Bad Art: Jesus Out To Lunch

Skree-ations hits another one out of the Bad Art park. You've got until August 10 to claim "Jesus Out To Lunch" as your own, and we'd be lying if we told you we weren't a little tempted ourselves.

The abstract LeRoy Neiman-esque background, the jaunty angles of Christ's "out to lunch" sign and thorny crown... the effect is a wry insight that while Jesus died for your sins, the last temptation of Christ was a little mid-crucifixion gnosh. You can almost hear the comic "wah-wah-waaah..." music cue and canned studio audience laughter when a distraught Mary Mag'dalene shows up to mourn at the feet of her slain savior, only to find this head-scratcher. Benny Hill could have done no better.

$30 plus $15 shipping could make us the envy of our artsy-fartsy and Christian fundamentalist neighbors alike. It's the perfect bridge to span the yawning chasm that is the American political landscape. God bless you , Skree. God bless you real hard.
Also in this series...

• Scary Tree

The J.E.I. Seal Of Approval IX

Get ready for another week deep in the bosom of Summer, readermonkeys; here in the Nation's Capitol® it's oppressive humidity and sweaty ass-cracks all around. Hopefully the weather is less brutal whereever you reside, but just in case it's not, here's a refreshing pitcher of ice cube-chilled sites for you to drink in, all bearing the J.E.I. Seal of Approval on their condensation-drenched labels.

• Drew Struzan
  You gotta give George Lucas credit for something: he's pretty much the only film maker still employing illustrators for his movie posters (though feel free to continue to despise him for the movies themselves). Drew Struzan's site will remind you what good one-sheets used to look like.
  
• Mice Age
  A top-notch round-up of all things Disney, Mice Age is currently featuring a great multi-part photo essay on Disneyland's opening (50 years ago this week, actually).
  
• Men Who Look Like Kenny Rogers
  The name of the site pretty much says it all. We admire a site that devotes itself to doing the one thing that no one else really cares to do.
  
• Bob & David
  What do Mr. Show, Tenacious D, The Larry Sanders Show, The Ben Stiller Show, and NewsRadio all have in common? Besides being funny? And cancelled? That's right, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross were involved in all of those shows, either as actors, writers, or producers. Their site keeps the world up-to-date on their latest projects (as well as people the work with), all in the name of comedy that doesn't suck.
  

Well done, all. Insania Fragilis, Fectum Dubitabilis!

Also in this series...

• The J.E.I. Seal Of Approval VIII
• The J.E.I. Seal Of Approval VII
• The J.E.I. Seal Of Approval VI
• The J.E.I. Seal Of Approval V
• The J.E.I. Seal Of Approval IV
• The J.E.I. Seal Of Approval III
• The J.E.I. Seal Of Approval II
• The J.E.I. Seal Of Approval I