June 04, 2006

Formaldehyde and Fido (video): What is with people who feel the need to have pickled pets? Is this a strange cousin of taxidermy, or a branch of mental illness?

It's amazing that someone would rather mummify their dog than buy a sportscar, but hey: the dog appreciates it, right?

posted by nunia 18 years ago
  • MonkeyFilter: a strange cousin of taxidermy, or a branch of mental illness?
  • "You got your mental illness in my taxidermy!" "Well, you got your taxidermy all over my mental illness!" Two great tastes that taste great together.
  • I like to preserve my pets by turning them into jerky. Delicious jerky.
  • Jerky, mmmm, sounds good. So, is pitbull jerky tougher than poodle jerky?
  • The sports car may appreciate it more than a dead dog?
  • Ya know it's legit because they do it in a pyramid...
  • How much to get spot gilded, I wonder?
  • Poodles are kind of stringy, which is good for that pull-apart jerky. A pit bull has denser meat, which is nice if you're just looking for something to chew on, but they're more of a steak dog than a jerky dog. If you really want some great jerky though, I highly suggest some teriyaki flavored pekingese.
  • Poodles and noodles...zesty. Pit bull and Red Bull? Not so much.
  • Ya know it's legit because they do it in a pyramid... Not only that, but they actually "transfer" the spirit goop of your animal into its puppy mummy. That's so special.
  • But how many miles does it get to the gallon?
  • It's not about miles, but smiles. Somewhere in the world is a woman who spent $25k on a gold-covered dog corpse, and she polishes it and talks to it daily. You can't put a price on something as touching as that.
  • Midas touching, indeed!
  • ...or touched?
  • What about using those vacuum-sealed Space Bags?
  • ...or touched? By an angel? No, of course not. Touched by Osiris!
  • I was thinking touched in the head...