Langhorne, PA
Quoted from easye9901:Opened mine last night, thanks santa!
Very cool, especially sitting on the pin. Love the Kingpin avatar.
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Quoted from pacmanretro:Now it's killing me to wait until tomorrow to open....but I will wait!
Tune in tomorrow...
box.gif... 10 minutes later. So it occurred to me, the chinchillas, what if there were some poor live chinchillas in the package material. Better to open it, just in case.
I was correct.. sort of. There were chinchillas ,only not live ones, just poorly rendered origami ones. Nice touch SS ,thanks for keeping this year's theme going. Will try to hold off until Christmas before I open it.
20201202_223916 (resized).jpgQuoted from Apinjunkie:There were chinchillas ,only not live ones, just poorly rendered origami ones.
If those are Genuine Origami Boulders, they are ...like...worth some serious money.
Because I don't think that guy is in business anymore.
Quoted from guitarded:They make a Penis Jenga?
Well....it's wood....and you don't want it to fall down on you....
Quoted from pacmanretro:Well....it's wood....and you don't want it to fall down on you....
Don't Lloyd. Too early for wood jokes.
LTG : )
... 10 minutes later. Okay, I caved. I thought I'll just remove the gift wrapping and not open the package. More surprises. It clearly says pumpkin on the box but penciled-in above that is the word not. Cryptic! One thing I do know, is that everything that exists in this universe, is either a pumpkin, or not a pumpkin. I feel like I'm no closer to knowing what's inside than when I started. I will try to hold off until Christmas before opening the package.
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You cant open it ever now, itll just diminish in value. It could be a pumpkin or it could be anything! Heck it could even be a pumpkin! But you open it, it can only be one thing.... oh the dilemma.
Ps hope its not the cat
Quoted from Apinjunkie:Will try to wait until Christmas.
RIGGGGHT, you have already shown NO will power whatsoever. OK well, 10 minutes of will power.
I have never seen someone just take the wrapping paper off a present and stop at the box, this to me is hysterical.
Quoted from Pinballlew:I have never seen someone just take the wrapping paper off a present and stop at the box, this to me is hysterical.
I wasn't even catching that part 
Quoted from Apinjunkie:And I didn't even know pumpkins had orgasms.
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Of course they do, how do u think we get pumpkin seed?
Quoted from Apinjunkie:I found the words," a glass pumpkin came in this box" penciled in.
Return address from Sleepy Hollow?
Quoted from guitarded:Return address from Sleepy Hollow?
I would think the head of a Hessian soldier would need a bigger box ?
LTG : )
Quoted from LTG:Don't Lloyd. Too early for wood jokes.
LTG : )
Quoted from LTG:I would think the head of a Hessian soldier would need a bigger box ?
LTG : )
Now now...
Quoted from Atari_Daze:RIGGGGHT, you have already shown NO will power whatsoever. OK well, 10 minutes of will power.
I'm afraid I have to respectfully disagree. The way I do the math, 3 10 minute intervals equals 30 minutes., even in metric time (which I believe is what they use in Canada.) Also, I'm in total agreement with you in that I know I won't make it to the end of the day much less till Christmas before I open this box. 
Quoted from pacmanretro:Now now...
Quoted from pacmanretro:Pumpkin head?
Quoted from guitarded:Return address from Sleepy Hollow?
It was believed the headless horseman in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow was a Hessian soldier who lost his head in the American Revolutionary War. He rode carrying a pumpkin in search of his head.
So your Secret Santa gift could be one or the other.
LTG : )
Ottawa, ON
Quoted from LTG:So your Secret Santa gift could be one or the other.
LTG : )
Seems like we circled back to Schrodinger's squash.
well we knew this was inevitable, I caved. Honestly, I've spent the last half-hour gazing into this. I received an exquisitely handcrafted, 2 in blown glass marble from my SS. As impressive as this seems in the photos, they just don't do it justice. The combination of materials and techniques in this piece are truly out-of-this-world. That pun was intended. I've been a glass blower for 25 years and can truly appreciate the craftsmanship that went into this piece. This one will end up in my studio as I can see it being a source of inspiration for my work for many years to come. Thank you SS, you really knocked it out of the park!
