5/9/08

Craft Corner: Skull Bong

Authorities in Texas have filed corpse-abuse charges against two men who allegedly removed a skull from a grave and used it as a bong. Misdemeanor charges have been filed.
They dug up a grave in an abandoned cemetery in the woods, removed a head from a body and smoked marijuana using the skull as a bong.

My perspective: I understand where these men are coming from. They felt the need to create, the need to personalize their possessions with subjects they're interested in (in this case death).

Gentlemen, may I please make a suggestion? The next time you feel this creative urge, instead of digging up the deceased,

Why not knit a bong cozy?

Don't know what a cozy is? Well, it's a cover or "skin" that can be used for almost any item (including bongs) to add a little flair. I think this cozy (see below) with the lovely pink background and skull motif (in this case being used as a tissue box cozy) would make a marvelous skin for a glass or ceramic bong.



Advantages of Cozies vs Human Skulls:

1-less digging (you need only dig in your grandma's sewing supplies for some yarn)

2-no pesky jail sentences

3-goes with any decor

Good luck and please be sure to send in pics of your completed projects!

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9 comments:

Carl in Spain said...

OK, I'm confused. In a country as young as the US how can you have an abandoned cemetery? Moving past that point, why on earth would you want to use a skull as a bong, a regular bucket would do a much better job with a lot less effort. These guys must have lost their heads, oops, sorry, they found one.

damon said...

Of all the things to put in a will, "please use my rotted skull as a bong", is probably not too popular. Yet.

Robin said...

Carl,
Maybe it was an old family cemetery and everyone in the family died and forgot about it. You're right, it does sound like a lot of effort to go to. This story sounds like something out of a movie, and I'm curious if maybe these men got the idea of doing it from a movie.

Robin said...

Damon,
Lol! "Yet" is the scary part.

Lucy said...

Quick suggestion:

You should find out what jail or prison those guys will be in and send them that skull cozy. Not for their benefit but because the guards will get a huge kick out of it. If I were a prison guard watching over people like that, this would just really brighten my day. Just a thought. lol. Great post by the way.

hepp2 said...

Bong cozy is way funny! You are 2 2 funny!

Benny Greenberg said...

Robin,
Shameless...
But ya gotta love it~!

Ben

webomatik said...

maybe it doesn't have anything to do with creative urge, maybe they knew the guy...

no, THAT would be too weird

Annasbones said...

http://annasbones.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/bone/

Love bones, but dunno about using them as bongs...

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