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The Constellation Mug Is Brought to You by The Unemployed Philosophers Guild
The origins of the Unemployed Philosophers Guild 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.
- HEAT ACTIVATED – Pour in hot liquid and watch the constellations magicallly appear in the night sky. Our color-changing mugs are thermochromatic, which is a scientific word for magic.
- 11 CONSTELLATIONS APPEAR – Cassiopea, Perseus, Saggitarius, Hercules, Andromeda, Scorpius, Taurus, Ursa Major (Big Dipper), Ursa Minor (Little Dipper), Orion, Castor & Pollux
- 10 OZ CERAMIC – Mug is microwave safe, hand wash only.
- A PERFECT GIFT – For the star lover, star gazer, astronomer, astrologer, or anyone looking for a place to put their coffee. Or, buy it for yourself. Treat yourself.
- THE UNEMPLOYED PHILOSOPHERS GUILD IS THE ONLY SELLER SELLING REAL CONSTELLATION MUGS – All other sellers are selling counterfeit merchandise. These are inferior quality, do not include a box, and are not tested for lead, and other chemicals.
