Comments on: A Toast… To Preserved Shit in Jars.

By: Laura Chase

Laura Chase — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:34:45 +0000

Perhaps a chunk of Ingrid Newkirk in a bottle?
http://jonathanturley.org/2009/03/21/rule-against-petatuities-ingrid-newkirk-bequeths-body-parts-for-macabre-testamentary-gifts/

By: Jerem Morrow

Jerem Morrow — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:53:02 +0000

@ Tequila:

Warren Ellis, naturally.

By: Tequila

Tequila — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:19:49 +0000

I’d happily buy curiosities like these in jars but I dunno if I could be the one to kill a creature to put in the jar in the first place. While I’m sure their are OTHER methods used to obtain the specimens…some do look like they were happily crawling along before someone said “Hey!, you’d look awesome in a jar on my desk!”

Yet I’d be perfectly cool with doing this to a few humans. I really want a human hand…I mean REALLY want.

@BlueAnchorNatasha….I think it was the Zimmern episode on Cantonese food. That’s the fun of Cantonese food…it it crawls, swims, or walks chances are it’ll be part of some dish.

@Christy…good point. Would should investigate anyone dealing in such goods just in case.

All that said…what kinda cool shit do most of you want preserved in jars? I’d want something absurd to go along with the creatures like a cell phone circa 1986…or the Great North American 3 Eyed Fish as seen on The Simpsons.

By: BlueAnchorNatasha

BlueAnchorNatasha — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:26:36 +0000

Im pretty sure Andrew Zimmern drank some snake wine in one of his episodes. If not, then it was definately Bourdain. I get them confused sometimes, Ive seen nearly every episode from both.

By: Jerem Morrow

Jerem Morrow — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:01:12 +0000

Paul K: How did I never run across that site!? Thanky mucho.

Jessica: Noted! I’ll get to work on my burgeoning collection soon.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:15:53 +0000

Nadya *clink!*

Jerem: My expert sources say that Everclear is fantastic for such pickling adventures. Bacardi 151 works too (cherry garnish optional) ;)

By: Christy

Christy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:23:46 +0000

I didn’t cruise the site but please be careful with where you get these! Endangered animals are often used as they fetch high prices on the black market.

By: paulkomoda

paulkomoda — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:57:24 +0000

For more lovely “things in jars”, Morbid Anatomy is a fine point of reference!http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/

By: Ashbet

Ashbet — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:20:20 +0000

THINGS IN JARS!!! <3!

Seriously, I have so much love for this post. OMG.

I’ve been enjoying Curious Expeditions’ photostream on Flickr, and their selection of Things In Jars is sublime — I now know that I MUST visit the Vanderbilt Museum on Long Island at some point because of all of the amazing collections there.

*hearts!*

By: Paul Komoda

Paul Komoda — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:53:51 +0000

Lovely lovely images! I confess that I am in a certain species if withdrawal now that I’ve left my precious jarred specimens back east. Well, it’s a new day, and time to start a new fluidically preserved bestiary.