For some reason bear skin rugs seem fairly popular here in the Pacific Northwest. My daily net-based bargain hunting usually brings me across at least one, although often I find several of varying sizes and description. Now while the pelt of an animal that could easily rend me limb from limb gracing my floors is an appealing prospect the compulsory indoctrination of all Seattle residents to be animal-loving waterheads took root long ago and I simply can’t bring myself to buy a bear skin.

But that’s ok; for while killing a bear for its pelt is a horrendous thought to me, the idea of a horrific, child-eating monster meeting justice as my rug is just fine. I will sleep well at night, my belly full of “cruelty-free” faux-chicken and green tea, secure in the knowledge that these hideous freaks simply must be destroyed.

Monster Skin Rug [Thanks, Fredrickson Saru!]

SOY!

It seemed like the non-dairy dairy section had been growing lately, however. At least a dozen different companies were packaging and advertising soy milk, rice milk, vanilla flavored soy milk, chocolate flavored soy milk, original flavored soy milk, soy this, soy that, SOY! SOY! SOY!

Soy makes you strong! Strength crushes enemies! SOY!

SOY! SOY! SOY! Soy makes you strong! Strength crushes enemies! SOY! [Everything2.com]