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AND: Here's the bird that started it all:“Kelly Clarkson has put us all in danger” might be the most unintentionally funny sentence in the history of mankind.
— smootoshi (@adamsmoot) October 13, 2026
I’ve been to Art of Play many times for magic shows, and Molly the purely mechanical bird is really cool. Here’s a video I shot last year. I can see why Kelly Clarkson would want to buy it. But also, Kelly Clarkson + Art of Play’s Molly is so random a collision that I’m upgrading my belief in the simulation hypothesis
— Eugene Wei (@eugenewei) October 12, 2026
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Fortunately, AI was available to explain in brief what this "Kelly Clarkson Bird Feud: Art of Play" is about. Turns out, I don't care
Brains! The living dead vibe. Grandpa, chill.
My guess is that it was Clarkson's accent. Everybody knows that inbred Southern cousin-humpers ain't got no money. Seriously, the guy heard her accent, decided she was just some tourist that was wasting his time and he blew her off so that he could help people that would actually spend some money.
The outrage model of advertising continues proving its critics wrong.
Grandpa has murder on his mind. Caw!
I don't know who Kelly Clarkson is, but it would appear she's no longer sitting in the catbird's seat.
Kelly: "Do you know who I am?" A case study of the Streisand Effect. The store owner is milking it for all it's worth.
Grandpa, what big eyes you have.
That bird is incredible. I confess I'm out of touch and have no idea who Karen Clark is.
Big and Small quote: “…and the global community here in Brooklyn…”
I don't know why she expected a store clerk to be interested in selling. My experience is that they are putting in the time till they can pick up their phone and get on with life. That is, if they even have put their phone down. And, note that when they see her on their phones, they take that very seriously. "Shopper, go away." Shopper goes away and posts. "Omigod, shopper is talking about us and I see it on my phone. Yikes. We're real and in danger."
Clarkson is a singer and talk show host but that’s not important. What is important is what is Trump’s take on this fiasco? The world needs to know which side to back. Because we’re all in danger.
That's the Standard thing for liberal/leftists. And trust me that's what he is. If he was a woman, he'd be blathering about "rape threats".
She went to this guys store and didn't like the way she was treated. She tweeted about it. Now, he's crying and playing the victim because that's 21st century USA. Instead of despising whiners and "They hate me because im x", we celebrate them. Guess that's feminization of society. Or maybe Americans have always been this gutless.
Whatever. You can look at playing cards Art of Play sells at easytot.com. I’ve always liked looking at unique decks of cards. Wouldn’t play poker with them but enjoy them nevertheless.
If you bought this, how many times could you have it play before you'd smash it to bits. Or more likely, just stick it in a closet or an unused room.
You could also have someone build you one. With modern materials it'd probably be better. Might cost more than 15K though.
I guess he's not Jewish. Otherwise, he'd be claiming clarkson was "anti-semitic".
Actually ArtofPlay.com They have their own website. Very cool.
Clarkson should know that her public complaint could be devastating to a small business. Punching down. Not a good look Kelly.
The most interesting person in this story is the mysterious Bliss Kolb, creator of the bird.
https://blisskolb.com/
Art of Play now has the bird listed for $15 million.
"Clarkson should know that her public complaint could be devastating to a small business. Punching down. Not a good look Kelly."
A shop that sells $15,000 mechanical birds has a clientele that does not know, or care, who the hell Kelly Clarkson is. They'll be fine.
As you'd expect from NYC hipster art business, the owner is an obnoxious whiner. So good for Clarkson. Don't like the heat, stay outta the kitchen.
"Clarkson posted a photo of a $15,000 price tag next to the bird. She argued that this showed the bird was for sale.
Rubin said the tag did not refer to Molly. He said it showed the cost of ordering a custom bird from Kolb. The store said Molly is permanently attached to the wall and is not for sale, and that it offered to show Clarkson a different singing bird by another artist priced at $2,000.
After the controversy spread, Rubin said the store listed Molly for $15 million. He said the move reflects how much attention the bird has drawn. He told USA TODAY he would give each employee $15,000 and pay Kolb $1 million if anyone bought it.
Rubin said the rest would go toward antique automatons in a glass display marked "Not for sale." The listing has not been reported to have drawn a buyer."
https://www.ibtimes.sg/who-bliss-kolb-meet-artist-behind-kelly-clarksons-viral-bird-95111
Not much came up about Kolb on an ordinary search, not even if the artist was a man or woman, so I asked Grok for personal and biographic info about the artist. Very interesting guy. Keeps a low profile.
"Rubin said the tag did not refer to Molly. He said it showed the cost of ordering a custom bird from Kolb. The store said Molly is permanently attached to the wall and is not for sale, and that it offered to show Clarkson a different singing bird by another artist priced at $2,000."
So, they didn't offer her the opportunity to order a custom bird from Kolb? Instead they tried to sell her a $2000 dollar bird instead of a $15,000 bird? How does that make sense unless you think the customer can't afford the higher priced bird?
“He said it showed the cost of ordering a custom bird from Kolb”
…that’s messed up, implying the store sells opportunities to order birds from the maker. There’s some classic Brooklyn commie bullshit going one with the owner and we’ll never hear about it. They don't deserve death threats but likely all the shit being sent their way…
Sad that we immediately let We the People off the hook in these incidents.
"Of course people are going to track down the phone number and call (LATEST TARGET OF DERISION) and harass them. That's to be expected. If you don't want to be harassed by strangers, don't anger someone with a large social media following."
…there’s lots of people new to commerce that believe they can reinvent the rules, then are shocked there’s pushback…
Next time, tell Clarkson that if she has to ask the price she can’t possibly afford it.
Does it matter that I don't care about this at all?
I checked out the artofplay.com website. There are much cheaper tchotchkes, but when you are selling this sort of thing for $2500 you are catering to an exclusive clientele, not hillbilly tourists.
https://www.artofplay.com/products/flipbook-machine?_pos=21&_fid=191d454bf&_ss=c
It turns out that Clarkson is from Texas, so she is most definitely not a hillbilly. She is a redneck.
“Next time, tell Clarkson that if she has to ask the price she can’t possibly afford it.”
Say it through clinched teeth.
"things we will forget about in 15 minutes"
The least interesting person(s) in this contretemps are the Kelly Clarkson "fans" who feel so personally aggrieved by this perceived slight that they feel empowered to do what the man claims happened.
Threats? Really? Jeezus, get a life.
A tweet so great I had to repeat it:
"It’s so relatable. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been Pretty Womaned trying to buy a $15k elaborate mechanical automata bird."
"There’s some classic Brooklyn commie bullshit going one with the owner and we’ll never hear about it. They don't deserve death threats but likely all the shit being sent their way"
Quite literally fully automated avian luxury communism.
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