home screen just for FaceTime. (Which makes sense since there's no Phone app from which to initiate a FaceTime call. There's also no phone number associated with iPod touch so Apple/iTunes IDs will be used instead. (That means, if you want to call someone with an iPhone 4, they have to have updated to iOS 4.1).
Once it's set up it works the same -- that is, simply and elegantly.
Calendar - Now in pastel
Calendar app appears to be functionally identical to iOS 4.0 but for the color scheme. The shades are all pastel. Full on Miami Vice light purples and greens and peaches and tones only Prismacolor has names for. No idea what this change was about.
Photos - HD YouTube uploads
iPhone 4, and now iPod touch 4, can record 720p HD video but in iOS 4 those videos would be compressed down to SD when uploaded to YouTube. 4.1 fixes that. Just tap the action button at the bottom right and share HD straight up to YouTube.
Note: HD uploads require a Wi-Fi connection.
Camera -- HDR photography
iOS 4.1 adds HDR photo capability to the iPhone 4 -- but not iPod touch 4 -- Camera app. HDR stands for high dynamic range and usually involves a photo with one or more identical photos that are over- and underexposed and then combined together so that far more light and shadow information is available than a single exposure would allow. These high dynamic range images can then be tone mapped to provide a far greater amount of detail, far more like what the human eye can see. So basically, you can see detail in the sky and in the shadow under the tree, rather than having one blown out or the other lost to black. (That's my lay person, non-photo geek understanding of it anyway).
To enable HDR you simply tap the HDR button, much like the LED Flash button under iOS 4.
Note: HDR photography doesn't seem to work on earlier iPhone models like iPhone 3GS.
Then, when you take the picture, iOS takes not only the regular shot but one overexposed and one underexposed. Shooting the picture seems to take roughly the same amount of time, but saving it takes noticeably longer.
So far, based on the results I've seen here and online, iOS HDR does a good job pulling color and detail back into what were previously blown out skies, but an only okay job revealing detail in shadowy areas.
For non photo geeks, however, all they'll notice is better pictures with bluer skies and brighter people, which is probably why Apple added the feature in the first place.
Apple has also made the camera controls easier to use in landscape mode, rotating them along with the UI.
iTunes Store - Ping and TV rentals
The iTunes Store was originally introduced in iOS 1.2 (iPhone 1.2) as the iTunes Wi-Fi music store and that we're about to talk about features accessible over 3G and involving video shows desktop iTunes isn't the only version growing beyond it's original moniker and focus. With iOS 4.1, new features include the social music network Ping and $0.99 TV show rentals.
Ping isn't exclusive to iOS 4.1 -- it's already available to iOS 4.0.x users -- but Apple is touting it as a new feature and it's being launched at roughly the same time, so it makes some amount of sense to fold it in here for easy reference.
A social music network, Ping debut with iTunes 10 but is also accessible on the iPhone and iPod touch via the double talk bubbles tab, bottom middle. If you haven't yet signed up in iTunes 10, you'll get a Ping splash screen telling you to do so.
Once you've signed on, the Ping tab will come up with the Activities view. Activities show what's going on with the people you've followed -- status, pictures, and videos from recording artists like Lady GaGa, and comments, likes, and shared music from friends. It gives you the ability to like or comment on any of those things and, of course, instant access to preview and purchase the music being liked or commented on in iTunes. That also means there's currently no way to share or discuss music that's not in iTunes, specifically in your local country's iTunes store, which can be frustration for Beatles fans in the US, and fans of far, far more artists internationally.
Actions are fairly simple. To like or add a comment to an activity, tap the appropriate button. To preview or purchase a song that was posted, tap anywhere on the song widget, from album art to title. To be taken to the song's album, double tap on the title.
The People tab gives you a list of people you follow and people who follow you, as well as a featured button for a list of recording artists.
Tapping on a person gives you profile page with recent activity and an easy follow/stop following toggle. You can also switch to an info view that contains a short bio and buttons to see the person follows and who follows them. Similar to Twitter, people can either let anyone follow them or decide to approve followers on a person to person basis.
The My Profile view, as the name suggests, shows you your own recent activity and, at the bottom, has a button for My Info that shows you your own profile. You can't (yet?) edit this info on iOS, however, and will need to go back to iTunes 10 on Mac/Windows for that.
I'm not sure if it's the blank loading screen, but iTunes Store has never felt like the snappiest app on iOS and including Ping inside it likewise makes it feel less snappy than Twitter or Facebook. It also doesn't seem to save state of, or cache, the tabs - perhaps because they're web pages being re-loaded each time - which makes the experience of moving between apps seem sluggish. There's also no refresh feature, you need to switch between tabs to check for new data, and sit through more reload screens...
TV show rentals
The other addition is TV show rentals. They're only available from ABC (whose parent company, Disney, counts Steve Jobs as its biggest share holder), and FOX (whose owner, Rupert Murdoch, sees mobile devices as a way to save old media), and cost $0.99 per episode. You have 30 days to start watching and 48hrs. to finish once you start.
To access them, tap the videos tab at the bottom, then the TV Shows tap center top. Tap on a show and you'll get the info screen with full season purchase price. If you want to rent a single episode, double tap the title and you'll get the single episode info screen with rental option.
Double tapping is usually reserved in iOS for zoom, so it's not the most elegant or intuitive way to get at rentals.
A discounted season rental price would be nice, but this is Hollywood, so baby steps. Tiny, tiny baby steps.
Note: if you rent on iPhone, only the SD version will be downloaded. If you rent on Apple TV, you'll get the HD version. Given iPhone's 3.5" screen, SD is probably a better option to save on file size.
Add new features and you've got to add new settings for those features. Or, as is often the case, you've got to add new settings for features you added in previous versions of iOS. Sill, Settings didn't get as big a bump in 4.1 as it has in the past.
General: Restrictions
You can lockout Game Center multiplayer games if you don't want your kids social gaming with the unwashed denizens of the internet. Which you probably shouldn't.
General: Keyboard
iOS 4 spell check causing more problems for you than it's fixing? No problem, you can now turn it off. [9to5Mac]
With HDR photos, you can choose whether to save both the original and HDR version to the camera roll, or just the processed HDR image.
Game Center
Game Center, Apple's social gaming network went live with iOS 4.1 and games continue to be updated to support it. (As of this writing, Apple has a Game Center section set up in the App Store to help you find them). To start off, you can create an account, update your status, and add friends.
You can also see a list of your games that support Game Center. Tapping on one gives you general info and the ability to hit Play and go straight to the game. Tapping on Leaderboards lets you see top scores for Today, This Week, and All Time.
Achievements shows everything you can earn for playing the game.
Games that support Game Center show a brief drop-down when they start.
New to the Phone app, if you choose to add a number to Favorites, and that number is mobile, and is an iPhone 4, you'll be given a choice of adding the phone number proper, or adding it as a FaceTime connection.
Field test mode, missing from iOS 4.0, makes its triumphant return in iOS 4.1. If you're not familiar with it, field test mode is a diagnostic mode that shows cell reception as actual, meaningful numbers as opposed to nebulous Apple and carrier rendered bars. [Gizmodo]
To enter field test mode, dial:
To exit field test mode, click the home button.
The Nike+ app update that was included in iOS 4 beta but missing from the public release returns in iOS 4.1 and looks like it's here to stay this time. It allows you to sync data with the Nike+ servers directly from the iPhone rather than having to sync through an intermediary computer. About time.
iOS 4.1 pricing and compatibility
iOS 4.1 is a free update for iPhone users and for iPod touch users.
Compatibility should be the same as with iOS 4.
- iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4 (2010): All features
- iPad (2010): Coming this fall with iOS 4.2
- iPhone 3GS and iPod touch G3 (2009): No features requiring iPhone 4 or iPod touch 4-type hardware (i.e. FaceTime)
- iPhone 3G and iPod touch G2 (2008): No multitasking, custom wallpaper, and Bluetooth keyboard support.
