August 19, 2002

11:44 PM

Something's got to keep all those unruly Beanie Babies in line. HP Lovecraft's got nothing on the attack of the Plush Cthulhu.
posted by SuzySmith (21 comments total)

Hahahahahahaha. I've never had an interest in H.P. Lovecraft. But that is one of the funniest sites I've ever seen. Thank you for spreading the joy.e
posted by Slimemonster at 12:26 AM on August 20, 2002

Thank you! Stuck in "will he ever phone me" hell and this is just what I needed (um, is that worrying?) Makes my soft toy recreation of the cover of a certain Pogues album pale into insignificance. My 1st post too!
posted by SadieBear at 1:29 AM on August 20, 2002

I'm sure no-one cares but I almost made Cthulhu my username. Don't really know why I didn't. Oh yeah, Lovecraft is the only readable and enjoyable horror/weird/macabre writer. In my opinion of course. But he induces fear without ever showing you the monster.

Why did the spell check recomend overate instead of Lovecraft?
posted by Grod at 1:58 AM on August 20, 2002

I don't know why but this line really cracked me up:

"Wow," said Baby Boy Fluffy Bunny.

"Wow indeed," said Professor Blue Smush DinoBaby.
posted by Grod at 2:01 AM on August 20, 2002

http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/fiction/cc.htm
posted by robthe54 at 2:47 AM on August 20, 2002

What no Flash (kidding), this is one of the better sites of this genre. For a similar site see This one.

[vigintillions? Is that 10^63 or 10^120?]
posted by DBAPaul at 3:43 AM on August 20, 2002

"Sparkle Christmas Tree Sweater Bear"

Best.Stuffed.Toy.Name.EVER!
posted by MrBaliHai at 4:36 AM on August 20, 2002

Ha! Good start to the day.
posted by Yossarian at 5:58 AM on August 20, 2002

This, to me, is even better.
posted by blueshammer at 6:51 AM on August 20, 2002

Cute, but, nothing beats a hit of Monkey in the morning! his (her?) new "sorbet in a sack" recipe rocks. and his "where's monkey" page and "poetry stop" shows just how people can get caught up in his (her) world. Monkey is always adding something new and there is always something to discover that I over looked the first or second time through. (the alt tags have a life of their own and there are hidden links.)
posted by amphigory at 6:51 AM on August 20, 2002

Don't forget the "Summer fun Cthulhu Plush"
posted by quibx at 7:08 AM on August 20, 2002

My mind is now happy mush. The monkey site is so cool - I'm never going to get any work done now. Thanks for cheering up a miserable day :)
posted by SadieBear at 7:42 AM on August 20, 2002

Some of my best RPG times have been playing Call of Cthulhu. I read a lot of dear old H.P. around that time -- my favorite game was at a convention, run by Greg Stafford (founder of Chaosium, publisher of Call of Cthulhu).

He made us all join the Church of Elvis, do a little (celebratory and worshipful) dance, and we all got a certificate, signed by him, redeemable for 20 sanity points.

My ex-wife stole mine. This explains more than I'm willing to talk about here.
posted by kalessin at 7:42 AM on August 20, 2002

I'm holding out for plush Nyarlathotep.
posted by Kafkaesque at 8:26 AM on August 20, 2002

Here ya go.

*gibber*
posted by JoanArkham at 8:31 AM on August 20, 2002

It's not a Cthulu thread without a shaggoth...

Oh, and SadieBear, do you have a link to the Pogues cover recreation?
posted by shagoth at 8:35 AM on August 20, 2002

Meme mixture at it's finest (or worst).

Would it be wrong to place my child in a crib with plush Nyarlathoteps and Cthulhi?
posted by dirtylittlemonkey at 8:57 AM on August 20, 2002

Would it be wrong to place my child in a crib with plush Nyarlathoteps and Cthulhi?

I was just wondering the same thing. :)
posted by dejah420 at 9:22 AM on August 20, 2002

Grin.
posted by emmling at 1:51 PM on August 20, 2002

shagoth - alas, the soft toy Pogues thing went unrecorded - Shane MacGowan Bear became uncontrollable and had to be removed
posted by SadieBear at 2:43 AM on August 21, 2002

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I HAVE ONE AND YOU DON'T!

I HAVE IT! I HAVE THE POWER!

(Actually, I do have one propped on the right top of my monitor, next to my Eclipse lamp...)
posted by Samizdata at 6:59 PM on August 21, 2002