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104 of 137 people found the following review helpful

Strictly for dilettantes

By
Rachel Garrick
, August 18, 2012

Finger puppets? Coin purses? Please. Newcomers to the craft may well be amused by these trifles, but long-time cat-hair crafters will despair at the paucity of projects in this book. Where are the cat-hair socks, scarves, and mittens (always a favourite at Christmastime)? What about more ambitious projects, like a cat-hair mattress, or a made-to-scale miniature cat-hair model of the Taj Mahal? Distressingly, the author doesn’t even touch on cat-hair cookery—a tragically wasted opportunity to bring cat-hair culinary arts into the mainstream. Disappointing.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

Crafting Purrrfection!

By
Jerome Albertson
, August 2, 2013

Meow! What a purrrrfect way to expand your crafting skills! If you’re anything like me, you’ve been sitting on a goldmine of animal hair in your apartment, not knowing what to do with it. I mean, how many times can you try sneaking handfuls of cat hair in trick-or-treaters’ Halloween bags, or stuffing it into your utility bill payment as “insulation”?

Let’s face it: people don’t like cat hair unless it is woven into arts & crafts.

So it’s a good thing I got this book and started “cat-crafting.” I’ve been so busy ever since! Half the time I’m in my apartment, ferociously knitting feline fur into crafts and even garments. I made 3 “siamese” socks already. The rest of my time, I’m out there pounding the pavement with my garbage bag in one hand and cat-shaver in the other. I guess I’m “that guy”—you know, the one who shaves all the cats.

The book is very helpful in guiding you to the perfect cat-crafts. What it doesn’t mention is you can use the same techniques with raccoon, possum, or rat hair. Possum hair is a bit scratchy but makes for a solid sweater or watchband. I don’t recommend working with rat hair unless you have a good herd of them living with you—like my buddy “Rough Randy” does. Cats are known to attack rats and get into that hair supply themselves. So the two are pretty much incompatible for crafting purposes.

The book also forgets to mention that some people are allergic to cat fur. For example, if your girlfriend is allergic, the time to warn her is BEFORE she hops into bedsheets made entirely of cat hairs. You also need to check your boss for allergies, before you surprise him at Arby’s with an elaborate gift of crafted cat hair. Could really cost you a job when that happens.

3.6 out of 5 stars

Name:
     
Kazaam
(VHS Tape) (1996)

ASIN:
     6304501676

Price:
     
$4.95

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

There’s only one Shaq Diesel

By
Jeff Gough
, December 15, 2005

Shaq Diesel (aka Shaquille O’Neal) has done what few professional athletes have ever accomplished—successfully crossed over to the big screen. I like the cover of this movie. Still have yet to see the whole thing, but not because I didn’t want to watch it—I keep seeming to get interrupted, and I’m starting to get a little frustrated. Based on Shaq’s other endeavors (rap albums, sense of style, etc.) I can GUARANTEE this movie is high caliber. I feel like Shaq really likes kids, which is fun. I’m the sure the movie is fun, too!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

This movie rocks

By
Tarun Shetty
, May 2, 2004

Shaq is a genius. I’ve seen him play basketball, and his acting skills are far challenged. If he’s a method actor, he has successfully demonstrated a new method that no one has ever seen before. I also went to NYU film school, and this movie was used in class as an inspirational tool. Forget about the whole genie aspect. I mean, a seven-foot black dude comes out of a bottle and grants wishes!
This movie deserves 30,000 stars. If I had a genie I would wish for
Kazaam II
.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Action-Packed Thriller of the Season!

By
S. Brown
, May 12, 2004

For years the pundits said he would never make it. “Go home” they said. “You’re finished in this business.” But being the fighter he was, Shaq carried on. When he announced to the world he would begin a career in acting, the world thought he could never make it. But make it he did. His debut movie,
Kazaam
, proved once and for all that basketball players can act. His star performance in
Kazaam
was topped only by his rap career. Silencing his critics, Shaquille went on to perform in many great commercials, such as for Burger King and Radio Shack. Shaq is such a great actor and basketball player. I am glad he is my friend.