- iPhone 2G and iPod touch G1 (2007): not compatible/no update
iOS x.1 point updates are relatively minor compared to the full version releases but this fixes some major bugs, adds a few great new features for iPhone users, and powers a whole new level of experience for iPod touch 4 owners.
Did we really need two separate new social networks in Ping and Game Center, or would a unified iOS/Apple social network have been better? Only time will tell.
If you were waiting on a new notification UI or widgets, well that's not the point of the point release, but iOS 5 is only 6 months from beta so keep the dreams alive.
iOS 4.2, with wireless printing and AirPlay is scheduled for November, however, so there will be more to come for iPhone, iPod touch, and finally iPad users this year as well.
[Thanks to everyone who contributed screenshots and descriptions for this walkthrough. If you noticed we missed anything or got anything plain wrong, drop us a note in the comments and we'll update as needed.]
Rene Ritchie is one of the most respected Apple analysts in the business, reaching a combined audience of over 40 million readers a month. His YouTube channel, Vector, has over 90 thousand subscribers and 14 million views and his podcasts, including Debug, have been downloaded over 20 million times. He also regularly co-hosts MacBreak Weekly for the TWiT network and co-hosted CES Live! and Talk Mobile. Based in Montreal, Rene is a former director of product marketing, web developer, and graphic designer. He's authored several books and appeared on numerous television and radio segments to discuss Apple and the technology industry. When not working, he likes to cook, grapple, and spend time with his friends and family.


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Here are some of the details of the integration with Google Calendar:
* Tasks that have due dates will automatically appear on your calendar in the All Day event section.
* To create a task with a due date in Calendar, click on an empty space in Month view or in the All Day section and select the Task option.
* To attach a due date to an existing task, click the right arrow next to the task in question in the Task list. Then, click on the calendar icon to select a date.
* To modify a task's date, simply drag the task to a new date (as you would with a calendar event).
* To mark a task as complete from within Calendar, click on the checkbox next to the task.
Unfortunately, you can't use "quick add" to create tasks, the tasks calendar can't be synchronized with other applications and you still can't receive email or SMS notifications for tasks.
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Last week i started a thread to see what people would like to see made....the majority of you said you would like to see a aluminum minimag style body. I worked a stupid amount of hours this weekend on this prototype.
all thats left to do on this is cut the slots in the front...I will do that tomorrow or wed. Check back for updated pictures.
Body specs....
-Made from high strength 7075 aluminum
-Threaded for dual angel detents
-Uses autococker threaded barrels
-Angel feedneck threads
These will be sold in a pre-order with a 6-8 week lead time. watch the dealers section mid to late this week for details.
XT customs specializes in automag parts....With both in house cnc turning and machining centers there is no job we cant handle. Need a custom part made???? send me a PM
After milling minus front slots
Slots milled and modeled on my emag


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I stuck pretty close to the recipe except for a few things. It called for the carrots, potatoes & pearl onion to each be boiled separately with thyme, peppercorns & bay leaves. I understand this was to cook them each to their perfect tenderness but I couldn't be bothered & cooked them all together.
The bechamel sauce was supposed to be strained through a cone-shaped fine mesh strainer before adding the thyme, parsley & cayenne. My bechamel was very smooth so I didn't bother with this step either (plus I don't own a cone-shaped fine mesh strainer).
This is actually a twofer because I also made the Basic Pie Crust recipe from Ad Hoc. I have to say I'm pretty proud of how that crust turned out, beautiful & flaky. I did have to add a little more water than was called for but it is quite dry here right now.
Matt said this was the best pot pie he'd ever had. The sauce was very thick creating a very solid pie, you could almost pick it up & eat it with your hands. It was extremely filling. I made half of the recipe & made two small pies. The recipe says this is 3 servings but really for us it was 4 .
What I learned? That I can make a really good, flaky pie crust & to start the bechamel while you are cooking the vegetables or you'll be waiting for it to reduce at the end with a really hungry husband hovering around.
Will we make it again? Definitely.
© 2007-2010 Kathy Lewinski


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First published in 1981, the Champions role-playing game is one of the first RPGs to forgo the traditional dice-rolling system of character generation in favor of a point-based system. Cryptic Studios has licensed back to Hero Games the rights to produce Champions RPG books, and the sixth edition of the HERO System and Champions, set to release in 2009, will include rules on how to recreate Champions Online characters and scenarios.
Champions Online is all about total customization -- it will offer a near infinite amount of character customization so that all players will have a unique game experience. Gamers will be able to create their hero's name, back story, costume, powers and abilities as well as design their own personal arch-enemy and his or her back story, which will guarantee a truly unique experience.
Features :
- Hi-Octane Excitement: Champions Online delivers furious, fast-paced encounters previously reserved for action and fighting games. No more boring auto attacks and lengthy recharge times. Champions Online combat is instantaneous — and electrifying!
- Brains required: Every enemy and super-powered threat in Champions Online has its own unique abilities and combat specialties. Use your head — or wind up dead!
- Bring friends, make friends: The Champions Online universe will be jam-packed with thousands of heroes, facing thousands of threats. Join up with other heroes, create your own superteam, and prepare to take on the ultimate threats!
- Total customization, at your fingertips: Choose from hundreds of different costume pieces, colors and body types to create your character's one-of-a-kind costume and look. There are billions of possible combinations, and in a universe brimming with the fantastic and the unforgettable, you can still be completely unique!
- Your powers, on your terms: There are a multitude of astonishing powers to choose from in Champions Online, and its flexible character creation system gives you total control over your hero's abilities. You can even pick the appearance of your powers. Do you want purple force fields? Green fire blasts? Jet black claws? In Champions Online, you decide!
- Keep your enemies close: Every hero must have an archenemy. In Champions Online, you design your character's supreme adversary, choosing a name, powers and costume for a superpowered foe to bedevil your hero throughout his or her career.
- Bigger and better: Vanquish evil, and your successes will be rewarded with costume pieces to enhance your powers and abilities. Then customize the appearance of those rewards to your vision of your hero's look and abilities!
- Endless exploration: The battle against evil in Champions Online rages across the world into outer space and alternate dimensions. No other MMOG offers players the chance to explore such diverse realms — from the shining skyscrapers of Millennium City and the frozen wastes of Canada to the interstellar gladiatorial arena on the moon, the hidden underwater city of Lemuria and the foul mystical dimension known as Qliphotic.
- Evil most foul: Battle supervillains, aliens, giant monsters and secret, sinister organizations. Doctor Destroyer is launching new plans to conquer the world. VIPER lurks in the shadows, seeking chances to strike at humanity. The ancient Lemurians are plotting a return to power. And Mechanon won't stop until it has wiped all organic life from the planet. Can you stop these heinous threats to humanity?
- Make your mark: The story of Champions Online is constantly changing, continually evolving. Villains are defeated. Heroes rise and fall. Cities transform. Your actions may decide the future!
Champions Online is slated for release in Spring 2009.
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US home sales plunged 5.1 percent in January
Feb 21, 2014, 8:11 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sales of existing U.S. homes plummeted in January to the worst pace in 18 months. Cold weather, limited supplies of homes on the market and higher buying costs held back purchases.
The National Association of Realtors said Friday that sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.62 million units last month. That was down 5.1 percent from the December pace. The sales rate declined 5.1 percent over the previous 12 months.
Higher mortgage rates and higher prices have contributed to a slowdown in home buying in five of the past six months. Freezing temperatures and snowstorms have also caused most housing activity to slip this winter. The flagging sales suggest a deceleration from the momentum for much of 2013, when 5.09 million homes were sold, the most in seven years.
