The Unemployed Philosophers Guild Magnetic Personalities Finger Puppet and Refrigerator Magnet

Brought to You by UPG The origins of UPG 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.

• On your finger it's a puppet! Our unique Magnetic Personality plush puppets are great for storytelling, puppet theater, fun and funny mock debates, or thumb wrestling matches.
• On your fridge it's a magnet! Adorn your refrigerator, locker, or any other metal surface with the greatest and most influential minds of all time.
• Each collectible puppet is approximately 4" tall and comes with a removable tag with a portrait, quotes, and achievements list. We make over 100 different magnetic personalities of your favorite artists, philosophers, scientists, writers, and pop-culture icons.
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