Blink!

In spite of the serious nature of my usual posts here, I do have a sense of humor that is alive and thriving. And lately, I have been in humor heaven, thanks to a new site called Regretsy.  Here, you will find the penultimate in tastelessness and snarkiness–which happens to be one of my favorite forms of humor, along with the self-deprecating sort.

Should you visit the site and find yourself confused by the seeming disparity between what I write here and the fact that I enjoy this type of humor, consider it a wonderful opportunity to expand your ability to stop labeling others and placing them in pre-assembled boxes!

Just the cleverness of the site’s name alone is enough to throw a huge grin onto my otherwise sober face.  Regretsy is based on a site called Etsy, where crafters sell their handmade goods.  Regretsy locates all the most ridiculous stuff being sold on Etsy and adds snarky comments about those items (the comments are always at the bottom of the post, below the item’s description, and if you miss reading them then you’ve missed the entire essence of the site).

Since the posts on Regretsy may be seen as controversial by some, I am including the DISCLAIMER posted by the Regretsy team on the website:

Don’t get us wrong. We like crafts.

We just don’t like these crafts.

Yes, we know these people put their hearts into it. We know it took hours and hours. We know how mean it is to laugh at their creations. And we regret being the only web site on the internet that makes fun of things.

But what can we do? We’re immature.

Besides, art is totally subjective. Who cares what we think? I barely care and I’m writing this.

Listen, if you like something you see here, don’t argue with us, go and buy it. Seriously. Click on any photo and you’ll be taken to the seller’s store. We’re only too glad to have made the introduction.

- The Regretsy team