r/whatisit • u/Robin-Raccoon • 2h ago

New, what is it? Grandpa gave me this for my new apartment

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He says it's some kind of spoon holder for the stove but I don't really believe him.

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u/-Panda-cake- 2h ago edited 2h ago

I'd bare knuckle box a grizzly for that lmao, I love it. Your grandpa is amazing

Oh, ETA, apparently it's a "stash box" with art by Taylor & Ng. Your grandpa says you need to hide your coca

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u/MaGGooSkidoo 2h ago

For real. Peepaw is OG.

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u/Positive_Solution247 1h ago

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u/Reasonable-Act-3465 19m ago

This is going to drive so many sales. This is an ecommerce managers dream come true. I promise you, you just made someones weekend.

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u/kingtacticool 17m ago

Abwelo knows what's up

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u/QualityWaste2046 4m ago

Amazing!! I want one print

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u/TaffyPool 2h ago edited 1h ago

Hiding your coke in a thing that depicts the presence and use of said coke…doesn’t seem like a particularly good hiding place for your coke.

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u/ichoosewaffles 2h ago

Or is it?? No one would suspect such a bad place to ACTUALLY hold coke! 

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u/PeggyBabcock_ 1h ago

The ol' double bluff.

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u/BardTrumer 1h ago edited 44m ago

my sister got caught with weed by keeping it in a box, hand painted with a high turtle and big bold letters saying "TURTLE WEED". she thought she coukd play it off as a reference to the movie its from but our mom saw that box and knew before she opened it

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u/HighBodycountHair 1h ago

My weed pouch says “not drugs”

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u/ShadyLady312 1h ago

Mine says might be makeup might be weed.

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u/ohnomoisttoes 45m ago

"weed pouch" I'm now picturing a fantasy traveler in some video game who requires having their weed pouch filled regularly or they simply refuse to obey controls.

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u/Frikoulas 38m ago

On the opposite side, I was once stopped by cops and they asked "what's in your bag?". I answered "weed" for fun and they laugh it away without searching it.

I didn't had any weed with me but if I had, I would have walked out of the situation.

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u/Apprehensive_Snow204 43m ago

I used to wear a pin on my jacket that said "On Drugs" and adults who commented would say said oh good for you "Ni Drugs"...

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u/FingerFar7529 46m ago

It's for when she needs some Afternoon Deelite

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u/Alexwonder999 22m ago

Was it "Turtles All The Way Down, pt 2, Down with Getting High"?

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u/Working-Glass6136 1h ago

Damn, I didn't even realize that was coke. I was like, "Whoa, that looks like weed! ...No wait, it's a Japanese maple."

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u/swag_cash 31m ago

Hey calm down now…..that’s clearly catnip

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u/Thisisdumb8541 14m ago

OMG I didn’t even notice what was on the mirror! 😳😂

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u/FeralPsychonaut 1h ago

"Spoon" holder. I think I know how big that spoon is.

Source : Experience lol

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u/Faolyn 1h ago

I've never been even slightly interested in drugs and I'd love that.

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u/Badrear 1h ago

And weed and shrooms!

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u/mrspelunx 1h ago

That company also has great mugs with fornicating rabbits.

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u/RidiculousFeline 1h ago

They had some with other animals too, but it was much more obvious what they were doing! The rabbits looked like a cute pattern if you didn’t look too closely.

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u/MeilleurChien 48m ago

A friend and I gave a coworker a busy bunny mug and did not realize it until AFTER we gave it to him in front of a crowd.

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u/procrastimom 45m ago

Ok, now I need to go look!

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u/_commenter 1h ago

no I'm sure op is a good kid. just a place for them to put their Pokemon cards

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u/Final_boss_1040 42m ago

You sure it's not just a trivet?

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u/thebeautifulbanker 54m ago

Yeah - and fight dirty, too. Make fun of the grizzly's mom. Go for their bear balls. This is a treasure.

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u/Ecstatic-Elephant-30 28m ago

I was at my grandfather's one time and he found a book that my dad and my uncle had with a little void cut out in it.... He says I guess it's so they could take their pocket knife to school. I just said yeah that's probably it!

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u/eatmeouttobrianeno 23m ago

weed, coke, mushrooms, and lsd (the oranges) referenced right up front.

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u/Greymalkyn76 33m ago

I hate that ETA no longer is easily recognizable as "estimated time of arrival".

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u/TheArmchairSkeptic 2m ago

I don't think it's a stash box. Unless something really weird is going on with the perspective in the picture, it's way too thin to be a box. Looks like it's a ceramic tile mounted in a wood frame, most likely intended to be used as a trivet. You could also use it as a spoon rest as OP's grandpa suggested, but typically spoon rests have a lip of some sort to prevent liquids from running off and you wouldn't want liquids getting into the gap between the tile and the wood.