20201202_224909 (resized).jpg20201202_224739 (resized).jpg20201202_224628 (resized).jpg20201202_224531 (resized).jpgQuoted from Apinjunkie:well we knew this was inevitable, I caved. Honestly, I've spent the last half-hour gazing into this. I received an exquisitely handcrafted, 2 in blown glass marble from my SS. As impressive as this seems in the photos, they just don't do it justice. The combination of materials and techniques in this piece are truly out-of-this-world. That pun was intended. I've been a glass blower for 25 years and can truly appreciate the craftsmanship that went into this piece. This one will end up in my studio as I can see it being a source of inspiration for my work for many years to come. Thank you SS, you really knocked it out of the park!
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Amazing pieces..! They look like a snapshot of the universe..! Wow! Congrats SS!
..just realized it ties in with your Space Shuttle and the fact you're a glass blower!
Quoted from Saltimbanco:Amazing pieces..! They look like a snapshot of the universe..! Wow! Congrats SS!
Wow is right. It's actually a single piece. The back side is done to look like a cratered moon and when you turn it around you're invited into that snapshot of the universe. The deeper you look into this piece and the more you turn it and move it the more it exposes you to that universe. I'll post some better images on the glass-blowing and pinball thread later today. Did I mention I absolutely love this piece.
Quoted from Apinjunkie:Wow is right. It's actually a single piece. The back side is done to look like a cratered moon and when you turn it around you're invited into that snapshot of the universe. The deeper you look into this piece and the more you turn it and move it the more it exposes you to that universe. I'll post some better images on the glass-blowing and pinball thread later today. Did I mention I absolutely love this piece.
Such a treat! With the proper lighting, will be a centerpiece for sure!
Quoted from LTG:So your Secret Santa gift could be one or the other.
LTG : )
Or both...
Quoted from Pinballlew:Ok please explain the Schrodinger's squash reference, I am ignorant to the meaning.
Quantum mechanics reference. Omg were nerds. See schrodingers cat.
Quoted from Apinjunkie:Wow is right. It's actually a single piece. The back side is done to look like a cratered moon and when you turn it around you're invited into that snapshot of the universe. The deeper you look into this piece and the more you turn it and move it the more it exposes you to that universe. I'll post some better images on the glass-blowing and pinball thread later today. Did I mention I absolutely love this piece.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!
Didn't realize there was a glass blower thread....
Quoted from Pinballlew:Ok please explain the Schrodinger's squash reference, I am ignorant to the meaning.
Schrodinger stated that if you put a squash and something that could kill it into a box and seal it. You wouldn't know if the squash was dead or not until you opened it.
LTG : )
Quoted from pacmanretro:Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!
Didn't realize there was a glass blower thread....
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pinball-and-glass-blowing-no-really-why-not#post-5927464
Quoted from Saltimbanco:The only thing left to open is that pump, or did I miss something?
He's probably been busy with that all morning.
Quoted from Apinjunkie:He's probably been busy with that all morning.
Well, now it's not clean anymore.. where's that wood joke again?! 
Been being good all day. Heck, I wanted to open it at 12:01 a.m.
Figured I need to wait through part of day or temptations will overwhelm me....but it will be quite soon 
Quoted from Apinjunkie:well we knew this was inevitable, I caved. Honestly, I've spent the last half-hour gazing into this. I received an exquisitely handcrafted, 2 in blown glass marble from my SS. As impressive as this seems in the photos, they just don't do it justice. The combination of materials and techniques in this piece are truly out-of-this-world. That pun was intended. I've been a glass blower for 25 years and can truly appreciate the craftsmanship that went into this piece. This one will end up in my studio as I can see it being a source of inspiration for my work for many years to come. Thank you SS, you really knocked it out of the park!
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WOW! As someone who has taken a few classes, but wasn't even able to make the marble round, let alone that detailed, I'm in awe! Here was my sad attempt - although it is fun and I keep it on my desk. Bonus points because it can't roll away!
20201203_155329 (resized).jpgQuoted from Fezmid:WOW! As someone who has taken a few classes, but wasn't even able to make the marble round, let alone that detailed, I'm in awe! Here was my sad attempt - although it is fun and I keep it on my desk. Bonus points because it can't roll away! [quoted image]
Wow impressive color. And it's not that it's not round it's just spherically challenged. I still knock out some that kind of roll like Grandpa when he's leaving the Polish home.
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