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lonestarnot

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12. Eek dat thing is creepy to give to a child. Police understandably punked.

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Wed Sep 30, 2015, 09:34 PM

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Police smashed car window to rescue a baby on the passenger seat - but there was one problem [View all] damnedifIknow Sep 2015 OP

seems like a reasonable mistake. Jesus Malverde Sep 2015 #1

That is a very realistic doll gollygee Sep 2015 #2

yeah rockfordfile Oct 2015 #42

Agreed. yuiyoshida Oct 2015 #105

Yup...nt joeybee12 Oct 2015 #134

Another reason to give your kid Chucky instead of one of those cute dolls pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #3

Whatever happened to barbie dolls? damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #5

Why would police need to break into a locked car to rescue Barbie? pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #7

Only if it was Malibu Barbie. Lochloosa Sep 2015 #10

They're on Fox. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #54

LOL Oilwellian Oct 2015 #103

THAT's a DOLL? LiberalElite Sep 2015 #4

google "lifelike baby dolls" or "born again baby dolls" It's a whole industry. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #8

This reminded me of a cable program LiberalElite Sep 2015 #11

I remember it. Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #19

Whoa. trotsky Oct 2015 #46

"So Truly Real" dolls alcina Oct 2015 #110

Ohhh ........ she's adorable. I love these. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #117

yes, it's a doll shanti Sep 2015 #9

Here are some made by a few friends of mine. polly7 Oct 2015 #18

wow Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #20

Some of them are really gorgeous. polly7 Oct 2015 #25

those are very well done shanti Oct 2015 #49

Yes, those ones are beautiful. It takes years to get that good. polly7 Oct 2015 #61

Strange those dolls all look so very unhappy. Except for the sleeping one, it looks like they are bettyellen Oct 2015 #52

Do they? polly7 Oct 2015 #64

None are smiling. Why do you think that is? bettyellen Oct 2015 #72

Probably because those are only a few of thousands of sculpts out there that polly7 Oct 2015 #73

It just seemed like a sad bunch to me. Glad to know they are available in happier versions- tks! bettyellen Oct 2015 #76

You're so welcome!! nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #82

so very awesome that you are donating them to patients who enjoy them. that is great. bettyellen Oct 2015 #87

Thanks. polly7 Oct 2015 #88

baked- are they hard like porcelain dolls? I wonder if people who like to soothe babies prefer the bettyellen Oct 2015 #90

No, they don't get hard. polly7 Oct 2015 #96

I thought so too. cwydro Oct 2015 #68

You buy a blank kit and paint and dress them any way you like. polly7 Oct 2015 #69

For the life of me, how does anyone tell the boy dolls from girl dolls? Not seeing it. bettyellen Oct 2015 #94

Once you've looked at hundreds of sculpts and really studied them, polly7 Oct 2015 #97

okay, that makes sense. I usually just study their faces for ANY similarity to their parents. bettyellen Oct 2015 #100

But these are dolls. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #102

dolls that look like real live babies! I guess when you spend a lit of time looking at them, those bettyellen Oct 2015 #104

It really is. polly7 Oct 2015 #106

for infants, clothing manufacturing (how I know anatomy) is regulated to the smallest detail- bettyellen Oct 2015 #108

That's a great way to learn anatomy. polly7 Oct 2015 #109

I'm doing one for my mother. ladyVet Oct 2015 #125

That's great! polly7 Oct 2015 #130

The epitome of the uncanny valley. Disturbing. msanthrope Oct 2015 #29

Hyper-realistic dolls leave nothing to the imagination. I am a cloth doll artist KittyWampus Oct 2015 #36

wow, I would love to see a pic of that shoe doll, Kitty. If you have a link? bettyellen Oct 2015 #53

This is not art....this is fetish work, of a very specific kind. It caters to women, primarily..... msanthrope Oct 2015 #112

Yeah, some people make a joke of it. polly7 Oct 2015 #116

It's not a joke. It is extremely far from funny. That some people make msanthrope Oct 2015 #118

I find a lot of things disturbing. polly7 Oct 2015 #119

Btw .......... always meant to ask for a picture of one of your cloth dolls. polly7 Feb 2016 #135

Different strokes for different folks. polly7 Oct 2015 #38

That's not art. It's fetishism. The Victorians excelled msanthrope Oct 2015 #45

Like wax figures these are crafts and not art, yes. They take great skill though. bettyellen Oct 2015 #57

LOL. Did the whistle go out? I'm thinking so ..... nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #62

Not all 'babies' are awake all the time. polly7 Oct 2015 #63

Yes dolls- sorry! Long way from the painted figure craft kits of a generation or two ago! bettyellen Oct 2015 #75

Yeah, they're art. polly7 Oct 2015 #84

sure, send me an email list and I will explain the difference between arts and crafts to all of them bettyellen Oct 2015 #85

LOL. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #86

Indeed--there are people making tens of thousands of dollars selling this work....that msanthrope Oct 2015 #114

