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Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company, Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman, Ruth Handler (1916–2002) is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called, Bild Lilli as her inspiration. [Wikipedia]

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Body’s Own Stem Cells Can Lead to Tooth Regeneration

Work at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine holds promise for a biological substitute for dental implants, according to latest journal of dental research.  Imagine really growing fangs???

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19 year old Texas art student, Kendra Phillips is the mastermind behind these cool shark attack sleeping bags. Awesome!

[available and on sale @ Patch Together]

Video courtesy of simfonik

The honorary popsicle of JAAAHWS (found at HK Market, Glendale)

Cold Blooded Vampire Fangs Ice Tray:

• 5 vampire fang-shaped ice cubes per ice tray
• Ice tray is shaped like a coffin
• Made from food-safe silicone rubber
• Size: 7″ x 4.5″ x 1″ (17.5 cm x 11 cm x 2.5 cm)
• Fangs measure approx. 2-1/4″ across (5.5 cm)
• Dishwasher-safe

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Carstache.  Need we say more?

Tetris analógico // Analogical Tetris from Esferobite-DSK on Vimeo.

The video is kind of long but the huge Tetris pieces are fun. It would be cool if there was a way to make rows dissolve like in the game.

A time-lapse video of a young girl losing her baby teeth and growing in her adult teeth over a seven month period. It consists of seventy frames with a photo taken about every three days.

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The Humunga Stache Durable Dog Toy.  A ball on one side, cool cartoon moustache on the other.

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A salesperson wears a tiger-shaped balloon on sale at a Lunar New Year market in Hong Kong February 9, 2010, five days before the celebration of the Chinese Year of Tiger.

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JAAAHWS could have rocked this party too

Papercraft Self Portrait – 2009

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Software used:

3ds Max 2009
Mudbox 2010
Photoshop CS3
Pepakura

We love it!

JAAAHWS @ The Arboretum, Arcadia CA

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JAAAHWS wishes to thank:
The Los Angeles Arboretum; members and guests, Nancy, Marco, Simone, Nita, Scott, Tsubasa, Kirstin, Ronnie, and Joanne for the help and good times wrangling flies and treats. Thanks also to all of our friends who came to visit.
Happy Halloween!

It’s a French thing.

http://www.myspace.com/thinktwicehome

Come join us @ The Arboretum on Halloween day, 31 October 2009, 9AM – 1PM. Feed the JAAAHWS flytrap and have a run around the gorgeous park (in some JAAAHWS).

Just south of I-210, Foothill Freeway, across from the Santa Anita Race Track.

301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA, 91007

It’s hungry. So is the flytrap.

Couldn’t resist some DOMO KUN coffee this AM.

Sightings of fun times (with JAAAHWS) in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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Thanks for the love!  And why were we not invited?

(Photos courtesy of Kumiko Irieda, Takayoshi Akiyama, Megumi Fukushima, and Takashi Sato)

Jennifer Parsons is the owner of Tiny Pine Press, a LA-based design studio that creates everything from cool handmade business cards to gorgeous wedding invitations. Basically anything that you can think of that can be printed on paper, Jennifer can do it cool and all with a nice personal touch. Also impressive is that Tiny Pine Press has had a full commitment to being as green as possible in the interest of the current environment and our future. Tree-free, cotton and locally handmade papers as well as recycled and sustainable materials are always offered and encouraged. There is little waste or overage printed and they have always printed letterpress with soy ink whenever possible. In addition to being her own boss at Tiny Pine Press, she’s also our good neighbor and she came to visit us the other day with a nice gift of her homemade and ever-so-delicious carrot cake. Jennifer rules!

Check out www.tinypinepress.com or the blog @ tinypine.wordpress.com

JAAAHWS recently got friendly with Mark Twain on a stroll through Monrovia, CA. If you have any cool opportunities like this with your JAAAHWS, please email them to us.

“I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.”

- Mark Twain

Photo: Jason Falone

Thanks for the huge and overwhelming response from all of you visiting via BoingBoingGadgets! JAAAHWS may have to work miracles to keep up with the hoopla. Ha! Have fun, everyone!

Photo: Jason Falone

Believe us, we can’t hold it any longer either. It’s been a couple of months since our previous post and this “something quite fantastic” is still in the works so we don’t want to spill the details just yet. It’s close but we don’t want to be too sloppy about it. We appreciate your emails and we look forward to relieving you of all the curiosity soon. So enough dribbling on this post, in the meantime, check out these creations from our Dutch pal, Meike:

You’ll find these at the H&M store in Barcelona.

Order yours today from Bathroom Mania!

As you may have noticed or felt by now, the four of you who actually visit the site, JAAAHWS has been remiss in posting lately due largely in part by the toil of our day-to-day. Though we’ve been neglecting the site some we are still very much in action and trying to keep our bite on JAAAHWS. We hope to share with all of you (the four of you) something quite fantastic in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

Peace to the City of Angels.

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Photos: Jason Falone

The world famous, Dave and Lou Elsey.

On a short break amid “Wolfman” duty.

Introducing JAAAHWS Jr – Dark Edition.  Limited edition and available only at Etsy*.  Don’t be left in the dark.  Get yours now!

*No longer available on Etsy. Email us if you’re still interested as we have a few more.

A year ago, JAAAHWS was in its infancy stage, and between the daily grind and inadequate sleep and weekends it seemed all time was consumed by making and packaging and shipping these huge plastic fangs that have now found homes in various parts of the world from Glasgow, Scotland to Sao Paolo, Brazil. Last year also marked our participation in such events as the “Halloween Family Fun Festival” at The Arboretum where hundreds of adults and children had a chance to “FEED THE MASSIVE AND EVER-MUTATING FLYTRAP-WITH-FANGS THING“. Seeds were also sown @ Comic-Con where a group of us rebelled against thousands of unbathed dungeon masters and their troll minions, trudging across miles of nerdy Warcraft bliss. To our delight and astonishment, slowly yet without a doubt we were getting noticed and people would shout, “Look honey! Those huge fangs!” The smiles, laughter, friendly comments, and gentle nods of recognition toward these huge plastic fangs have been nutritious to our growth. Every week, YOU – our supporters – sent in funny stories/ideas and photos which we would research and sometimes post… So, it’s been busy as usual, but probably the most important thing is that it’s still fun and that’s what we’ve always been about!

So in recognition and celebration of the good times, new things learned, and the friends we’ve kept, made, and bitten off during our growth, and heck, while we’re in that loving mood of Valentine’s Day, we’re marking the prices down just to say thank you and we love you.

Of course JAAAHWS wouldn’t be here today if not for the generous support, inspiration, and friendship of many people. Special shouts out to Rick Baker, Kazu Tsuji, Austin Perkins, simfonik, Paige, Christa, Nala, Toy Break, Creature Features, Jurgen Heimann, Mikey, Mom and Pop, Mo, Dr. Nakamura, roastbeef, My Blurry Slow Ride, Eddie Yang, Alton Ellis, David Gwennap, and Lance Willis.

Look out for more fun stuff this 2009! Peace & loveism.

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(Image via Google Search Images: smile).

Out on the town w/ JAAAHWS from B on Vimeo.

Music by Burrrn – “Song Without Words”

The office was attacked by Gloomy Bear today.

Happy Halloween from JAAAHWS!
Don’t forget to brush those pearly whites before bed tonight!