Confusing.
As someone who has never knitted before in their life, I originally looked at this pin and thought, "What the hell is this world coming to." I mean, how much more crap can we haul in from Taiwan,anyway. There are landfills that should literally bear the label "Here We Have Crap From Taiwan", and again, "More Crap From Taiwan" and also, "Oh Look, It's Crap From Taiwan! Again." But then I thought of my Great Aunt Gertrude. She has been a knitter for a long time. One year, she knitted us boys matching sets of socks, mittens and underwear. Truly, she is our weirdest aunt.I'll never forget my father giving her a firm talking to on the front porch. He told her that no son of his would be wearing knitted panties, and she oughtta just stick to scarves and other outerwear. My brothers and I were peeking out the window,rootin' dad on. My aunt said nothing and handed dad his own pair of knitted man underpants.<br />For my high school graduation she didn't give money like my other relatives, but instead a pair of knitted boxers with John Lennon's face on them. In the you-know -what part. I will never forget the humiliation of opening that present at my grad party in front of all my football buddies.The day Lennon was killed is the only time I ever wore them. And I did so with great shame. I realized later (after using a urinal) that the only thing that could be worse than being killed was to be killed and then have some dude wear a semblance of your face on his short fronts.<br />Although she has brought me years of embarrassment and ugly useless gifts, I still wanted to give my aunt this pin. Well I brought it over one night, wrapped all nice. Aunt Dutie puts her glasses on, unwraps it, takes one look at it and says, "Why the HELL is that MOTH eating that Bill Cosby sweater?!?!" And the old bag threw it on the floor. Apparently the knitting needles and ball of yarn looked more like a moth to her.<br />She has since been committed to a home.<br />However, I showed the pin to my wife. I didn't tell her about my aunt's reaction.She immediately noticed a moth. My folks, too. They agreed, but my dad says the eyes make the moth look like Helen Hunt. Still a moth, but one that looks like Helen Hunt. I have brought this pin to the following places: my place of work, my peeknuckle club, the gas station, my church, restaurants that I frequent, my barber, my children,my grandchildren, and the local knitting shop. Everyone agrees. It looks like a moth. Though some people disagree with the Helen Hunt comparison and say that the moth looks more like Helen Mirren. Also many have said the moth favors Meryl Streep, which I can definitely see. The calm, quiet eyes certainly remind me of Streep the most. I haven't returned the pin. I don't know what the hell to do with it. I might stick it on the Christmas tree next year. Or maybe I'll give it to my other aunt, the one who collects taxidermy and gave me and my wife a stuffed flying squirrel for our wedding gift.
Rating: 4 stars