Boos and hisses to Jane Hamsher of firedoglake defames rubber stamps by comparing them to politicians, in the title no less, in her post: “Darcy Burner Makes the GOP Do The Rubber Stamp Shuffle”
Kudos and boos to blogger asiseeitnow for using “rubber-stamps” in the title and closer, but “rubber stampers” in the text when referring to politicians: “Rubber-Stamping Liberal Policies” At least asiseeitnow got it right half the time.
Dating, as in with a rubber stamp, that is. In her LoveLife blog, Kal Barteski has a superb idea for using date stamps to create a texture: “Colours in context” Scroll down to Step 6 if you want to see how the date stamp is used to create a texture. Neat-o!
But, give the whole entry a read to see hwo she uses a black & white photo with colored pencils and rubber stamps to create a fabulous art piece. Forget the scrapbook! This is something that would look great as a framed piece.
Kudos to blogger Green Baggins for using the hyphenated form so as not to give rubber stamps a bad name: “Notae Ecclesiae”
Christy Hardin Smith of firedoglake pains us by using the non-hyphenated version: “They Were Willing To Throw Away Our Values” Boo, hiss.
The DailyKos does it again. This time, davefromqueens uses the non-hyphenated form to give rubber stamps a bad name: “Foxwoods Casino - Cheating, Corruption, Filth” Boo, hiss, again!
Is there a vast grassroots-blogger conspiracy to give rubber stamps a bad name by comparing them with politicians? Rubber stamps are good! They are fun and can save you both time and money! How many politicians can match that?
Boos and hisses to the following bloggers for using “rubber stamps” to describe politicians instead of “rubber-stamps.”
Howie Klein of firedoglake: “Blue America Is Honored To Welcome Congresswoman Hilda Solis”
VolvoDrivingLiberal of DailyKos: “GA-Sen: Populist Firebrand Orr Mulling Race-Sign The Draft Petition”
This next one has nothing to do with rubber stamps, but is perhaps something more people should be aware of: “Have you heard of Credit Triggers? You should.” Scroll down and you’ll see where one respondent has posted information on how you can opt-out of such sharing.
Discarded books can be remade into works of art. Though we like that “Linda Reese of Penfield used buttons, rubber stamps and stuck twigs on the outside spine to change the composition of a discarded book about handcrafts,” the bit that sounded the most interesting and fun was this:
“There’s even an encyclopedia on insects with the corners of its pages cut to look as if they were actually chewed by bugs.”
Cool.
It’s unfortunate there aren’t more pictures with the article. But, it is a rather neat idea to coordinate the content of the book with the modifications done to it to make it into a unique art piece.
“Forgotten books will inspire again”
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 24, 2007
American Shelter Corporation uses “rubber stamps to impress a stone relief pattern into the [concrete] floor.”
The developer believes concrete housing to be a viable solution to hurricane prone areas.
“Developer says concrete is best for Coast houses”
The Mississippi Press, June 24, 2007
Blogger Well Said Cards has experimented this week with creating notecards using watercolors on rubber stamps. Friday’s attempts have a brushed look to them that make them appear to have been hand-painted rather than stamped. But Wednesday’s card is simply gorgeous.
As any stamper knows, rubber stamps are great fun and, as any office worker knows, they can be a great time saver too.
It is unfortunate that the media (and even politicians themselves) persist in giving rubber stamps a bad name. When was the last time a politician saved you time and money? A rubber stamp can do that for you every day.
At least some media outlets use a hyphen to distinguish between rubber stamps (useful tools) and rubber-stamps (useless fools).
Kudos to the Business Standard of India for using the hyphenated form in this article:
“Devangshu Datta: The scent of presidency”
Business Standard (India), June 23, 2007
Boos and hisses to the Baltimore Messenger for using the non-hyphenated form in this article:
“Blake: Council not a ‘rubber stamp’”
Baltimore Messenger, June 20, 2007
If you catch your local media using the non-hyphenated form, send them a letter encouraging them to stop giving rubber stamps a bad name! If they’re online, send us a link. If you catch them using the hyphenated form, thank them and send us a link too.
Together, we can stamp out politicians (and the media) giving rubber stamps a bad name!
Decorating hand-made cards with rubber stamps can make people feel special. “Receiving a personalized card says to us that someone thought we were special; they took time and effort to think about and do something just for us.”
Article provides some nice tips and ideas for making your own cards inexpensively at home.
“Card says we’re special.”
Red Bluff Daily News, June 22, 2007
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