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Poisøn Lake
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Reverse Shoplifting by Poisøn Lake, Juxtapolemic

March 7th, 2009 1:56 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Insert an object into a store. Make sure your object can be bought.

Step 0: Conception (the kind involving ideas, not haploids).
I needed Zombie History Month greeting cards to distribute, as promised in the informational zombie history pamphlets I'd already passed out, by way of the zombie history information centers.

Step 1: Production
Unsatisfied by the available zombie clip art, I was prompted by my partner in life & tasking to use my own modest powers of illustration. So, I did a quick line drawing, scanned it & added some color & text.
I happened to have a "greeting card making kit" which consisted of perforated card stock, envelopes, & some less than helpful directions. I used my amazing powers of cognition to figure out that whole printing-on-both-sides-of-the-page-and-making-sure-everything-goes-in-the-correct-direction thing.

Step 2: Making it Purchasable
In preparation for the task I'd purchased a .99 cent card. I scanned it, cropped down to the barcode & printed some stickers.

Step 2.5: Assembly
Some folding & stickering took place.

Step 3: The Drop(s)

For this part, I enlisted the help of my Lovely Assistant. We meandered to the first location & amused each other by opening various musical cards & sharing feelings of repulsion, disgust, & horror at the dissident & ghastly tones that emerged. He blocked the cashiers' view of me while I made the drop & documented. The proceedings at the second location (which by the way, belonged to the same chain as both the store that the barcodeclonecard was bought from & the one that the first cards were dropped in) were much the same.

There's a bit more detail included with the images.

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zombie history greeting cards

zombie history greeting cards

I made an edition of 14, planning to shop drop some & send others in celebration of Zombie Appreciation and Remembrance Day (march 15th).


zombie girl in sketch form.

zombie girl in sketch form.

First I had an idea (there's no picture for that part). Then I drew a picture. It's a little hard to tell, but she's licking her eyeball.


zombiegirl withtext.jpg

zombiegirl withtext.jpg

I scanned zombie girl, filled in a few areas in paint & added text to finish up the front of the card.


original card from which the barcode was stolen

original card from which the barcode was stolen


as yet un-cut barcode stickers

as yet un-cut barcode stickers


separated barcodes in all their codenous glory.

separated barcodes in all their codenous glory.


back & front

back & front

Zombie History Month is sponsored by the Society for the Restoration of Zombie History, so their seal was included on the back. If you're interested in joining & spreading Zombie History Month, feel free to send a message of inquiry to you local SRZH representative.


greeting card insides

greeting card insides

the text results from the perfect combination of intentional cheesiness & my being too lazy to think of anything else.


Finished product with barcode & envelopes

Finished product with barcode & envelopes


cards in place store 1

cards in place store 1

they're a little hard to see, but pretty much in the center of the picture, above the black & white one with speech bubbles.


he has his professor face on.

he has his professor face on.


cardsinplacecloseup

cardsinplacecloseup


carsd in place store 2

carsd in place store 2

these ones were placed to counteract the pinknfuzzyness of the surrounding area.



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votelater, history, historiczombietown, make, art, zombies, barcodes, buyconsumerimaginaryproduct, giftcards

5 comment(s)

(no subject)
posted by Rin Brooker on March 7th, 2009 7:49 PM

You should go back and see if anyone bought any! XD I sure would.

(no subject)
posted by Poisøn Lake on March 8th, 2009 12:44 AM

there are definite plans to return & perhaps to restock.

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posted by susy derkins on March 8th, 2009 9:47 PM

That seal alone is brilliant, the whole mission is favorited. Empty votepockets, sorry.

(no subject)
posted by Charlie Fish on April 28th, 2009 3:47 AM

Simple. Zombies. Brilliant.

(no subject)
posted by MonkeyBoy Dan on May 22nd, 2009 2:43 PM

The Zeds, Quislings, LaMOE's

They tell us to never forget World War Z.

I couldnt if i tried

and i HAVE tried