# Lava lamps. Love, like, dislike, hate 'em?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 25, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347 "2013-01-25T18:46:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347/41 "2013-01-30T14:01:07Z")

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I’m actually indifferent to them, but, rather than choosing “other,” I picked “dislike” as that’s where my feelings edge on them. They look a bit, I dunno, kitsch to me.

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**Author:** ![StJoan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@StJoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StJoan)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347/42 "2013-01-31T15:51:21Z")

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I am indifferent to them, so I guess that puts me in the “other” category.

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**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347/43 "2013-01-31T17:46:15Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> I’m actually indifferent to them, but, rather than choosing “other,” I picked “dislike” as that’s where my feelings edge on them. They look a bit, I dunno, kitsch to me.

Well, they are. That’s part of the appeal. 🙂

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**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347/44 "2013-01-31T17:56:34Z")

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I believe the term “groovy” encapsulates their kitsch character and appeal as well as the pleasant unpredictable shifts of shapes and colors.

I’m surprised they haven’t changed much with time. You could have them in several layers, stories, blob colors.

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