mug

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Each send-up is funny for at least an entire minute, a lifetime when you’re watching Marlon’s Shorty mug for the camera.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

His eBay seller’s page featured sports collectibles and plenty of GameStop-related merchandise, such as a GameStop mug for over $3,000, a GameStop mouse pad for over $1,500 and a pair of socks for over $14,000.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Hutt became a keen royalist at the age of four, when the King and Queen visited his parents after the Blitz in London and gave him a souvenir mug.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

As one of the site’s Nation Builders—first-person interpreters portraying figures of Revolutionary America—Smith regularly fields autograph requests and accepts gifts: a custom mug tiled with his own face, a vinyl album of original Jefferson ballads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He standardized the mug shot and crime scene photography, achievements which alone would have secured his name in police history.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day