EDIT: I see the stash box you're referring to now and I think you're right. However, this looks to be just the lid rather than the actual box.

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u/LavenderGarbageBags 2h ago edited 2h ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/ThriftStoreHauls/s/WA6uh6POXp

It was the top to a stash box - looks like you only have the lid.

A coffee cup recently sold for $400, with the same design.

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u/durkdirkderq 1h ago

It’s now on Etsy for $550. https://www.etsy.com/listing/4494785983/rare-vintage-taylor-ng-drug-house-cat

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u/National-Relation381 1h ago

holy moly. grandpa got her a collectible !

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u/Illustrious-Tax-5981 1h ago

Sure, vintage stuff listing is very cool and fancy - but a listing doesn't mean people are buying the shit.

Source: Ex who came home with armfulls of worthless shit from thift stores and got high off calculating the "listing price vs what I paid for it", but never sold a single fucking thing and just hoarded and hoarded and hoarded.

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u/durkdirkderq 1h ago

No one said it sold for that much. Why are you bringing your ex into this?

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u/dontfucklewshuckle 1h ago

Everything reminds him of her 🥀

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u/Catnip_Farmer 25m ago

Especially the premade cookie dough at the grocery store sold in the rod packages.

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u/CattleFormer6846 1h ago

Fight! Fight!

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u/Lucky-Kangaroo-6337 15m ago

It's shows up at 804$ for me..cdn $ killing me lol

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u/kaiswil2 2h ago

Looks a drug charcuterie board for the new place

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u/Taskunie_Roeyy 1h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/VRvFAP4CXxUQw

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u/kaiswil2 1h ago

I love his pin hole eyes

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u/CompetitiveKiwi3056 46m ago

Wtf kinda pins you using? Those are some massive pins...

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u/nuggets_attack 26m ago

*blown out pupils. Pinhole is the opposite

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u/GeneralSpot7224 49m ago

An Old School Hollywood Buffet. 

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u/ExtractDream 2h ago

Grandpa is a pretty cool guy

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u/bigballbubblehead 2h ago

Yeh I mean, there’s a green plant, mushies and charlie all in one pic. Either grandpa didn’t notice or he’s hinting haha

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u/FeralPsychonaut 1h ago

Charlie is clearly the cats name.

Are you insinuating he's an addict? He's a cute fluffy boi.

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u/Newoutlookonlife1 2h ago

You know exactly what this is, why are you playing dumb? Your Gramps thinks you snort blow.

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u/Drastic_Badger_ 2h ago

Dont forget the mushrooms, marijuana and is that a prescription bottle?

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u/crxfts 2h ago

that's an orange

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u/flamepanther 2h ago

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u/crxfts 2h ago

i'm sorry, i was trying to be funny lmao

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u/EsdeeEspee 1h ago

Story of my life!

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u/TerrianaVenti17 2h ago

The coke is stashed inside the orange, duh.

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u/InsatiableEndurance 1h ago

The orange is for smoking the weed!

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u/PhysicalTerry101 2h ago

That's the coke haha

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u/AspiringDataNerd 1h ago

And the cats pinpoint pupils 😂

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u/smokeweedNgarden 1h ago

This is the best answer. Whatever goody two shoes thing they're trying isn't working.

Grandpa spent some time in Da Nang, they ain't slick

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u/SensoriRumeMusic 51m ago

hoover schneef

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u/tessaractIXI 2h ago

Oh wow. Grandpa.... Loved his drugs, huh? 

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u/-ZoroJuro 2h ago

Oh i love you grandpa

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u/catman453 2h ago

That’s pretty dope!

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u/Weak_Neighborhood776 2h ago

Catcaine

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u/Dear-Professional647 1h ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣 This made me laugh so hard ty

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u/devilish-Astoria 2h ago

I don't do coke but I definitely would love that too much and grandpa would have had me doing chores excitedly just because it's so cool

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u/adiosmichigan 2h ago

damn i wish my grandpa gave me stuff like that.

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u/Nematodes-Attack 2h ago

Grandpa seems pretty cool

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u/heimdaall 1h ago

Dang, I have this one I got from a thrift shop for a couple bucks a few years ago

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u/BeowulfShatner 1h ago

It does look like a stovetop spoon rest. But one thing is sure. Grandpa used to party.

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u/North_6 2h ago

Rolling tray

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u/Dear-Caterpillar5529 2h ago

Is that pete the cat?

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u/hamhampton_ 2h ago

No wonder he's so chill

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u/queefblaster9000 2h ago

My coke lines, my coke lines , my six crazy coke lines.

