Thursday, February 24, 2011

Watch Gadaffi

You probably won't be visiting Libya right now, which means you won't be picking up any of these fine Muammar Gadaffi souvenirs. I didn't go either, but my mother did and brought back these gems -a watch and a keychain. Let me just say that the wristwatch NEVER worked - not Mom's fault.  I'm not about to take it back to Libya and ask for a replacement.



This may not be the ideal time to visit Iran either, and the hotel doesn't look so great for that matter, but at least you'll have a place to stay...if the hotel's still there.


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12 comments:

  1. DorincardFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    Gaddafi, Lord of the Key-Rings?

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    Ha, good one, Dorincard.
    Have picked up quite a few Mao watches here in China with similar results. The alarm clocks tick a bit longer.
    S in HK

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  3. Alan BurnettFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    I wonder whether the numerals on the watch indicate the year he intends to finally stand down : 9999 !

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  4. Lucy Corrander : PhotosFebruary 24, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    What a surprising image to see every time you happened to glance at the time.

    Lucy

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    Not if you lived in Libya, Lucy, as his image was plastered every where, lovely propaganda technique of fine dictators around the globe. By putting his image on a watch he is basically saying "I even control time, especially yours...". Image saturation seems to work in controlling the masses and holding power by making you so familiar that you become indispensable, even if a tyrant: A Libyan woman they showed on the news the other day had known no other leader than Gadaffi for her entire 40 year life, so he seemed like a father figure to her, an institution she couldn't imagine living without, even if he was a bad father... Which is of course, exactly the goal of the dictator.

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  6. Cappuccinoandartjournal.blogspot.comFebruary 24, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Interesting......
    You can buy MAO watches here in SF.....but would I want to?

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  7. JanineFebruary 24, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    Ha ha, kein Wunder , dass die Uhr nicht geht, seine Zeit ist abgelaufen.
    Diese Uhr ist der Knaller, und bald wird sie ein historisches Artdefakt sein ;0)
    Alles Liebe
    Janine

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  8. Aimee DarsFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Is it wrong these make me giggle?

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  9. Christine H.February 24, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    I hope not - or we're both in trouble.

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  10. MescrapFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Ya, the image appeared everywhere even this happen to North Korea, as what i read.

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  11. Postcard RoundupFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    It would be worth taking the watch to a jeweler for repair, just to see their reaction!

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Roundup, I did take it in for service a while back, they said it was irreparable- foreshadowing perhaps? Seemed kind of amused by the image, I'm sure they have seen all kinds of odd stuff...

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