"Such a picture confirms that the U.S. housing market reached its peak at the end of 2013 and further reacceleration is unlikely near term," Annalisa Piazza of Newedge Strategy said in a research note.
Home building dipped 16 percent in January from December, the Commerce Department said this week. Signed contracts to buy homes plunged in December, foreshadowing the January drop-off, the Realtors said in a separate report.
The weather has kept would-be buyers from venturing to open houses, while construction crews have endured work stoppages.
But sales also declined in parts of the country where weather was less of a factor. This suggested that price pressures and tight inventories are also weighing on the real estate market.
Buying fell 7.3 percent in Western states, the region less affected by winter storms and where average prices are the highest. That decline was significantly larger than in the Northeast, South and Midwest. The median price of homes in the West is $273,500, almost double the median price in the Midwest.
The median price nationwide has risen 10.7 percent to $188,900 since January 2013. There are just 4.9 months of available inventory on the market, a sign that would-be buyers have relatively few homes to pick from and may choose to delay purchases.
Just 26 percent of sales last month were by first-time buyers. In a healthy market, that figure is closer to 40 percent. All cash-sales accounted for 33 percent of all purchases, evidence that investors continue to make up a sizable share of the sales.
Existing-home sales in a healthy market would approach 5.5 million, nearly 900,000 more than the January rate. Buying has slowed during the past six months.
Over the summer of 2013, home resales reached a pace of 5.39 million. But they began to slow in September as the costs of buying a home rose because of rising prices and higher mortgage rates.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 4.33 percent this week from 4.28 percent the previous week. Rates surged about 1.25 percentage points from May through September, peaking at 4.6 percent. The increase began after the Federal Reserve signaled that it would start to slow its bond-buying program before the end of the year.
The Fed has reduced its monthly bond purchases from $85 billion to $65 billion in its last two policy meetings. The purchases are intended to push down longer-term interest rates and encourage more borrowing, spending and hiring.
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Section 105
Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, on Fishing River, Missouri, June 22, 1834. Under the leadership of the Prophet, Saints from Ohio and other areas marched to Missouri in an expedition later known as Zion's Camp. Their purpose was to escort the expelled Missouri Saints back to their lands in Jackson County. Missourians who had previously persecuted the Saints feared retaliation from Zion's Camp and preemptively attacked some Saints living in Clay County, Missouri. After the Missouri governor withdrew his promise to support the Saints, Joseph Smith received this revelation.
1–5, Zion will be built up by conformity to celestial law; 6–13, The redemption of Zion is deferred for a little season; 14–19, The Lord will fight the battles of Zion; 20–26, The Saints are to be wise and not boast of mighty works as they gather; 27–30, Lands in Jackson and adjoining counties should be purchased; 31–34, The elders are to receive an endowment in the house of the Lord in Kirtland; 35–37, Saints who are both called and chosen will be sanctified; 38–41, The Saints are to lift an ensign of peace to the world.
1 Verily I say unto you who have assembled yourselves together that you may learn my will concerning the aredemption of mine afflicted people—
2 Behold, I say unto you, were it not for the atransgressions of my people, speaking concerning the church and not individuals, they might have been redeemed even now.
3 But behold, they have not learned to be obedient to the things which I required at their hands, but are full of all manner of evil, and do not aimpart of their substance, as becometh saints, to the poor and afflicted among them;
4 And are not aunited according to the union required by the law of the celestial kingdom;
5 And aZion cannot be built up bunless it is by the cprinciples of the dlaw of the celestial kingdom; otherwise I cannot receive her unto myself.
6 And my people must needs be achastened until they learn bobedience, if it must needs be, by the things which they csuffer.
7 I speak not concerning those who are appointed to lead my people, who are the afirst elders of my church, for they are not all under this condemnation;
8 But I speak concerning my churches abroad—there are many who will say: Where is their God? Behold, he will adeliver them in time of trouble, otherwise we will not go up unto Zion, and will keep our moneys.
9 Therefore, in consequence of the atransgressions of my people, it is expedient in me that mine elders should wait for a little season for the bredemption of Zion—
10 That they themselves may be prepared, and that my people may be ataught more perfectly, and have experience, and know more perfectly concerning their bduty, and the things which I require at their hands.
11 And this cannot be brought to pass until mine aelders are bendowed with power from on high.
12 For behold, I have prepared a great endowment and blessing to be apoured out upon them, inasmuch as they are faithful and continue in humility before me.
13 Therefore it is expedient in me that mine elders should wait for a little season, for the redemption of Zion.
14 For behold, I do not require at their hands to fight the battles of Zion; for, as I said in a former commandment, even so will I fulfil—I will afight your battles.
15 Behold, the adestroyer I have sent forth to destroy and lay waste mine benemies; and not many years hence they shall not be left to pollute mine heritage, and to cblaspheme my name upon the lands which I have dconsecrated for the gathering together of my saints.
16 Behold, I have commanded my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., to say unto the astrength of my house, even my warriors, my young men, and middle-aged, to gather together for the redemption of my people, and throw down the towers of mine enemies, and scatter their bwatchmen;
17 But the strength of mine house have not hearkened unto my words.
18 But inasmuch as there are those who have hearkened unto my words, I have prepared a blessing and an aendowment for them, if they continue faithful.
19 I have heard their prayers, and will accept their offering; and it is expedient in me that they should be brought thus far for a atrial of their bfaith.
20 And now, verily I say unto you, a commandment I give unto you, that as many as have come up hither, that can stay in the region round about, let them stay;
21 And those that cannot stay, who have families in the east, let them tarry for a little season, inasmuch as my servant Joseph shall appoint unto them;
22 For I will counsel him concerning this matter, and all things whatsoever he shall appoint unto them shall be fulfilled.
23 And let all my people who dwell in the regions round about be very faithful, and prayerful, and humble before me, and reveal not the things which I have revealed unto them, until it is wisdom in me that they should be revealed.
24 Talk not of judgments, neither aboast of faith nor of mighty bworks, but carefully gather together, as much in one region as can be, consistently with the feelings of the people;
25 And behold, I will give unto you favor and grace in their eyes, that you may rest in apeace and safety, while you are saying unto the people: Execute judgment and justice for us according to law, and redress us of our bwrongs.
26 Now, behold, I say unto you, my friends, in this way you may find favor in the eyes of the people, until the aarmy of Israel becomes very great.
27 And I will soften the hearts of the people, as I did the heart of aPharaoh, from time to time, until my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and mine elders, whom I have appointed, shall have time to gather up the strength of my house,
28 And to have sent awise men, to fulfil that which I have commanded concerning the bpurchasing of all the lands in Jackson county that can be purchased, and in the adjoining counties round about.
29 For it is my will that these lands should be purchased; and after they are purchased that my saints should possess them according to the alaws of consecration which I have given.
30 And after these lands are purchased, I will hold the aarmies of Israel guiltless in taking possession of their own lands, which they have previously purchased with their moneys, and of throwing down the towers of mine enemies that may be upon them, and scattering their watchmen, and bavenging me of mine enemies unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.
31 But first let my army become very great, and let it be asanctified before me, that it may become fair as the sun, and clear as the bmoon, and that her banners may be terrible unto all nations;
32 That the kingdoms of this world may be constrained to acknowledge that the kingdom of Zion is in very deed the akingdom of our God and his Christ; therefore, let us become bsubject unto her laws.
33 Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that the first elders of my church should receive their aendowment from on high in my house, which I have commanded to be built unto my name in the land of Kirtland.
34 And let those commandments which I have given concerning Zion and her alaw be executed and fulfilled, after her redemption.
35 There has been a day of acalling, but the time has come for a day of choosing; and let those be chosen that are bworthy.
