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02/20/2009 07:29:03 PM · #1 |
| Could be fun to see ridiculous home adornments from around the world (or is this just an American thing?) |
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02/20/2009 08:20:51 PM · #2 |
I tend to think that this is an American thing - but even so, it'd be interesting to see how the nature of "lawn tackies" changes throughout the States - and what the rest of the world considers them to be.
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02/20/2009 08:28:47 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
I tend to think that this is an American thing - but even so, it'd be interesting to see how the nature of "lawn tackies" changes throughout the States - and what the rest of the world considers them to be. |
Sheesh, are you saying this is tacky? Hrmph!
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02/20/2009 09:01:04 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
I tend to think that this is an American thing - but even so, it'd be interesting to see how the nature of "lawn tackies" changes throughout the States - and what the rest of the world considers them to be. |
Sheesh, are you saying this is tacky? Hrmph!
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It's how an aunt of mine always refers to them. "Lawn tackies" just seems fitting to me, although I'll admit that I have a soft spot for pink plastic flamingos and lawn gnomes. :-)
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02/20/2009 09:05:08 PM · #5 |
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02/20/2009 09:18:59 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
I tend to think that this is an American thing - but even so, it'd be interesting to see how the nature of "lawn tackies" changes throughout the States - and what the rest of the world considers them to be. |
Sheesh, are you saying this is tacky? Hrmph!
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Doesn't count, that's HALLOWEEN. DNMC. Only genuine, year-round, tacky ornamentation counts, like :
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02/20/2009 09:23:47 PM · #7 |
Oh there's lots of tacky lawns in Canada too, just that you can't see them now, they're all buried under the snow.
Would make a good challenge in July. |
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02/20/2009 11:16:52 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by KarenNfld:
Oh there's lots of tacky lawns in Canada too, just that you can't see them now, they're all buried under the snow.
Would make a good challenge in July. |
Excuuuuse me?? Not ALL! :P It's dark out now, but tomorrow I'll show you green lawn! (And tackies...) |
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02/20/2009 11:17:51 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Doesn't count, that's HALLOWEEN. DNMC. Only genuine, year-round, tacky ornamentation counts, like :
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Are you sure I don't leave them up all year? ;)
*sigh* Fine then... no tombstones until I get some real ones... |
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02/21/2009 01:16:23 AM · #10 |
| Umm, why do Americans put pink plastic flamingos in their lawns? |
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02/21/2009 09:12:46 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Excuuuuse me?? Not ALL! :P It's dark out now, but tomorrow I'll show you green lawn! (And tackies...) |
Oh yeah, but you guys are not like the rest of Canada! LOL |
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02/21/2009 09:13:16 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by SaraR:
Umm, why do Americans put pink plastic flamingos in their lawns? |
Beats me! One of the tackiest things around. |
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02/21/2009 09:33:21 AM · #13 |
| There's a beautiful old house near here with stately 2-story columns rising from the front porch and a grand sweeping curve of a driveway. Looks like it would have fit right in as a backdrop for Gone With the Wind. Until recently (new owners, maybe?) each Christmas they would set up a Santa and his sleigh drawn by 8 pink flamingos alongside the driveway ;-) |
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02/21/2009 09:48:55 AM · #14 |
There's a funny list going around in e-mail that starts with You know your from Cheektowaga, NY when:
You have one or more of the following on your front lawn:
pink flamingo
"Mary on the half shell"
shiny orb on a pedestal
silhouette of a hick leaning against a tree
shrine to your favorite saint
shrine to the Buffalo Bills
a concrete goose that's dressed up funny
a lawn jockey -- that's black
wooden cutout of a fat butt bending over
plastic deer
jugs filled with water, because you think it keeps dogs from peeing on your lawn
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02/21/2009 10:02:34 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by dsterner:
"Mary on the half shell" |
That's sacriligeous! And pretty funny, if only because I visited the Buffalo area a lot as a kid 'cuz my father's family is from there and I can visualize exactly what you are talking about. |
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