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cha-cha-chili.jpg Cha Cha Chili
$16.50
HAD we but world enough, and time,
 This coyness, Lady, were no crime...

So the plaintive Mariachi player sings to his seņorita fair. A humerous touch to any counter or tabletop, these five-inch salt and pepper shakers are handpainted and mounted on a diamond-patterned base. (The Mariachi player is also available as a cookie jar.)

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pigs.jpg Biker Hogs
$16.50
Hogs for the hog! These Harley-riding porkers measure 3 3/4" high by 4 1/2" long by 2 1/4" wide. The guy is wearing a white muscle tee, leathers and a tattoo; the lady is seductively attired in a crop top, shorts, boots and silver jewelry. The chopper's license reads: I HGS. Hammy? You bet. But irresistable.
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ruffrider.jpg Ruffrider
$16.50
What're you rebelling against, Johnny?

Whaddya got?

A pittbull on a Harley! Somewhere Marlon Brando's ghost is whimpering softly like a girlie man. This stackable set measures 4" high.

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flipflops.jpg Flip Flops
$16.50
Margaritaville comes to the kitchen table! But then you have to ask yourself: if I use a flip-flop to salt my eggs, am I putting my foot in my mouth? These salt and pepper shakers measure 2 1/4" and have been hand-painted in a vibrant hibiscus pattern.
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cowboy-boots.jpg Cowboy Boots
$16.50
These boots are made for salting
And that's just what they'll do
Cause one of these days these boots
Are gonna salt all over you...

Are you ready, boots? Start salting! Shakers measure 4 3/4" tall by 3" wide.

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jazz.jpg Jazz
$16.50
Obviously Billie Holiday and her stand-up bass player. (Note the signature flower behind her right ear. Okay, so it's a hibiscus not a gardenia. Details, details!) The musician measures 4 1/4" tall by 3" across; the singer is 4" tall by 2 1/2 " across.
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nairobi.jpg Nairobi
$16.50
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies... She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

Each shaker measures 6 3/4" tall.

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nuns.jpg Nuns
$16.50
The perfect gift for anybody who survived the tender ministrations of Sister Agnes Ignatius in geometry class at the Convent of the Sacred Heart! Each shaker measures 4" tall by 3" across.
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margarita.jpg Margarita
$16.50
The perfect accessory for a parrothead party -- a pair of margarita salt and peppers! Each shaker measures 3" high by 2 3/4" across. Remember to salt your food responsibly.
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martini.jpg Martini Lounge
$16.50
Ah, the 50's when gas cost twenty cents a gallon and the kids were into hula hoops, not hip-hop. The signature drink? Why the martini, of course! And you can relive the innocence of that era with this charmingly retro pair of martini salt and pepper shakers. Each shaker measures 3" high by 2 1/2" high.
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buon-vino.jpg Buon Vino
$16.50
Stacker set of salt and pepper shakers -- the salt shaker is the upper part, a bonsai bar complete with goblet, uncorked bottle and a plate of brie and grapes; the pepper shaker, on the bottom, is a wine rack with four bottles. The set is 5" tall by 3" wide by 1 & 1/2" deep.
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wine-bottle.jpg Wine & Dine
$16.50
This jolly pair is highly reminiscent of the talking tableware in Disney's classic Beauty & the Beast. Vino di amore! The pepper shaker is a tipsy maitre d' measuring 5 1/2" tall; the salt is a couple in love -- he has just whispered an improper suggestion and consequently is blushing the color of merlot -- measuring 4' tall by 4 1/2" across.
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beer.jpg Really Good Beer
$16.50
It's every guy's life-long quest... Perfect for those Sunday afternoon games. The bottle is 5" tall by 1 1/2" wide; the mug is 3" tall by 3" across.
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cheese.jpg Italiano
$16.50
A loaf of bread, a hunk of expensive Italian parmagiano and thee... Pair of shakers, each 3 1/2" tall (though the cheese prefers to be sideways.)
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golf-bags.jpg Golf Bags
$16.50
Ever noticed how when you're playing golf, the slow people are always in front of you while the fast people always end up behind you? The same thing is true at the dinner table when you're trying to get someone to pass you the salt. This pair of shakers -- green and red golf bags filled with metallic chrome clubs -- measures 4 1/2" tall by 2 1/2" wide,
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cactus.jpg Cactus
$16.50
The Sonoran desert blooms on your dining room table with this saguaro (salt) and prickly pear (pepper.) Two pieces: the saguaro is 4 3/4" tall by 3 1/2" wide; the prickly pear is 4 1/2" tall by 3 1/2" wide.
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chefs.jpg Chefs
$16.50
They're obviously auditioning for their own show on the Food Network! The one guy's prepping the fruits de mare, the other's uncorking the vino (and sneaking a glass behind his back.) Each shaker is 4" tall by 3" across.
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cats.jpg The King of the Cats
$16.50
It's a classic Irish folktale: two old brothers and their old black cat warming themselves by a peat fire. "I had a strange adventure today," says one of the old men. "I got lost in the fog and found myself staring into the hollow trunk of an old oak tree. It seeemed to be a church where a funeral was taking place. And the coffin was being carried by -- cats!"

He got no further for the black cat started up, shrieking: --

"My stars! old Peter's dead, and I'm the King o' the Cats!''

--Then rushed up the chimney, and was seen no more. Here's the coronation. Each shaker stands 5" tall by 3" wide.

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