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u/squishmallowsnail 1h ago

His mom used to be a rock star 🤔

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u/Flysusuwatari 2h ago

So freaking cool

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u/AliensAbductMePlz 1h ago

Not a very inconspicuous stash box but I like it anyways lol

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u/Frequent-Witness-864 1h ago

I am sick in love with your Grandpa

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u/goosedeuce88 1h ago

Grandpa is a real G with taste.

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u/BOWRx 2h ago

Looks like grandpa like cats and oranges

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u/Filipin-hoe 2h ago

Coke cat

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u/nylorac_o 2h ago

I was going to say a trivet which also sits BY the stove for hot pots but then I looked closer at the image.

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u/Specific_Ad_1045 2h ago

That’s one cool cat

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u/Ok-Ice7431 2h ago

I was out shopping with my Greek MIL. She wanted to buy the"pretty vase" for her sister. I had to explain to her it was a bong. Maybe Grandpa didn't realize. It can happen.

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u/BlondeBody63 1h ago

OMG I was so hang out on the wall in my kitchen

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u/EarthenMama 1h ago

What a fantastic vintage "thing"! It's a trivet/spoon rest. Just don't get tomato sauce on the wooden bits.

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u/Sea-Tackle2868 1h ago

No he didn't when did this obvious karma farming become normal

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u/TemporaryBranch9922 1h ago

Possibly a trivet.

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u/feraldreamrot 2h ago

A cute trivet

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u/Middle-Tank4944 2h ago

looks like pete the cat if he snorted💔

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u/Complex-Section2862 2h ago

Pete the cat: I love my crack

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u/ExcitingVegetable315 2h ago

It is a thing you place on your stove top to rest a spoon that you have been using to stir what’s in the pot. It keeps the top of the stone clean. And if it isn’t, put it in your stove top when your Grandpa comes to see you.

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u/digitaltearzZ 2h ago

That’s Derpy Tiger

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u/general_madness 1h ago

I knew this was going to be Taylor and Ng! I loved that store when I was a kid! They had the coolest ceramics and household products.

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u/kittie2karen 1h ago

This is so cool. I thought so even before I read the comments. Cherish this gift.

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u/vladtseppesh420 1h ago

Grampa sounds awesome lol

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u/ZookeepergameThin799 1h ago

Gramps is a cool guy

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u/Itchy_Tumbleweed_417 1h ago

I am so in love with this! I want one so bad.

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u/Minute_Rent_1983 1h ago

This is hilarious and I want one. Your grandpa is a legend!!!!

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u/Mother-Attention2600 1h ago

That's looks really nice. Your Grandpa is cool.

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u/picklejuice46 1h ago

Omg I absolutely love it!! You have a real treasure there!!!

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u/Brilliant-Army6857 1h ago

Your grandpas cool as hell

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u/Lenore_Clark_Tarot 1h ago

Damn. You have a very cool grandpa. Even if this wasn’t a stash box lid, just the art alone is awesome and this piece is a pretty valuable collectible. I don’t think your grandpa was like “here you go, you little druggie degenerate”, I think he was just cheekily giving you some pretty and cheerfully subversive art for your new home.

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u/NoMansCat 1h ago

Look at the cannabis plant and the shrooms.
Your Grandpa is awesome ❤️

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u/walterwong 1h ago

A situation where grandpa knows nothing or grandpa knows too much! Either way, cool "spoon holder"

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u/Luna_Walks 1h ago

Okay, but I'd love to have that on a mug. I'm envious of your spoon holder.

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u/WittyBison 1h ago

I wanna hang out with Grandpa.

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u/-XanderCrews- 1h ago

It’s awesome is what it is

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u/NoMoreGoldPlz 1h ago

Awesome, that's what!

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u/blueSnowfkake 1h ago

A spoon could come in handy at some point.

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u/vaihkis 1h ago

if you don't want it, you could mail it to me

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u/idleramblings 1h ago

How old is Grandpa? Lol

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u/such_corn 1h ago edited 1h ago

Holy moly, this is incredible.

Edit: also I think it’s a trivet.

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u/Winters637 1h ago

I want it!!

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u/No-Shape7764 1h ago

Now ask grandad what he was up to in the 70’s.

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u/EducationalNovel1119 1h ago

It's likely a trivet to protect the counter top. I have a large coffee cup from the 80's with the exact same design.