You don't think it's art - fine. polly7 Oct 2015 #115

"Make good livings from it" Indeed. nt msanthrope Oct 2015 #120

What's your problem with that? polly7 Oct 2015 #121

I think that conflating income generation with artistic merit is a mistake. nt msanthrope Oct 2015 #122

LOL. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #123

Hey, one man's art is another's fetishism. polly7 Oct 2015 #60

It's something about the "far away eyes" in all these pictures that is unsettling to me. corkhead Oct 2015 #51

The hand-blown glass eyes used in all of the dolls poster here are the exact same polly7 Oct 2015 #107

the one in the green shanti Oct 2015 #50

I agree, shanti. polly7 Oct 2015 #59

They all look real but that one is amazing damnedifIknow Oct 2015 #78

Yes, she's adorable. polly7 Oct 2015 #81

Nice work TuxedoKat Oct 2015 #127

Those are a few different friends, yes, they are. And thanks so much. polly7 Oct 2015 #128

Thanks for all the info TuxedoKat Oct 2015 #132

YVW. I use that magnifier too. My eyes are supposed to be fine, but polly7 Oct 2015 #133

I make those dolls:) polly7 Oct 2015 #17

Glad to know they are helpful to some Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #21

Oh wow.....that's something that will haunt me now..... msanthrope Oct 2015 #31

Yeah .... no worries. polly7 Oct 2015 #35

Thank you for your work Carolina Oct 2015 #34

You're welcome, it's not work, it's something I enjoy doing for them. polly7 Oct 2015 #37

that's so sweet of you! renate Oct 2015 #47

Thank you, renate. You're very kind. polly7 Oct 2015 #71

Good'on 'em cops. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #95

Yes. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #98

Actually, it looks like a DEAD baby... Ron Obvious Sep 2015 #6

Eek dat thing is creepy to give to a child. Police understandably punked. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #12

I won't fault them for this one. Baitball Blogger Sep 2015 #13

At least the cops paid for a new window. NutmegYankee Sep 2015 #14

That's what I wanted to hear. Iggo Oct 2015 #67

I have no problem with this, better safe than sorry! Nt Logical Oct 2015 #15

I sure would have thought that was a real infant. WillowTree Oct 2015 #16

Pretty big failure by the cops: once they'd realized the mistake, did they not even petronius Oct 2015 #22

This was in the UK, Petronius Starboard Tack Oct 2015 #24

I think you need to adjust your sarcasm meter...nt msanthrope Oct 2015 #30

I still prefer a barbie damnedifIknow Oct 2015 #40

lol treestar Oct 2015 #58

I would have punched out the window myself if I saw that. RexDart Oct 2015 #23

Yeah, I did a doubletake. That doll looks very real. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #26

Needs a dob of spit drool. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #56

TrainSpotting flashbacks JackInGreen Oct 2015 #27

Yikes! romanic Oct 2015 #28

My Mom had mercuryblues Oct 2015 #32

I can't fault them for that. Vinca Oct 2015 #33

It's OK. GOLGO 13 Oct 2015 #39

"an abundance of caution" applies here. MineralMan Oct 2015 #41

I Sure Do RobinA Oct 2015 #43

a baby abandoned is per se endangered, nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #48

Finding what they thought was an unattended infant in a car isn't "no reason". WillowTree Oct 2015 #70

Are dead babies more acceptable? Boomer Oct 2015 #89

Cops here will come unlock your car for you Go Vols Oct 2015 #44

Sounds like the car owners may foot the bill. They should. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #55

OMG!!! Kill it!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! Glassunion Oct 2015 #65

LOL. They will NEVER make women dolls look that real, ha ha. Too flawed. bettyellen Oct 2015 #91

I think the cops busted the window to put a steak through its heart. Glassunion Oct 2015 #92

HA HA HA HA HA HA. Thanks- I needed that! bettyellen Oct 2015 #93

That thing looks like a corpse. bunnies Oct 2015 #66

Better to err on the side of caution, then end up with a dead baby imo. Rex Oct 2015 #74

I agree damnedifIknow Oct 2015 #80

I don't get people saying this was irresponsible by the cops over a doll. Rex Oct 2015 #83

Seriously, if you have a doll that looks this life-like,,,, KarenS Oct 2015 #77

I agree. polly7 Oct 2015 #99

oh deary me allan01 Oct 2015 #79

I thought it was real until I read the caption. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #101

That is a creepily realistic looking doll. PersonNumber503602 Oct 2015 #111

These dolls freak me out. Seen too many horror movies, I suppose. nt pinstikfartherin Oct 2015 #113

The police and/or the nurses didn't look for movement of the chest, like, breathing? Frustratedlady Oct 2015 #124

Sure looks real! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #126

Better safe than sorry vankuria Oct 2015 #129

that doll is demonic. (shudder) n/t librechik Oct 2015 #131