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{{IotM Description|date=January 2009|desc=Squishable into various forms.}} | {{IotM Description|date=January 2009|desc=Squishable into various forms.}} | ||
==References== | |||
*Spooky Putty is fairly obviously a reference to [[Wikipedia::Silly_Putty|Silly Putty]], and the description message lists some of its basic traits, namely that is pliable, and a a mirror image of the source can be transferred in ink from a newspaper or similar document. "Make-your-blood-run-cold" could be a reference to the fact that the putty, when it is first touched, may feel cooler than the temperature of your hands, but later feels warm as, along with friction-generated heat and possibly other sources, it absorbs some of the heat from the blood in them. It could doubly reference the "spooky" nature of this and all related items, as one's "blood running cold" along with "hair standing up on the back of one's neck" and "chills down the spine" are all common references to the spookiness of a situation. It <i>could</i> also be a subtle reference to the song "Angel in a Centerfold" by J. Geils Band, whose lyrics include: "...My blood runs cold. My memory has just been sold. My angel is the centerfold..." | |||
==Collection== | ==Collection== | ||
Revision as of 00:42, 5 January 2011
container of Spooky Putty
This is a little egg-shaped container of Spooky Putty, the moldable, squeezable, ink-transferring, make-your-blood-run-cold-in-your-veins toy that all the goth kids adore.
This item can be squished into the following forms:
Spooky Putty mitre
Spooky Putty leotard
Spooky Putty ball
Spooky Putty sheet
Spooky Putty snake
Cannot be discarded
(In-game plural: containers of Spooky Putty)
Obtained From
- Obsoleted Areas/Methods
- Stores
- Mr. Store (1 Mr. Accessory)
When Squished
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Shuddering, you squish the Spooky Putty into a new shape.
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Notes
- January 2009's item of the month from Mr. Store.
- Its in-store description: Squishable into various forms.
References
- Spooky Putty is fairly obviously a reference to Silly Putty, and the description message lists some of its basic traits, namely that is pliable, and a a mirror image of the source can be transferred in ink from a newspaper or similar document. "Make-your-blood-run-cold" could be a reference to the fact that the putty, when it is first touched, may feel cooler than the temperature of your hands, but later feels warm as, along with friction-generated heat and possibly other sources, it absorbs some of the heat from the blood in them. It could doubly reference the "spooky" nature of this and all related items, as one's "blood running cold" along with "hair standing up on the back of one's neck" and "chills down the spine" are all common references to the spookiness of a situation. It could also be a subtle reference to the song "Angel in a Centerfold" by J. Geils Band, whose lyrics include: "...My blood runs cold. My memory has just been sold. My angel is the centerfold..."
Collection
- 🥇: BoozerBear (#4576) - 50
- 🥈: gonepostal (#96104), justhappytobehere (#226404) - 6
- #4: Argigalo (#1449853), Buzzbuzz (#920585), Dreldan (#1611698), Mystic_Potato (#154601), PansieMan (#958794), Ritzenbunnik (#1034672), Tzabor (#850646) - 5
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container of Spooky Putty January 2009 |
Succeeded by: Libram of Love Songs |