36 And it shall be amanifest unto my servant, by the voice of the Spirit, those that are bchosen; and they shall be csanctified;
37 And inasmuch as they follow the acounsel which they receive, they shall have power bafter many days to accomplish all things pertaining to Zion.
38 And again I say unto you, sue for apeace, not only to the people that have smitten you, but also to all people;
39 And lift up an aensign of bpeace, and make a proclamation of peace unto the ends of the earth;
40 And make proposals for peace unto those who have smitten you, according to the voice of the Spirit which is in you, and aall things shall work together for your good.
41 Therefore, be faithful; and behold, and lo, aI am with you even unto the end. Even so. Amen.


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"Regarding your question, how can the Quran be the word of Allah if God didn't enter into the world, every Muslim would tell you that the Quran was revealed through Gabriel, no verse was revealed in a direct fashion." - 1moremuslim (see here)
There are many reasons to reject the idea that the Qur'an is or even could be a revelation from God. The following will demonstrate at least one of those ways. Rather than show that the Qur'an is false when judged on the basis of external criteria that Muslims would, on the basis of the Qur'an, object to, such as the Bible, it will be shown that that the Qur'an cannot be a revelation from God on the basis of its own criteria. Simply put: If what the Qur'an says about Allah is true, then what the Qur'an says about itself cannot be true.
Mainstream Islam
According to mainstream Sunni Islam, the absoluteness and utter transcendence of the Allah of the Qur'an preclude the very possibility that he could enter into his (alleged) creation. Indeed, this is a foundational reason why Muslims object to the incarnation, the doctrine that the second person of the Trinity entered into the world, was born of a woman and walked among us.
The idea that Allah cannot enter into his creation is believed to follow from a certain understanding of Allah's transcendence, which, among other places, finds expression in the Aqida of Imam Abu Jafar al-Tahawi (239-321):
"38. He is beyond having limits placed on Him, or being restricted, or having parts or limbs. Nor is He contained by the six directions as all created things are."
"51. He encompasses all things and that which is above it, and what He has created is incapable of encompassing Him." (online source)
Christians also believe that nothing can contain God, but for them this does not mean that God is unable to enter into history, as He not only says that He is the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, the one whom heaven and even the highest heavens cannot contain, but He also says that He fills heaven and earth, without being limited by them, that He encamps around and dwells in the midst of His people, without being confined to any place, and even says that He is with those who are lowly and of a contrite heart. Moreover, God is also able to reveal Himself in a particular place at a particular time, such as the tabernacle, the temple, and the burning bush, without any of this negating or impinging upon His transcendence. But this is not how Muslims understand Allah's transcendence. As Ibn Al-Arabi Al-Maliki said in his commentary on the hadith of descent found in Tirmidhi:
What we must believe is that Allah existed and nothing existed with Him; that He created all creation, including the Throne, without becoming indicatable through them, nor did a direction arise for Him because of them; that He does not become immanent, that He does not change, and that He does not move from one state to another. (Aridat al-ahwadhi 2:234-237, as cited in Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine, Beliefs, Vol 1, As-Sunnah Foundation of America, p. 155-156) (Emphasis mine)
The problems with the Muslim view are manifold. Two of them will be mentioned here.
First, if Allah cannot enter into creation, then he also cannot communicate directly with man. But this contradicts what is said many times over in the Qur'an, not the least of which can be seen in the story of Moses. Although this is not the main way the Qur'an says Allah's revelation came to man, it is at least one of the ways he is said to have done so.
Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: For he was specially chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet. And We called him from the right side of Mount (Sinai), and made Him draw near to Us, for mystic (converse). (Surah 19:51-52) (Emphasis mine)In spite of the above, mainstream Muslims maintain that those who say Allah appeared to Moses in the fire, that he spoke from the fire, that his words were heard coming from a certain direction, etc., are misinterpreting these verses. Granting this claim for the sake of argument, this leads us to a second and worse problem for the Muslim view. The main way it is alleged that Allah revealed his words to the prophets, particularly to Muhammad, is through the medium of the angel Gabriel. Supposedly this gets Muslims off the hook by suggesting that it is Gabriel rather than Allah who speaks to man. But given the claim that Allah cannot enter into creation, not only would it have been impossible for Allah to communicate directly with Moses, or anyone else before or after him; it would also be impossible for Allah to communicate with man indirectly, even through an angelic medium.
Has the story of Moses reached thee? Behold, he saw a fire: so he said to his family, 'Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire.' But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: 'O Moses! Verily I am thy Lord! Therefor (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa. I have chosen thee: Listen, then to the inspiration (sent to thee). Verily, I am Allah: there is no god but I: so serve thou Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise." (Surah 20:9-14) (Emphasis mine)
Behold! Moses said to his family: 'I perceive a fire; soon will I bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand to light our fuel, that ye may warm yourselves.' But when he came to the (Fire), a voice was heard: 'Blessed are those in the Fire and those around: and Glory to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. O Moses! Verily, I am Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise…" (Surah 27:7-9) [Yusuf Ali and others mistranslate the verse at this point. An accurate translation of verse 8 is provided by Sher Ali: "So when he came to it, he was called by a voice, `Blessed is he who is in the fire and also those around it, and glorified be ALLAH, the Lord of the worlds'".] (Emphasis mine)
When Moses had fulfilled the term, and was travelling with his family, he perceived a fire in the direction of Mount Tur. He said to his family: 'Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; I hope to bring you from there some information, or a burning firebrand, that ye may warm yourselves. But when he came to the (Fire), a voice was heard from the right bank of the valley, from a tree in hallowed ground: O Moses! Verily I am Allah, the Lord of the Worlds"…(Surah 28:29-30) (Emphasis mine)
The reason for this should be readily apparent: if Allah cannot enter into creation in order to speak with man, then Allah also cannot enter into creation to speak with the angels (and the Jinn also could not sneak into his presence in order to eavesdrop on Allah's conversations with the angels). Although angels may be thought of as a different and higher order of being than man, since they are still creatures the distance between them and Allah is no less infinite. If the infinite cannot communicate with the finite, if Allah cannot enter into creation, then no degree of difference between men and angels, both of whom are finite, can overcome the qualitative difference between Allah and creatures, which, according to Muslims, prevents the former from communicating with the latter. All of this means that, if Allah is as the Qur'an claims him to be, i.e. a being who cannot enter into his creation, then the Qur'an cannot be what it claims to be, i.e. a revelation from Allah.
Muslims can only get out of this by dropping the notion that God cannot be absolute and also enter into his creation, but then they would not only have to find some way to scale those teachings in the Qur'an and the hadith that led them to this belief in the first place, they would also then have to concede that the incarnation cannot be ruled out on the basis of this principle. The difficulty of such a feat for Islamic theology and exegesis and the costliness of this for the Muslim polemic against Christianity would be just as monumental as it is necessary.


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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Put The Coffee DOWN
Thursday, August 20, 2009
The following diet-assisting monstrosity was actually ordered by a customer. And what is it?
Go ahead, guess. I'll wait...
Spaghetti with tomato-y cream sauce?
An ear?
A cherry, Cheez-Whiz and regurgitation torte?
Nope, nope and nope! Give up?
It's a fetus-with-an-iPod pie!
Uh, I guess fetus cookies would have been going too far?
Thanks to Maayan Z. for being such a great sport!
- Related Wreckage: Fetal Bites
253 comments | Post a Comment
«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 253 Newer› Newest»- Unknown said...
What the hell??? That's all I can say!
- August 20, 2009 at 9:31 AM
- Taylor (My Older Brothers) said...
I think I see how this happened:
One guy: "Are you going to feed us pie?"
Second guy: "Yeah, feed us pie!"
Mob: "Feed us pie! Feed us pie!"
Frenzied mob: "Fetus pie! Fetus pie!" - August 20, 2009 at 9:33 AM
- Wide Awake Wife said...
