Well, to me they look more like JLo’s butt.
Of course, you could always re-sell them on E-Bay…just list them as Royal Dinnerware…with the family jewels motif.
Who knew that Bobbit could design plates, too?
Man. I was just packing my husband’s lunch, and I kept thinking about this thread the longer I gazed at these pear balls.
It’s only NSFW if it turns you on. Otherwise, it’s just a pear.
Now where was that “Odd Things That Turn You On” thread… and I think I’d better ring up Kirk Cameron and tell him that God created yet another perfect food when he made the pear. I bet God was having a field day the day he was making phallic fruits and vegetables. Just creating like crazy, giggling to himself, muttering “OMGZ, I made another one that looks like my d1xx0rs! PWND! All of you! U R eating my fruitzzz!”
I figure God invented l337, too. I mean, this is the guy that made all the phallic fruit, so, naturally…
Okay, I figured since I already had a picture of one of the plates, I may as well put it on Ebay. If it does well, I’ll list the other pieces.
I don’t think I’m allowed to link to my own auction. So, if anyone’s interested in seeing it, you can email me.
Hm. I could just search myself – is the word “testicle” gonna help find it? 
I made it plural, since there’s two sets.
His & His sets?
Damn, I was just kidding. You’re a rascal!
I think it’s OK to link to your auction, when it’s for the purpose of the thread, instead of just a gratuitous advertisement.
And when I tried to search for it, all I could find was an antique castration tool. :eek:
Please post the link!
Migrating testicles of course!
He could grip it by the…never mind.
Those are priceless.
Hmmm, maybe it’ll be okay since I didn’t start the thread to promote the auction.
Here it is…
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5636189622&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Is there a reason for selling a single plate now, instead of unloading the entire set? Do you plan to continue selling the whole set piecemeal?
Maybe it would make more sense to sell it off by complete settings, one or two of those at a time… because who will want to buy just a bowl, or cup, once the big plates are gone?
In any event, good luck with the auction, especially since it was I who suggested it! 
Nah, who’d want a whole set?
wait a minute…
I think they’d be great for novelty gifts, for those families that have a White Elephant gift thing going…
They don’t all look alike. They all have horrible testicle looking pears on them, but like I described in the OP, some have flaws. I didn’t want to take a picture of the whole set until I saw how well this one does.
Also, shipping cost on the whole set would scare a lot of potential buyers away.
If the plate sells, I’ll give the winner the option to buy the whole set, or the other 3 plates. But I can’t mention that in the auction, because it would be an off-ebay transaction.
There’s a story about a plate maker in Japan that had an order from the Emperor for a thousand plates. All the artisans that painted the plates intricate patterns refused to work because of a fight with the owner. The owners daughter painted a willow tree plate that was an easy pattern to paint. She asked the only worker still there to look at what she’d done. He ends up sitting on the plate while the paint was wet. He got up and sat down a couple more times in different spots. When the daughter saw what had happened she and the worker found his silk robe had transferred the print almost 10 times before it was to faint. The couple were able to paint the plates with the new pattern and the transfers in time to save her father shame. The couple get married in the end.
Do you think that the pears where print by a guy sitting on them and doing paint transfers?
Only if he had locusts up his butt.
If I end up keeping some of them, I’ll definately be sharing them the next time we have a White Elephant exchange. 
I need to redecorate my kitchen. I hadn’t even considered a testicular theme. I don’t think I’m brave enough to try it … that would take a lot of balls!