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Shomer F&%king Shabbos!

by Lauren Gitlin July 21, 2008 3:37 PM

I know you've been really stressed about what to get me for Hannukah, being that it's a mere five months away. Well, you can relax. I got a gander at the schmancy tenth anniversary edition of The Big Lebowski and oh my god. Want. Need. Must have. Look at the prettiness of it! Not only does it house the best movie ever created, it provides instant interior decorating mojo. Stick that thing on your coffee table and presto change-o you have a sweet new centerpiece/conversation starter. Put it on top of your toilet to give your bathroom an air of classiness. Position it prominently in your bedroom and watch as it works its magnetic bowling ball magic. Screw the rug. This thing will really tie the room together.

Sure, a bowling ball seems like the obvious aesthetic choice as far as special packaging for this landmark edition. But I happen to know that the decision-makers responsible for this collectors item ran through a laundry list of other potential encasements and dispensed with all of them for various reasons before arriving at the perfect simplicity that is the bowling ball. To wit:

A large severed toe (deemed too graphic)
A coffee can/urn (too depressing)
An animatronic Pomeranian (too technically complicated)
A large J (too controversial)
A Creedence tape (too nostalgic)
A miniature oriental rug, complete with pee stain (too expensive)
A briefcase with dirty whites inside (too gross)

I think they went in the right direction with this, don't you?

TAGS: The Big Lebowski

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