*blink* ummmm. Does the fetus realize there is a mjor case of worms going on around it?
VW:ingsted-kind of says it all - August 20, 2009 at 9:33 AM
- evilsciencechick said...
- August 20, 2009 at 9:34 AM
OH Holy Mother of God!!!! There should be a warning before that picture. Some of us haven't eaten our breakfast yet (and now may never eat again).
- August 20, 2009 at 9:34 AM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
Oh my... I lost consciousness for a minute there. Didn't think it was possible, but I have officially lost any desire for cake EVER AGAIN.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:34 AM
- Leah Hollett said...
- August 20, 2009 at 9:34 AM
- The Real Loser said...
I don't know if the vernacular exists to even describe how disgusting that is, both in concept and execution! On the plus side, it looks pretty much the same before you eat it as it does when it comes back up.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:35 AM
That has to be the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- Cris said...
fetus pie?
yum. - August 20, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- sharalyns said...
Whaaaaa???? *sigh*
- August 20, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Half Assed Kitchen said...
I was going to guess an upper and lower intestine.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com) - August 20, 2009 at 9:37 AM
do you mean ordered by the customer? YUCK!
- August 20, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- Naomi Zikmund-Fisher said...
Beats my guess, which was "a stomach that has been assimilated by the Borg"
Monday Morning Crisis Quarterback - August 20, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Linda Lifchez said...
I'm speechless. And horrified.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- August 20, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Wow, I thought it was a human organ with some sort of medical device attached...I do work in a hospital though.
Did the people who ordered this like it?!?!
wv: ingsync: I sure hope that fetus isn't listening to ingsync. - August 20, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Melissa Morgan-Oakes said...
I...I...I don't feel well now.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Lynette said...
Thanks for the coffee warning, Jen, but you should have also given a food warning: "Caution, this wreck is not just diet-assisting, it's diet-inducing!"
Seriously icky. I was thinking about breakfast a few minutes ago, but now... I'll stick with coffee, thanks. - August 20, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Laura said...
wow, that is foul.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Trevor said...
Holy cow. I thought it was some kind of internal organ (intestines, pancreas, something) with an iPod. I'd never have guessed the fetus. I think I sense my breakfast coming back to visit me.......
- August 20, 2009 at 9:43 AM
I call shenanigans! This is a PIE, not a cake, and therefore does not count as a wreck......or something.
Just getting that out there early, maybe you wont get 8,000 camments like that. Or maybe you will. Meh
I really want to say "I can't believe someone ordered that.", but I have been reading this site for far too long and its no suprise. Gross.
I just hope its Mozart they are puttin through to that bebeh.
wv: khanymb - probably all a fetus can hear on an ipod.....they gots no ears! - August 20, 2009 at 9:43 AM
- Summer Braxton said...
i thought it was a brain with an ipod implanted. i was on the right track, but not nearly gross enough.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- Josh (the DMT) said...
Well, I'm not sure how something could be ordered by a "custom", but if a custom were to order something, it would only make sense that it would be something strange.
http://thedmt.blogspot.com - August 20, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Sarali said...
This is the most disgusting thing I've ever seen!
- August 20, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Wow, I thought it was a stomach...yeesh, people are SO weird! LOL!
- August 20, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Wendy said...
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:47 AM
- Claire said...
Ew. That's about all I can say.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Oh, gag! That is totally gross. What WAS the customer thinking????
- August 20, 2009 at 9:50 AM
- Boozy Tooth said...
Looks positively delish... in a completely repugnant and grotesque way.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh man, that's grim. I could have sworn it was a cochlear implant - equally grim.
way to wreck! - August 20, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- Unknown said...
- August 20, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- August 20, 2009 at 9:54 AM
Ooooh, what a disgusting way to start a Thursday. Thanks!
- August 20, 2009 at 9:54 AM
That's disgusting!! I must confess i thought it was a pre-gastric bypass pie. That would have been ironic, right?
- August 20, 2009 at 9:56 AM
- Kat said...
I hadn't eaten breakfast yet...I may wait now...lol
- August 20, 2009 at 9:56 AM
- Terry Lee said...
say it ain't so. please.
btw, anatomically speaking, that's one helluva umbilical cord, assuming that's what the squiggly thing is around said fetus.
sheeeesh. i can only hope he's listening to dylan ... - August 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM
- Sharon said...
Eeeeeeeeeeeeew! That is even more disturbing than the children watching the jaw being cut off the life size Vladimir Lenin cake.
People are so unnaturally proud of those sonogram/ultrasound photos.
Eew. Eeew. - August 20, 2009 at 10:01 AM
What's really scary, or perhaps sad, is I guessed it correctly on the first try.
Something this horrible has to have a back story. Does the baker know it, or did he just fulfill the order unquestioningly? - August 20, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- Suzette said...
That is absolutely...stunning!
- August 20, 2009 at 10:04 AM
I was going with an x-ray of a stomach after ingesting an ipod. Bluuurgh.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:08 AM
ew. at first glance, I thought that was one of those deals where you get your large intestine 'stapled' or 'tied' so you lose weight.
Your revelation didn't lower the disgusting quota much. - August 20, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Perhaps the customer just wanted to instigate one of those devilishly charming, friendship-killing dinner party debates by taking the pro-life argument to the next level... "So the idea of carving up a music-loving fetus bothers you, does it? Uh? UH?"
- August 20, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- Jessie said...
I guessed it, too.
I think the internet has made me callow, though. While I find that weird and unappetitising, I do not find it horrifying, and I'll be eating my breakfast now, hum. - August 20, 2009 at 10:12 AM
- mudslicker said...
All I can say is thank god Stanley Kubrick didn't get a load of this cake. 2001 may have had a TOTALLY different ending.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:12 AM
- Miranda said...
Frack, that's gross. WHY???
- August 20, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- very married said...
- August 20, 2009 at 10:15 AM
what really freaks me out is that I guessed right! I then dismissed my guess as not remotely possible, since no-body was likely to order a foetus-with-ipod anything!
- August 20, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- Little Lovables said...
my eyes are bleeding
my stomach is churning
I may die this very instant - August 20, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- Brossettelewis said...
It's just a fetus people...with an ipod. What's they big deal? I bet many feti would love to have something to pass the time in there. :)
- August 20, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- HorribleLicensePlates said...
Not appetizing at all... eewww!
- August 20, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Say WHAT? I never would have guessed that was supposed to be a fetus. What the heck is all that stuff around it? And an Ipod?
Just so, so very wrong. - August 20, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- M said...
Those worm-like crust things (for lack of better words) look like strands of the Marburg virus. And what exactly is that baby made of? It's like Silly Putty gone horribly, horribly wrong.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:20 AM
I guessed a stomach with an adjustable gastric band on it (see? the earbud is the filling port!) complete with upper and lower intestine. That the "real" answer is more disgusting is really something special.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- ME! said...
I think I just vomited a little in my mouth...
- August 20, 2009 at 10:21 AM
That's disgusting. No breakfast for me today.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:22 AM
- Chad @ Cup a Dee Cakes said...
To the commenter that said she threw up in her mouth a little - I think I just threw up on my desk a little!
I too thought this was intestines (maybe kidney pie!) with some sort of medical implant. I even went in for the high res picture and by Rorschach, I still couldn't make out a fetus.
WV: geriests - The geriests still out on whether this was a cake or a pie. - August 20, 2009 at 10:23 AM
@Taylor (MOB)- Your comment made me laugh SO hard!! Thanks.
Best. Post. Ever. - August 20, 2009 at 10:23 AM
- Mel said...
That Maayan sure gets around. I saw a kitty cake she did over on Cute with Chris just the other day.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- ErinMSW said...
