Submitted by: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland via Submit a Kludge!
Favorite Comment: Fixer James says, “I would have never noticed that it’s made out of cardboard if they would have drawn a door handle on that otherwise vividly realistic conversion kit.”
Submitted By: Chad T
Favorite Comment: Fixer Daniel says, “The key to accessorizing with patterns is to draw in more than one color from the surroundings. Notice how not only the green of the bins matches the shutters but also the rust matches the rust on the roof. I bet the grey on the rats living in the bins is also the same as the grey in the rats in the house. Tastefully done.”
Submitted By: Tony
Favorite Comment: Fixer fluffy8u says, “Well, you know what they say, “the shoe maker’s children always go barefoot.” Except.. I guess in this case it would be “The locksmith’s van always goes without locks.”
The internet converges in mysterious ways. You guys loved the cell phone kludge from earlier this week and I’ve been racking my brain trying to come up with a new photoshop contest for you guys. Then an idea struck me like lightning…
…or like a busboy stealing my phone that I accidentally left on the table when me and family went out to eat, using it to call Guatemala several times and charge a lot of Spanish ring tones to my account. >.> Whichever. Long story short, the threat of calling the cops and deportation was not worth a shiny new phone and it magically “was found” under a table the next night. Damn tables, making international calls on my husband’s dime.
Anyway, contest! I want you guys to fix my phone. Here, I have a visual aid.
Kludge this for me with anti-theft technology. Or maybe a “HEY STUPID YOU LEFT ME ON THE TABLE AGAIN” alert system. Anything really. Because if I lose this thing again, my husband is not making hilariously bad threats in Spanish to my voice mail…
Please email your helpful, hilarious or judgmental shops to thereifixedit+contest@gmail.com and put Phone Contest somewhere in the subject line. Winner(s) will be announced sometime Monday afternoon and all entries will be put into a gallery later that day. Good luck and good shopping!
Submitted By: Felicia O
Favorite Comment: Fixer dono1 says, “Well, it *does* have a car-go bed.”
Submitted By: Mike G
Favorite Comment(s!): Fixer tnthudson says, “It was then that they realized they had indeed found the fabled clamp, and that any man that could release it was truly worthy to be king and reside in Camelot.”
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Fixer Stoneshop replies, “You can’t expect to wield supreme power just ’cause some watery tart lobbed a clamp at you.”
Submitted By: John M
Favorite Comment: Fixer JimDawg says, “Introducing the new model from La-Z-Buoy.”
Submitted By: Danny G
Favorite Comment: Fixer wideaperture says, “Ironically, “The Club” would probably just improve the steering on this one, rather than making it theft-proof.”
Submitted By: Bill B
Favorite Comment: Fixer JJ says, “Awww, that poor faucet handle just wants to be with the soap dispenser. Somebody in this building is enforcing some strict office romance rules.”
Submitted By: T Wise
Editor’s Note: I managed to use The Google Image Search to scrounge up a few more pictures to put this kludge into perspective. Apparently this plane was the victim of a bear mauling! – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer Code says, “Yes, that’s a gun case. Which absolutely begs the question — Who was sleeping when they should have been guarding the plane from bears? And should answer the questions — Where are the pic-i-nic baskets, and why is Park Ranger Smith not moving? Damn you, Yogi Bear!”
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