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24 January 2012

Regretsy comments on an Etsy "artiste" This Regretsy post, which mocks an Etsy interview with one of Etsy’s “featured artists”, had me laughing especially hard. I desperately hope no one finds me as pretentious and fatuous as “Sartoria” about the things I make, though in my defense I will I never yet made a pair of cashmere briefs.

post by: Orange Swan at: 10:15 | 7 comments

aw man I was all ready to find this gratuitously nasty but as soon as I saw the thermometer I laughed

posted by Firas 24 January | 10:34

It was both funny and gratuitously nasty. I think Sartoria can handle it.

posted by Obscure Reference 24 January | 12:39

Oh, I should not have laughed as hard at that as I did.

posted by The Whelk 24 January | 20:49

That was great. I love Regretsy.

posted by JanetLand 25 January | 08:46

Wow. I thought Etsy was somewhat grounded, assuming there was a range of completely nutty to cute and functional. I did not realize they so completely supported the unrealistic end of things. By comparison, Amanda, whose arms are too long for her body, is less the woodsy eccentric type and more of the well-to-do artistic dabbler type, and ktjean has five chickens in Phoenix and is into vintage design, which I thought would be more of Etsy's basic style. But I guess it gets dull interviewing only folks who are into vintage, hand-made items.

posted by filthy light thief 25 January | 19:45

That was delightfully horrible. I'm with Firas - the thermometer (wank-o-meter??) had me sniggering away. I love Etsy but Regretsy has the snark I need.

posted by ninazer0 25 January | 21:54

I am not usually too into people mocking - well, I try not to be - but this self-introduction is enough to turn the stomach:

I’m Amanda. I love asparagus, my arms are too long for my body, and the tip of my nose wiggles when I talk.

And this is a work sample.

posted by Miko 26 January | 22:53

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