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How wacky is tacky? Souvenirs take cake
POST-INTELLIGENCER NEWS SERVICES
An inevitable part of travel is scanning the shelves for souvenirs. Some are elegant and others are ... well ... tacky.
But how tacky is tacky? To find out, a chain of Toronto shops that sells the classy kind of keepsakes held a contest, inviting people to send in their tackiest souvenirs.
The winner: a wall clock adorned with bunnies, lace, cherubs, the Toronto skyline, a drawing of Christ and the words "Jesus Loves Toronto."
Others receiving special mention:
- A 4-foot-high scantily clad blow-up doll of Wayne Newton, with "Las Vegas" spelled out in sequins on his chest.
- A toilet-shaped ashtray from Ecuador.
- A wooden base holding three stuffed frogs, all playing instruments.
- A purple wall-hanging from New Zealand depicting the pope throwing a boomerang and containing the words "Come Back to Catholicism."
- A desk lamp from South America made from a blowfish and autographed by the artist.
- A wall clock where Elvis' hips swivel as the seconds tick by. (Hey, wait a minute -- what's tacky about that?)
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