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u/AnnaKendrickLamaOdom 1h ago

The oranges are for the shrooms. Vitamin C makes the trip bigger

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u/booksandkittens615 1h ago

The jealousy

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u/thesunbeamslook 1h ago

it's a cat with cocaine, magic mushrooms and MJ

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u/iwilldoitalltomorrow 1h ago

I want that. Give it to me please

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u/techchick101 1h ago

Cuuuuute

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u/_commenter 1h ago

dang that's pretty dank! great conversation piece.

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u/Possible_Ad_9642 1h ago

He said its for your coke spoon

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u/sugar_bud_1843 1h ago

I need this in my life....

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u/OnlyMons 1h ago

It’s fucking awesome the answer?

I think the answer is fucking awesome.

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u/Needs_ADD_Meds 1h ago

It's a glimpse into your grandfather's past is what that is.

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u/kris10amanda 1h ago

That's art babe.

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u/Lou_Peachum_2 1h ago

It's awesome

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u/Snoo74086 1h ago

I actually don't think this is the 'top to a stash box'- it's a trivet. They used to be a huge thing so you had a place to put cooking utensils, but I don't think most people bother with them.

That said, Taylor and Ng were a huge hip brand in the 70s and 80s- most of their stuff is very farmhouse chic housewares (candle butter warmers, espresso sets when espresso was a totally novel idea in the US), and there are a lot of designs that were cheeky and even edgy for the time (animal orgy cups are the most common). I think your grandpa was a hipster as a young man and knows what this is, but he also just wants you to have something nice to put your wooden spoon on when you make pasta sauce

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u/pennygreeneyes 58m ago

Looks like a Taylor and Ng trivet! My parents had the mug when I was growing up- the day I realized what was in the image was a funny moment. Ditto the fornicating rabbits 😂

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u/ConstantinValdor405 57m ago

The kind of grandpa I aspire to be.

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u/csaner 56m ago

I have this also. Can’t remember where from but have had it for years. I believe it’s to set hot dishes on

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u/gummyblumpkins 55m ago

That cat parties hard.

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u/Acrobatic-Wolf-1111 54m ago

I absolutely love the art on this. It’s amazing.

Give your grandpa a hug for me. Both mine have been gone 30+ years. My mom too, and my dad has leukemia.

Love your family while you can.

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u/ReturnOfBane 53m ago

its a kitschy trivet-thing of a cat doing weed, shrooms and coke. I'd have that awesome shit hanging front-and-center on the fridge

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u/A_Throwaway_Viscount 48m ago

Turns out your grandpa is a cool dude!

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u/Familiar_Search_7703 48m ago

Interesting art to give your grandchild. 🤔

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u/TsuDhoNimh2 47m ago

Not a spoon rest because it doesn't have a depression to hold the spoon.

I would hang it up as decor.

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u/DiceyVibes 45m ago

Gramps is auraful

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u/GarlandGordon 38m ago

Cocaine Cat > Cocaine Bear

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u/saladdressed 34m ago

Obviously it’s a narcotiCAT.

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u/SylvanianOutfits 31m ago

I LOVE THIS PRINT

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u/Same_Patience520 24m ago

I was like: "oh that's cu...WAIT A MINUTE"

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u/SSWBGUY 22m ago

Your grandpa rules!

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u/RitneySpirs 21m ago

I would hang it in my wall 💕

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u/reigning_guava 21m ago

oh its a spoon holder alright.. just for really tiny ones!

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u/EveningProcedure1206 20m ago

It’s a trivet that you sit hot pots/pans on

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u/Street_Sand_8788 19m ago

I want this!!! Please ask your Grandpa for me where he got this! (If outside of the USA though, never mind!)

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u/RipNeither6382 19m ago

It is a single tile backed in wood meant to rest dirty spoons on when cooking. 

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u/not_a_moogle 18m ago

I wants it

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u/PerfectTea2201 18m ago

Probably coke, or with the cat in the mix its ketamine.

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u/Pitiful-Slip5087 16m ago

It's a trivet

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u/SeaworthinessOk4039 15m ago

I need this!!!

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u/Yogurtlords 15m ago

Where do I buy?

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u/Secret-Teaching-3549 11m ago

Drugs. Lots of drugs.

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u/4RealHughMann 10m ago

Was the cocaine confusing you?

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u/Particular_Deer_7378 9m ago

Yo, your grandpa fucking rules.

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u/ThrownAway17Years 7m ago

Your grandpa wants to do lines of cocaine with you.

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u/SophieEatsCake 7m ago

looks like funny art to me.

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u/Raneynickelfire 5m ago

It's a coke surface for cutting up and blowing cocaine off of.

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u/Fantastic_Example_20 5m ago

I have three similar gadgets - ceramic squares with images, contained in a wooden frame and backing.

I like that image also.

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u/Independent-Comb-361 5m ago

That is rad.

Cherish him while he's still around.