📍Luverne, AL (Home to Shirley, Luverne’s sister who always did it “our way”)
HasBROZ released its new Labubro ™️ doll Wednesday, drawing dozens of men over 40 to “Ray’s Hardware & Collectible Toys for Grown Men”.
The LabuBro ™, marketed as “a doll for biological males,” is distinguished from the original Labubu doll with a blue stitched line and the word Men Only across its chest. Collectors have nicknamed it “The Thin Labublue Line.”
“These are the dolls America needs,” said Jim Whitesman, 41, who camped overnight in his Military-grade Samsonite folding chair, just to get one of the numbered, signed dolls. “They put the riot back in Patriotism.”
Mayor Humboldt attended the launch, describing the dolls as “a tool for developing social skills and confidence, and in Larry’s case, sensory pleasure… as long as it’s not in public and the blinds are closed this time.”
Store owner Ray arrived late, citing an evening “dancing with Tina at Dorothy’s Club, ‘Friends’.” By the time he opened the doors, tensions in line had led to slapping, hair-pulling, and what witnesses described as “light hissing” by several men over 40. Police confirmed no charges were filed in that incident, however local 40yo Tom sustained hurt feelings from what 41yo Jayson called him.
One man from Nanafalia, AL, was arrested later for selling counterfeit LabuBro™ dolls out of the trunk of his 1998 Buick LeSabre. Police said the dolls had been “previously engaged in sensory activity by Larry, in public,” and they were entered as evidence, under the category “Used plush, non-hygienic”.
Coming up: local Animal shelter overwhelmed after citizens start dropping off failed emotional support husbands.
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Behind the Scenes:
Hi, I’m the author of Thigville and this week I got to explore some fun new ways of making art using Augmented Reality and photobashing. Photobashing is when you start with a photo, mix in pieces from other images, and then paint over it until it turns into something completely new. I used it to design the LabuBro dolls — taking scraps of real-world photos and brushing on top until the character looked like it had always existed. It’s kind of like recycling photos into brand-new people. Enjoy the videos below of this process.
