I don’t know if I should even mention this. It’s a cowhide vest up for bids on ebay. It’s a pedestrian bit of trash, except…it’s made by Ray Comfort, and is even signed by him. That makes it freakish and weird, and kind of a trophy to wear.
It’s for a woman, size 6-8. I suppose you could get it for your Mom for Mother’s Day, or maybe you would just want to wear it for yourself. It could be a conversation starter, if nothing else. Most of the money from the auction goes to the Foundation Beyond Belief, so it’s also in a good cause.
It’s just weird.
Plus, it comes with a banana.
Was it intelligently designed?
(Wait a minute. It was designed by Ray Comfort. Sorry. Already answered my own question.)
How come I really… really… like… REALLY want this and… show it off as a trophy of some sort. Perhaps pin it to the front of that big bad 4×4 with cow-horns on the fender that I, unfortunately, am not yet in possession of.
If it wasn’t for the part where I’m a hopeless vegan and I would be mocked for wearing it, I would so bid for it and wear it proudly!
A strange piece to the puzzle:
The seller’s ebay name is “happyatheist”…
In the video, Comfort mentions that from now on, he’ll regularly make jackets and hold prize draws for them, confined to Atheists. There’s your chance!
And why didn’t Dawkins claim his jacket? He could’ve gotten himself a matching set of cowboy boots and a hat. I can imagine he’d be much more appealing to creationists in that outfit. It would also be awesome for riding dinosaurs, come to think of it…
I wanted to know more of the story. How did an atheist get a christian vest, signed no less?
Turns out that he used to make leather jackets years ago. He has given leather wear to atheists through his website.
Here is a video where he talks about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvitmq7KkPE
Weird.
Oh, this is a must-have for any vocal atheist. :)
“What that’s leather you are wearing?”
“Ray Comfort’s hide.”
Duh. I linked to the same video that Myers put up. Sorry for not reading all the links!
He’s been giving away vests and jackets and cash for a while now. Not to mention,
*shudder
Red Lobster gift certificates
It’s pretty fucking transparent.
And Duckbilled Platypus wins the thread already at #7. Impressive.
In the words of Alan Sugar – (UK’s ascerbic answer to Donald Trump) – “What a load of old tut”
Not bad.
He has a useful skill. Perhaps he could earn a living at it if he were to get honest.
I was about to try a “what is he hideing” joke.. or something like that, fortunately I didn’t.
Oh he earns a living, and being honest has nothing to do with it.
That would go perfectly with my fluffy assless chaps.
Ray makes the vests for atheists (out of wuv.) The woman who won it wanted to auction it off for charity. That’s why she’s happyatheist
I, too, would really like to own this garment. I cannot imagine where I would wear it, though. Plus, I’ve never bought anything on eBay and I ain’t about to start.
Also, since I have no idea what “size 6-8” means, a quick trip to Wikipedia made me realize that clothing-size designations (especially for women) are a load of demented shite.
Sorry, not for mothers day, that gift for my wife has to be an artistic and a useful weapon
dunno what for this year, last year was an atlatl
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde,
And that’s it hangin’ on the shed.
All together now…
This is an obvious scam. Notice that the seller is “Happyatheist” from Starkville, Mississippi. As everyone knows, there are no atheists in Mississippi… just like there are no gays in Iran.
In addition, everyone knows there is no such thing as a “happy” atheist. They are all miserable, sad, purposeless people.
Bizarre indeed. I mentioned a while ago that PZ should try to get one of this jackets.
I think this should be encouraged. At least when Ray is leatherworking he is contributing to society.
Although… if it’s only size 6 – 8 for a woman, PZ would only be able to wear it on one of his… appendages.
It would be perfect for a day of dinosaur riding.
Raytard did place his own self-seving auction for one of his vests: http://cgi.ebay.com/LEATHER-VEST-HANDMADE-AND-SIGNED-RAY-COMFORT-/270568562476
I have access to one of Ray’s monstrosities – it’s a med-large men’s westernish-style vest with decorative lacings and a snap front but, alas, no fringe. Comes with a Comfort signature on official LW stationary – anyone interested?
Tie me bananoo down, sport.
Who wouldn’t want to own a piece of clothing by Ray Comfort.
I’ve spent too many years wearing a cow’s skin – I can’t say I miss the smell. I haven’t quite escaped the moo epidermis either since most of my bike gear is made of it.
I don’t know about anyone else, but it would feel irreparably creepy wearing something that had had Ray Comfort’s hands all over it. Ewwww. I’m creeped out just thinking about it.
100 Girls, 100 Octopuses.
(Octopus is Greek, not Latin. Thus it’s octopuses, not octopi.)
“It’s a cowhide vest..”
Damn, I was hoping it was made from Comfort-hide.
I’m stuck with the creepy-ass thing under my roof – even the cats are all spooky walking near the box.
MadScientist – it smells like model glue, not leather, it’ll give you a contact high (maybe that’s Raytard’s problem…)
What. The. Fuck.
Did he make it in some sort of rehab/therapy class?
Its a bit like those psychological tests, where one is asked if one would wear a jacket that belonged to a serial killer.
I would find it too creepy to wear.
When is he going start a line of leather chaps for the more Haggard christian?
sudonim2: Actually, it is Octopodes.
Wait what… he gives leatherwear to atheists? Does he take… uh… custom requests?
How many cups?
Argh. Now I need brain bleach.
Is this you?