I was going to guess a surgery gone wrong. Like that Seinfeld episode, when Jerry dropped a Junior Mint into the guy...only this time someone somehow dropped an iPod. Woopsi-daisy! Oh, if only I had been right...it's sooooo much less disturbing. Ick!!
- August 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Dani said...
I really shouldn't have looked at this while eating breakfast. Really. I think I am done eating now.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Unknown said...
Without knowing it was supposed to be a fetus, my first thought was "Well, that would be great for my cousin." She's a doctor and has had to remove stranger items than iphones from, um, the posterior region.
"Ahead of you lies adventure, and your strength still lies within! Freedom from the (butt) of doom is the treasure you will win!" - August 20, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- August 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- LaurenH said...
I think what I find the most amusing is the link to the cookie cutter where so many people commented "gross!" "sick!" "stupid!" "disgusting!" (ok, i guess it IS kind of stupid...but my delightfully warped sense of humor also loves it :))
As for gross and disgusting? oh no, my dears, that was just a sugar cookie. THIS is gross and disgusting! (ha. And also kind of funny in the 'what the hell kind of occasion calls for iPod fetus pie!??') - August 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM
I love pie, but this is just too gross!
-Bridget - August 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM
I work in retail and now I can go back to my sales manager and honestly say that the customer is NOT always right. In fact, this time, they're not even close. And are those cherries what I think they're supposed to be? As if intestines aren't enough, let's put a realistic looking placenta in there as well. With one 'creation, I may never have kids, cake or pie ever again. EWWWWW just isn't strong enough a word!!
- August 20, 2009 at 10:31 AM
*blinks weakly* um...I have to go lie down now...
- August 20, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- Rachet said...
Dear. Lord.
iPuke is correct! - August 20, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- Unknown said...
Egads! This looks like the dog vomit I just cleaned up. I know you warned us but now I think I'M going to be sick!
WV: remba (remba to avert your eyes) - August 20, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- The Angry Jackalope said...
I think I have finally found a pie I will not eat. Excuse me, I have to go throw up now.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Thoughts from the Desert said...
horf! double, triple horf!
It's so much worse than what my guess was. - August 20, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Sarah Strauss said...
In my expert opinion on the subject (and by that I mean I don't have any clue in hell what I'm talking about)...
I'm going to say it is in fact an ear - with a bluetooth headset in it.
And now that I've convinced myself that is what it is, I can't see any other possibility. - August 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM
- MAGolla said...
Okay--that is just gross.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Am proud to say I realised what it was before it was spelled out. By "proud", perhaps I actually mean "disturbed".
WHY? Whywhywhywhywhywhy?????! - August 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM
- Amy said...
- August 20, 2009 at 10:39 AM
I knew that was a fetus right off the bat!
I have been here waaaaay too long. D: - August 20, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- iris said...
why?? why for all that is holy would someone do that?! *shudder* i thought it was someone's stomach with a small camera in it and their lower intestines. that just SCREAMS "YUM!"
- August 20, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- wrecksistant said...
Pies are Wreck-worthy too! Yeh, I know I bent the rule today, but if that came across YOUR desk, could you NOT share it with the world? Anyone got a wrecktastic rugelah? A putrid petit four? A barfy biscuit?
The Wrecksistant - August 20, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- Kevin said...
I was guessing a colonoscopy that found an iPod up a guy's ... umm ... colon.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:42 AM
What? My brain feels as scrambled as that mess looks.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:42 AM
- Etiquette Bitch said...
disgusting. ugh. disgusting.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Famous Hat said...
The fetus part is disturbing, but the i-pod truly pushes it into the WTF zone.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:47 AM
- Queen Julian XIII said...
That has to be the worst case of lumpy fetal cellulite I have EVER seen! That poor fetus needs to get off of it's tail and move those flippers to Baby Mozart!
- August 20, 2009 at 10:47 AM
- Bri said...
I'm going to have nightmares.
I thought it was...like...the bowels of someone who swallowed a stethoscope or some other thing of that kind.
wow... - August 20, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Erin said...
No. Freaking. Way.
I would not have guessed fetus-with-an-iPod even if you told me it rhymed with schneetus-schnith-a-schithod.... - August 20, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- Anna C. Morrison said...
Now I get the swirly top crust. Huh. Maybe an eye or a nose on the fetus would have been a good clue. I hope it tasted good!
- August 20, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- Laura Dotson-Thomson said...
So - working at a hospital - I was going to guess stomach with one of those new weightloss machines on it. But THAT is just disgusting! I don't know if I'd even fault the baker for me not knowing it's a fetus... it's just a WRONG request all around.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:58 AM
How did the ipod...why is the fetus...? Why?
I have scrub my brain with bleach now. - August 20, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Taylor (MOB) - best. post. ever.
I also guessed it, in a "now I KNOW I can't be right, but I think it is.." sort of way.
I honestly just can't imagine the occassion that calls for a pie like this.... I would really love to know the inside joke this is the punchline for. - August 20, 2009 at 11:06 AM
I knew what it was immediately, because I had one removed from my body a few months ago. It's an adjustable gastric band, commonly known as a lap-band. It is a common weight loss surgery. You can even see the port, where the syringe pumps fluid gradually into the band, giving the person more restriction. This wreck, indeed, causes you to eat less! Cake or pie, by the way, is not recommended in the pre-op or post-op diet.
- August 20, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Ugh. Geez, I just ate.
- August 20, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- MoonGoddess said...
how did (if they could) any one eat that? or even cut into it?
stunned. I think I might go crawl into a fetal position in a corner somewhere. I watched a Haunting in Connecticut last night & this is MORE disturbing. - August 20, 2009 at 11:19 AM
I think this would be less disturbing if the fetus' texture wasn't so odd. that's some seriously lumpy/chunky fondant, there.
also, Taylor's comment (#2) just about killed me. - August 20, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Oh, dear. A developing crackberry child. Oh, well. I guess there's no room for a wii remote.
- August 20, 2009 at 11:27 AM
*blinks in disbelief*
A fetus with an iPod?
If you say so...
Like everyone else here, I am absolutely stumped as to what possessed the customer to request this, but sadly I'm not particularly surprised. - August 20, 2009 at 11:31 AM
- Professor Raven said...
honestly, I thought it was a stomach and intestines, and I was hurting my brain trying to figure out why a stomach had a pacemaker...
so, it is a fetus in a worm-infested womb? or is that a really sad representation of a placenta? And seriously, I've seen my share of ultrasound pics, and THAT looks nothing like a fetus...it looks like, well, I won't say due to the number of folks that lost their breakfast this morning... - August 20, 2009 at 11:37 AM
OMG I'm totally buying that fetus cookie cutter. I will serve fetus cookies @ my mom 50th birthday party in november!
As for the iPod fetus... oh man. I... I. I um. Why are there worms surrounding the fetus? - August 20, 2009 at 11:45 AM
It looks like a stomach and small intestine with an iPod pie.
- August 20, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Peaceful Mommy Kayleen said...
Oh. My. Word. (And, LOL to "Taylor (My Older Brothers)".)
- August 20, 2009 at 11:51 AM
I don't know what's worse:
a-someone ASKED for this
b-maker of this wretched sent it in to be mocked.
FAIL - August 20, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- Kristine said...
Yuck!!!! Now if the fetus' skin didn't look so bubbly, then it might be just weird. But as it is - *shudder*
- August 20, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Um. With the diet-inducing theme, I thought it was a stomach surrounded by intestines (the wormy things) and thought the Ipod was the stapling device the put in to make your stomach smaller. Thought maybe the occasion was somebody learning to equate mega cake/pie consumption with the consequences...
I'd love to know the real back story. Lily - August 20, 2009 at 11:57 AM
- Unknown said...
My first thought was a iPod stomach.
But a fetus? That's just sad and slightly vomit inducing. - August 20, 2009 at 12:01 PM
oh, eew. That's worse than the Bodyworlds Exhibit.
