Brought to You by The Unemployed Philosophers Guild
The origins of the Unemployed Philosophers Guild are shrouded in mystery. Some accounts trace the Guild's birth to Athens in the latter half of the 4th century BCE. Allegedly, several lesser philosophers grew weary of the endless Socratic dialogue endemic in their trade and turned to crafting household implements and playthings. (Hence the assertions that Socrates quaffed his hemlock poison from a Guild-designed chalice, though vigorous debate surrounds the question of whether it was a "disappearing" chalice.)
Others argue that the UPG dates from the High Middle Ages, when the Philosophers Guild entered the world of commerce by selling bawdy pamphlets to pilgrims facing long lines for the restroom. Business boomed until 1211 when Pope Innocent III condemned the publications. Not surprisingly, this led to increased sales, even as half our membership was burned at the stake.
More recently, revisionist historians have pinpointed the birth of the Guild to the time it was still cool to live in New York City's Lower East Side. Two brothers turned their inner creativity and love of paying rent towards fulfilling the people's needs for finger puppets, warm slippers, coffee cups, and cracking up at stuff.
- In all the pages, chapters, and verses of the New Testament, there's not a single mention of Jesus getting a shave. (We do know that John The Baptist got at least one -- and that it didn't go very well.) Assuming Jesus received a shave or two during His lifetime, this remarkably silly mug suggests how it might have looked.
- The Jesus Shaves Mug begins with the traditional bearded Jesus. But when you pour in hot liquid, a miracle transpires -- His beard gradually vanishes before your very eyes! Before too long, you are looking at a clean-shaven Messiah. Hallelujah!
- 12 oz. mug. Heat changing mugs are microwave safe, but not dishwasher safe.
- From the Unemployed Philosophers Guild. Don't worry. We are employed, just not as philosophers. We're a small, Brooklyn based company specializing in gifts for the sophisticated gift giver. For whatever you need, we have presents of mind.
- In all the pages, chapters, and verses of the New Testament, there's not a single mention of Jesus getting a shave. (We do know that John The Baptist got at least one -- and that it didn't go very well.) Assuming Jesus received a shave or two during His lifetime, this remarkably silly mug suggests how it might have looked.
- The Jesus Shaves Mug begins with the traditional bearded Jesus. But when you pour in hot liquid, a miracle transpires -- His beard gradually vanishes before your very eyes! Before too long, you are looking at a clean-shaven Messiah. Hallelujah!
- 12 oz. mug. Heat changing mugs are microwave safe, but not dishwasher safe.
- From the Unemployed Philosophers Guild. Don't worry. We are employed, just not as philosophers. We're a small, Brooklyn based company specializing in gifts for the sophisticated gift giver. For whatever you need, we have presents of mind.
