Funny, you don't look Bluish...

Notes from a Blue State*

We buy from lots of different vendors in order to have a diverse inventory for your shopping pleasure. One of our favorite vendors is the Unemployed Philosophers Guild. Besides having a pithy name, they have great intellectually quirky stuff. And we carry a lot of it.

Some extremely popular items seem to all be Dubbya related. In fact, it seems as though every time he opens his mouth, we get a flurry of website orders for items such as;

The Disappearing Civil Liberties mug. Pour in a hot beverage and watch your rights fade away. It’s a great gift for everyone! Your blue state friend will appreciate your ironic humor while sipping her organic free-trade green tea/mango infusion and listening to NPR. Your red state relative can quaff his overpriced coffee over his stock quotes and veal piccatta while planning his retaliatory gift (possibly a membership to the NRA?). You know, every time there’s a press conference from the Capitol, we get orders for this mug. Maybe we should send the White House a “thank you” note?

Need to get that nasty taste out of you mouth after watching the news? Try the peppermint flavored “National Embarrassmints”, or the peach flavored “Impeachmints”. Each flavor comes in a travel size tin square. (Mints contain both natural and artificial sweeteners.) I’m amused at how many Red State visitors buy these, usually with some kind of apology, “I didn’t vote for him!”

Are you a bit tense after reading the national news? Try our handy little stress reliever; “Smush Bush”. Made of squeezable foam, he’s the perfect size to fit in the palm of your hand and squish (repeat as necessary). It also makes a nice safe projectile to throw at the T.V. (it is not safe as a pet toy).

The header tag has some of his more memorable quotes on the back, including my personal favorite, “It’s clearly a budget. It has a lot of numbers in it.” We’ve sold a lot of these, although for some reason we keep finding ones with the head ripped off. Hmmm, I wonder why?

*This post does not reflect the views of everyone in the state, or even in our own store. It is not meant to insult any person, state, or political affiliation. It’s just a business, people.