Mmmm, cut me a slice of foetus pie! - August 20, 2009 at 12:03 PM
- beagle said...
- August 20, 2009 at 12:11 PM
- Unknown said...
Wierd, gross and gross again!!
- August 20, 2009 at 12:12 PM
- Unknown said...
Very Interesting.
- August 20, 2009 at 12:14 PM
- Jamie said...
That is disgusting!
My guess was lap band surgery what with the noodle-like instestines and all... - August 20, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- aimee said...
Ew... gross. REALLY gross. I actually thought it was meant to be brain matter or something. I can't decide if that would have been more or less disturbing that the fetus.
- August 20, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Sariah said...
Ummm, EW! That image will stay with me forever. Thanks for that.
- August 20, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Zombie Julie said...
That is truly frightening. Reminds me of Harlequin Fetus.
- August 20, 2009 at 12:20 PM
If you check out the picture of a human embryo/fetus at 5 weeks (sans IPod), you can see that the Wreckorator actually did a first-rate job! http://library.thinkquest.org/C0122429/pictures/embryo.gif
- August 20, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- August 20, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Tracy H said...
Pardon me while I puke! I don't get the wormy looking stuff around that baby. That can't be right.
- August 20, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- str4y said...
I saw this an my first thought was 'braaaaiiiinnnnsss'.
- August 20, 2009 at 12:29 PM
I honestly thought it was supposed to represent a lapband surgery.
- August 20, 2009 at 12:30 PM
I'm with whoever commented some posts above that this looked like it was meant to commemorate a surgeon's whoopsie. 'Hey, sorry about that. Have some pie as consolation.'
- August 20, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Elizabeth @ My Life, Such as it is... said...
okay I should know by now not to be eating when I click on your blog. Throwing away my yogurt I had been enjoying before now.....I thought it was a cochlear implant too.
wv - topuck..as in "what topuck is that?!" - August 20, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- Melissa (& Billy) said...
- August 20, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- August 20, 2009 at 12:44 PM
cannot be unseen - August 20, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- the ginabean said...
WAY beyond nasty!
- August 20, 2009 at 12:45 PM
- woodruffbn said...
*******RRRRRAAAAALLLLPH******* - August 20, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I'm sitting here with my head cocked sidways to the left, then to the right, then to the left a little farther. One eye closed, squinting, mouth open..... and then my coworker asks if I'm okay.
WV: unforti.... unforti-nutely I'll never be the same again after seeing what I just saw. - August 20, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Twirlie Whirlies said...
- August 20, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Karen said...
It would go great with some fava beans and a nice key-ant-tee!!!
(is this a duplicate? if so feel free to delete it.) - August 20, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Christina said...
Funny, I looked at it and thought, "well it LOOKS like a fetus with an ipod, so it's probably supposed to be a bluetooth in an ear."
Taylor, you slay me! It is, after all, an APPLE pie. - August 20, 2009 at 1:07 PM
- Julie said...
Dude. I think that actually *is* a fetus.
- August 20, 2009 at 1:13 PM
I was going to guess some sort of commentary on music/ipods rotting your brain. . .
"This is your brain on an Ipod"
Anyway you look at it - ewwww! Why would you request that and then serve it? - August 20, 2009 at 1:16 PM
I was hoping it was a cochlear implant. But yuck.
- August 20, 2009 at 1:23 PM
- 12 hour pills said...
...I have never truly been disgusted by any of the cakes here. This one has changed all that...
- August 20, 2009 at 1:28 PM
- Katy said...
I think that is the most disgusting thing I've seen.
- August 20, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- Green said...
Since when do fetuses sit outside of the womb on a bed of intestine? Unless it's a guy having a baby.
Ooh, MPREG fetus with I-Pod. - August 20, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- cfoxes33 said...
That is the nastiest thing I have seen in some time! GROSS!
- August 20, 2009 at 1:46 PM
I know we're in a recession, and small businesses shouldn't turn away business for self-preservation, but SERIOUSLY? This is gross!!
- August 20, 2009 at 1:48 PM
- Keeley said...
I was thinking "intestines"? Someone swallowed an ipod?"
But oh my gosh, my mouth fell open when I read what it really was. Gack. - August 20, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- Cute Things in Paint said...
im not really sure how i feel about the fact that i guessed right...
- August 20, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Barbara_in_COviaWA said...
OK.....guessing without looking at the rest of the post of what anyone else has said.....I'm going to guess that cake is to celebrate a clean colonoscopy!
off to read the rest of the blog and comments! - August 20, 2009 at 1:59 PM
- Barbara_in_COviaWA said...
Well....I guess I was in the general "area" of the body..... - August 20, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- Unknown said...
What on EARTH is the matter with people? Seriously?
- August 20, 2009 at 2:08 PM
- WILLOW TREE said...
Shut. Up.
No... really???
Ooookay then. - August 20, 2009 at 2:11 PM
If the baker herself was kind enough to supply the photo, why didn't she also give us the backstory/explanation for her creation?
I would hate to think that she made it with just the instruction "a pie of a fetus with an iPod" and NO reason for it! - August 20, 2009 at 2:16 PM
I am trying to figure out how this request could have been done and not been a wreck.
WV: Uncinte. The Fetus Pie is enough to uncinte projectile vomiting. - August 20, 2009 at 2:21 PM
that is so gross!!!!
- August 20, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Carrie said...
OMFG! I'll never look at pie again, I swear!
- August 20, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Jeeze!!!!!! That is just nasty. What is wrong with people? Did someone really think that would be funny?
- August 20, 2009 at 2:26 PM
- Becky said...
I think I may be one of the only ones who saw the image and thought "OMG, is that a fetus with an ipod?"
Really. - August 20, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- Norkio said...
First, fetus with an ipod pie, next placenta petit fours!
- August 20, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Great! Now I need some Unicorn Chaser...
- August 20, 2009 at 2:38 PM
- Valerie said...
I stared, open mouthed, for a good minute trying to decipher what I was looking at. Once I found out, I stared, open mouth, a bit longer...
Wow! - August 20, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- The Halls said...
what the?!
- August 20, 2009 at 2:48 PM
I sure hope it's waterproofed!
- August 20, 2009 at 2:59 PM
- DMackendrick said...
Yes, but what kind of pie is it? Strawberry? Cherry?
Actually, I thought this was created to celebrate a surgery gone wrong, and the subsequent successful malpractice suit - with the surgeon's iPod dropped into the intestines... - August 20, 2009 at 3:06 PM
I just threw up a little... in my mouth :(
- August 20, 2009 at 3:13 PM
- Jennifer Good said...
Oh my god. I thought it was intestines with some kind of surgery tool left in the body!!
again, oh my god. - August 20, 2009 at 3:13 PM
- The Accidental Parisian said...
The photos makes me physically ill.
- August 20, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- babyblue1217 said...
Fetus, you say? So the orange-y thing is probably the umbilical cord…?? So Feety can run, like 10 miles, while listening to the I-Pod?? Now there's a sight…as if we needed a worse one.
- August 20, 2009 at 3:23 PM
- G.H. said...
Fetus with an ipod?
Someone needs a new job.
http://confessions-of-a-waitress.blogspot.com/ - August 20, 2009 at 3:29 PM
I'll never eat pie again thanks to that horrific picture!
- August 20, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Hyena Overlord said...
This is timely. Considering the Universities will soon be filling up with students. We'll get to walk to work in the morning on the much missed vomit covered sidewalks that signifly "Frosh week".
wv: pardy...Yup
And as Stria noted..."Some of us haven't eaten our breakfast yet (and now may never eat again)." - August 20, 2009 at 3:35 PM
I'm going to print this off, tape it to my fridge, and cancel my Jenny Craig membership. Thanks, Jen!
