I know, right? I’d never really thought about it before, but ‘shelf’ must be the blandest, most undramatic word in the English language. The Counter-Top, The Ceiling Tile, The Cupboard…? Nope, Shelf has got them all beat for dullness.
Something on the shelf perhaps? I’d buy that. The shelf itself? Just seems completely silly, which, ironically, reflects the quality of this cover art, :-/
Lucie Le Blanc
10 years ago
There really should be a law against destroying a perfectly good illustration like that…
Axolotl
10 years ago
Is that actually a child’s doll in the background, with a divergent squint? Wonder what the manufacturer thinks.
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The Shelf?!? How scary can a shelf be?
I know, right? I’d never really thought about it before, but ‘shelf’ must be the blandest, most undramatic word in the English language. The Counter-Top, The Ceiling Tile, The Cupboard…? Nope, Shelf has got them all beat for dullness.
Maybe it’s a shelf with teeth. Or fangs. Or a bad attitude. Maybe it tosses everything you put on it on the floor. Maybe it’s the devil.
Maybe it tosses everything you put on it on the floor.
I think I have one of those! And all these years I’ve been blaming the cat.
They’re in cahoots, maybe.
The Curse from IKEA??
Something on the shelf perhaps? I’d buy that. The shelf itself? Just seems completely silly, which, ironically, reflects the quality of this cover art, :-/
There really should be a law against destroying a perfectly good illustration like that…
Is that actually a child’s doll in the background, with a divergent squint? Wonder what the manufacturer thinks.