{"id":17,"date":"2026-08-27T09:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waittheymakethat.com\/?p=17"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:29:47","slug":"wait-they-make-an-ivory-magic-8-ball-%f0%9f%8e%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waittheymakethat.com\/?p=17","title":{"rendered":"Wait&#8230; They Make an Ivory Magic 8 Ball?! \ud83c\udfb1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apparently the ivory Magic 8 Ball does exist.  Because clearly a regular black Magic 8 Ball wasn&#8217;t enough. And now I magically need one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t just a Magic 8 Ball in a prettier color. It&#8217;s art. Florence Balducci takes the familiar fortune-telling toy and turns it into an object you&#8217;d display rather than toss in a drawer. And yes, it still answers your questions, because apparently art can also tell you whether you should buy more art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would I ask it whether I should buy it? Absolutely not. Some questions are too important to leave to chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Okay, but where do I get one?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anthropologie, of course.<\/strong> This delightfully unnecessary little work of fortune-telling art is the Magic 8 Ball by Florence Balducci, and it comes complete with its own sculptural hand stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropologie.com\/brands\/florence-balducci?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">I Magically Need One \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do I need it? Signs point to absolutely not. 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