I FINALLY FINISHED THIS THING!

Trillian shared a link said Sun, Aug 30th 2015 at 11:29pm ET

No, not a thesis, because that sounds like, really hard. This is a thing that I have been contemplating for many months, but I kept talking myself out of it. The main obstacle was finding a working jack-in-the-box toy for cheap. I couldn’t find a used one in local thrift stores and I didn’t want to get one online. At Target recently I decided to check the price of a new toy, but they only had one left, and it had no price and no outer packaging. After asking the manager, he let me have it for one dollar. After that, my only obstacle was my inability to sew, but I faked that as best I could. Video proof of my lack of sewing skills:
https://vimeo.com/137792313#t=0s

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hamjudo said Sun, Aug 30th 2015 at 11:36pm ET:

With the right box on @mathew's arm, we won't be able to tell them apart.

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thismyusername said Sun, Aug 30th 2015 at 11:40pm ET:

That is pretty awesome, good job!

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- +1
  
  JerseyFrank said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 8:28am ET
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- @thismyusername +2
  
  pooflady said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 11:46am ET
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mfladd said Sun, Aug 30th 2015 at 11:42pm ET:

Start a contest, make it a prize!

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Ignorant said Sun, Aug 30th 2015 at 11:52pm ET:

@Trillian I like it!

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kdemo said Sun, Aug 30th 2015 at 11:59pm ET:

The suspense was killing me!

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darksaber99999 said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 12:01am ET:

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shortman said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 12:07am ET:

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condega5 said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 12:13am ET:

Love It !!!!!!

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Kidsandliz said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 12:14am ET:

Cool and very clever!

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darkzrobe said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 12:15am ET:

I think I peed a little.

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kc5rbq said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 12:17am ET:

I think that bothers me more than it should. :)

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KittySprinkles said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 12:32am ET:

I'm disturbed, and that's a very good thing. Great job!

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brhfl said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 12:51am ET:

Definitely saw it coming, definitely still laughed my ass off when it happened. Awesome.

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mossygreen said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 1:03am ET:

Wow. That is delightfully terrifying!

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RedOak said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 1:45am ET:

Stop that, you're scaring the kids. (Actually, damned impressive work tho.)

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gertiestn said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 5:02am ET:

I'm afraid I enjoyed that entirely too much.

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capecodjewel said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 7:43am ET:

Most excellent!!!

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Thumperchick said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 7:53am ET:

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2many2no said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 9:24am ET:

That is some serious skilz!

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Bingo said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 10:33am ET:

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Teripie said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 11:00am ET:

You are awesome!

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ceagee said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 4:59pm ET:

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hallmike said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 6:57pm ET:

Love it! I got the side-eye from the wife when I busted out a laugh.

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abidethedark86 said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 9:33pm ET:

Slow Clap

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Barney said Mon, Aug 31st 2015 at 11:21pm ET:

This is pretty cool, @Trillian. What made you think of an Irk-in-the-box?

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- @Barney Thanks for all the kind comments y’all! I have been impatiently waiting for an Irk plush for over a year, so I started thinking about making my own. Since Irk is a pants-free kind of guy, I was stumped as to how I would make him. This was kind of a lazy way to avoid that problem! It would be fun to see if someone could make a version with Glen, a goat, or Tiny Tub Mummy. We’ve got some really talented people here.
  
  Trillian said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 12:04am ET
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- @Trillian Yep, we've got some pretty talented people here and YOU are one of them.
  
  Barney said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 12:36am ET
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condega5 said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 12:24am ET:

OK, I saw it yesterday and loved it, but what's so great is that its still fun to watch today. It made laugh again just now.

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gregormehndel said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 7:58am ET:

Amazing job (and I love how the background is perfectly meh!)!

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cattylaq said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 9:42am ET:

i popped out loud laughing, good job

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- @cattylaq jesus.. what popped out? they make a cream.
  
  marklog said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 3:33pm ET
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marklog said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 10:14am ET:

calling @medz to this thread. You know what you have to do.

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medz said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 12:49pm ET:

@marklog Will these suffice?

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- @medz omg yes yes yes.
  
  marklog said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 12:52pm ET
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- @medz I love it! I wish I could tell my co-workers why I’m laughing so hard, but they must never know my secret identity.
  
  Trillian said Tue, Sep 1st 2015 at 3:29pm ET
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- @medz that last one.
  
  hollboll said Wed, Sep 2nd 2015 at 12:14pm ET
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- @hollboll Glad you like it.
  
  medz said Wed, Sep 2nd 2015 at 1:42pm ET
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- @medz that's awesome and terrifying at the same time.
  
  mfladd said Wed, Sep 2nd 2015 at 1:44pm ET
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- @medz Why can't I stop watching?!
  
  KittySprinkles said Wed, Sep 2nd 2015 at 1:45pm ET
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- @jaremelz I'm not exactly sure, but it's giving me a headache and nosebleed...
  
  medz said Wed, Sep 2nd 2015 at 2:06pm ET
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- @medz omg, I'm dying. This is the greatest and most terrifying one yet.
  
  hollboll said Wed, Sep 2nd 2015 at 2:15pm ET
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- @medz Side effects of pop-up @hollboll can include, but are not limited to; dizziness, nausea, profuse sweating, paralyzing giggle fits, and night terrors.
  
  KittySprinkles said Wed, Sep 2nd 2015 at 2:33pm ET
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jimmyd103 said Wed, Sep 2nd 2015 at 8:31am ET:

@Trillian Nice job! Got a smile out of me.

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editorkid said Wed, Sep 2nd 2015 at 2:41pm ET:

That is so cool! Really nice job.

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