- August 20, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- Little Luxuries said...
Somebody really bought that? Somebody really ate that? - August 20, 2009 at 3:51 PM
I definitely thought it was a kidney. With an iPod.
- August 20, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Cottagecheap said...
Sadly my first thought was a fetal pig laying in his mother's entrails....
um...then I saw the 'ipod' which I thought was a blood pressure cuff, so I was more than a little confused. Then I read your answer and am MORE confused.....
What kind of drugs was this person on when they ordered this pie?
WV: Argen...the sound I made when I urped up my sandwich after seeing this. - August 20, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Nicole said...
- August 20, 2009 at 4:12 PM
- Goof said...
My thoughts were stomach intestines with an ipod. Like maybe they were giving a pie to someone who swallowed one, as a gag gift.
YUCK just the same. - August 20, 2009 at 4:13 PM
- roachc420 said...
Honestly, I'd be pretty upset if I ordered a fetus wearing an ipod and got a stomach and intestines. I hope the customer didn't have to pay for that.
- August 20, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Just the Right Size said...
I wonder what he/she/it is listening to?
- August 20, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Jalula said...
I wish I hadn't been eating when I typed your url in my browser!
- August 20, 2009 at 4:39 PM
- Tifany said...
I don't know how everyone saw the iPod...I saw a fetus (or maybe brain) with a pressure cuff.
That might even make a bit more sense.
Nah. - August 20, 2009 at 4:47 PM
- Aviatrix said...
I thought it was a depiction of the top of a superior section through a skull and brain, with a cellphone inside. As in this is what is going to happen to you if you talk on that phone so much.
- August 20, 2009 at 5:10 PM
- Indy said...
- August 20, 2009 at 5:18 PM
- Shannon said...
And here I was going to say a stomach with surrounding intestines. But a FETUS???? Ummmm....okay, maybe if you black out the lights....and squint. Or close your eyes.
- August 20, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- Shelley Dayton said...
- August 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM
- Unknown said...
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Tacoma, WA - August 20, 2009 at 5:43 PM
OMG!!!!! How in the he** did I actually guess that?!?! LOL!!!
- August 20, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- Lisa Chin said...
I think I'm going to go loose my lunch now.
- August 20, 2009 at 5:58 PM
- Laura Springer said...
Is it sick that i guessed right? (It is sick that someone made such a thing...bleh!)
- August 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Mmmmmmmm... fetusy.
- August 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM
- gojirama said...
I thought that was going to be weight loss surgery cake. Vile!
- August 20, 2009 at 6:13 PM
- Cupcakin' It Up said...
Oh no!! That is exactly the kind of brain-looking goo I found online when I was looking for inspiration for my medically themed cupcakes. Very horror movie, hannibal... eek!!
- August 20, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Aaaah!!! I can't unsee it!!! I'm now damaged for life.
- August 20, 2009 at 6:17 PM
- Heather Justesen said...
Okay, that's seriously so gross! That's even worse than the fetus cookies, because at least they resemble a cookie when you look at it!
- August 20, 2009 at 6:27 PM
OMGosh I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit!
- August 20, 2009 at 6:28 PM
- Xyie Fourseasons said...
I thought it was a celebration of a stomach pump removal of your mp3 player... And I still think it looks more like a stomach than a fetus. It Would explain the squiggly lines around it (other organs/flesh?) I suppose.
- August 20, 2009 at 6:30 PM
that literally jolted me when I scrolled down. So very wrong.
- August 20, 2009 at 6:40 PM
- anaceofkidneys said...
More like a very early-term embryo pie. They're usually a little more defined than that by the time they're bigger than an iPod.
- August 20, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Wh-what? *Why*? In the name of all that is holy, *why*? I-I have no words for this. *headshake* I can't decide whether this is one of the most hilarious or one of the most disturbing Wrecks I've ever seen. Maybe both.
- August 20, 2009 at 7:28 PM
- Lizzy Leigh said...
Oh.My.Gawd. I think I just lost my appetite for the next month.
- August 20, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Andrea said...
I think it looks like a heart with a pace maker, with lots of squiggly fat around it. Yeah, that's pretty diet-inducing too.
- August 20, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Hopefully this iFetus won't become a trend, we have enough baby shower wrecks out there that would make Jason Vorhees cry.
- August 20, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- Spacegirlnz said...
Oh. My. God. That actually made me gag a little bit.
- August 20, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- Unknown said...
OMG. That takes the whole realistic baby cake to a whole new level. You thought that was disturbing? Apparently it can only get better. Yum (as she fights a gag) Thanks for sharing?
- August 20, 2009 at 7:47 PM
- Unknown said...
OH. MY. GOSH. I have just one more thing to say. WHY????????????
- August 20, 2009 at 7:53 PM
- marypoppins said...
- August 20, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Shelly said...
It's a WHAT?! Oh dear lord! *hurk*
- August 20, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Am I the only one who saw a headless lamb with an ipod ripping out of its stomach surrounded by brains and circled by a trail of blood? Perhaps the result of a Pagan ritual?
- August 20, 2009 at 8:10 PM
- Silver Tomato Productions said...
I was guessing a top-down shot of a liver getting revived with a difibrilator.
Tomato - August 20, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- The Mom said...
Clearly it is a stomach with the intestines surrounding it. It's very accurate. Perhaps it swallowed the IPOD.
www.homeschoolgardener.blogspot.com - August 20, 2009 at 9:00 PM
- Beckie said...
EEEEWWWW!!!!! Yuck!
- August 20, 2009 at 9:07 PM
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We ship everything first class USPS, and will do our best to have your package in the mail within 2 days of your order.
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Of course, you can. but you need to pay it's shipping fee when it's returned. At same time, we won't return it's shipping fee, just return the goods' money
Redrose is dedicated to customers and do it's best to serve you fast. Most of the orders are shipped in 1~5days from your purchase, some orders in 3~5days or just after few1~2days. We ship on Sunday too, not on Saturday because the couriers express services are closed in China and Hong Kong. If you have any question regarding the items we sell in our store, please send us an email and we'll answer immediately, sometimes after few minutes :) . If you are not happy with the item you receive, please send us an email to:firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll find a fast solution that can make you happy.
From 8th December all items are shipped worldwide by fast Hongkong post severice from Shenzhen,China.
Since 8th December all orders we ship fast Hong Kong post. More expensive and faster than China post service. We try our best to ship within 1~5 days from receiving the payment. The delivery of the parcel depends on the efficiency of your local postal service. Arrival time may vary between 10 days and 35 days after shipping. After the shipping we will forward you the parcel tracking code that you can check on your country postal service website. Please email us if you have more questions regarding the delivery.
You can check it by www.17track.net or your country's post website.
Yes, we can ship with Dhl or Fedex. Contact us(email@example.com) if you need a faster delivery, we'll get back to you with the best delivery quotation for your destination. Please remind that at moment we can't ship outside the planet Earth.
Returns are accepted only the item is some quality question. We don't accept return for handmade and custom made items. We don't refund shipping costs. Email us(email@example.com) if you have questions about the return.
We accept return if A. we sent you the wrong item, wrong size, wrong color or wrong style goods. B. there is any quality problem In other cases, the shipping cost of returning is on customer side. Customer has to mail the goods to our return address in China. We suggest using the registered mailing service since customer will be responsible for any missing or damage during the return shipment. We will deduct 30% of the total order cost as our restock process fee and the first shipping cost will be deduct as well. The rest payment will be refund to the same PayPal ID or credit card within 2 business days after we have signed the return goods. All orders must be return in its original package with all the tags on within 3 business days after you signed for it. We reserve the right to refuse all refunds (at our discretion) for the following reasons: if the product(s) have clearly been worn and used... i.e. food stains, perfume smells, tears, rips or other signs of use and abuse that were