Beany Babies and Hand Grenades

[BlackShanglan]

Stuffed animals.

This really is a sign of utter insanity. Possibly serial killer tendencies as well. Run run RUN.

(Unless they are dog toys. Got a million of those.)

 

[minsue]

This really is a sign of utter insanity. Possibly serial killer tendencies as well. Run run RUN.

What about a stuffed goose?

 

[carsonshepherd]

This really is a sign of utter insanity. Possibly serial killer tendencies as well. Run run RUN.

(Unless they are dog toys. Got a million of those.)

I have a huge stuffed German shepherd my boyfriend insisted on buying. I have no idea why, we have 3 real ones, and when the damn stuffed dog is lying on the bed, it's so realistic we think it's a real dog. I wish my real dogs were that well behaved...

 

[BlackShanglan]

What about a stuffed goose?

I'd love to assist in stuffing a goose. When do we start?

 

[minsue]

I'd love to assist in stuffing a goose. When do we start?

I actually meant of the plush variety, but I'm always open to suggestions.

 

[LadyJeanne]

This really is a sign of utter insanity. Possibly serial killer tendencies as well. Run run RUN.

(Unless they are dog toys. Got a million of those.)

*hangs head in shame*

I bought a stuffed koala in Sydney. I squished every stuffed koala I ran across, and bought the softest one I could find. It's on my bed. My cat tried licking its ears and then lost interest. It's really soft.

And I have a stuffed parrot that a friend gave me when I had eye surgery a few years ago. I wore an eye patch for a few days, so the parrot completed my pirate ensemble. My cat tried biting its head and then lost interest. It's on my bookcase.

And I have a stuffed LA Dodgers rally monkey. I can't explain why except there was a corporate 'team building' thingie at the ballpark and beer. My cat ignored it. It's on the floor behind a potted plant.

That's it, except for a small Grover in my home office. I love Grover. He's hard to find.

 

[minsue]

That's it, except for a small Grover in my home office. I love Grover. He's hard to find.

Try searching for a Grumpy CareBear. Damned cheerful ones are everywhere....

 

[shereads]

Mein Kampf signed by the author, in a protective display case

Framed certificate of membership in "Up With People"

On doll stands, Mattel's "Malibu Ken" and "Datcha Stalin"

 

[shereads]

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What about mirrored tiles over the bed?

CD boxes of album covers used as wall art

Stuffed animals.

Engine parts in the living room or on the kitchen table.

Engine parts over the bed, backed by mirror tiles, is actually kind of hot.

 

[lucky-E-leven]

Engine parts over the bed, backed by mirror tiles, is actually kind of hot.

Nothing like a greasy water pump on mirrors to get a girl wet.

 

[shereads]

Add six more to my count. Not looking good for me.

If you have all of this stuff, maybe it isn't weird, but fascinating.

 

[shereads]

I told you they're ACTION FIGURES!

Eee! It's my buddy Rafa! I didn't know that was you. Do you still think I'm the one who made Star Trek Whoopie Goldberg straddle The Tick? I didn't do it. I know which ones are toys and which ones are collectible.

 

[Remec]

Chicken Soup For The Soul books

more than one stuffed animal on the bed

DOLLS! *screams*

pink frilly curtains(I don't care if your ex-girlfriend put them up or not)

any shirt that resembles one Garth Brooks might own

too many pictures of Jesus

pet rats

They were gifts from family members...
Has to be at least two, otherwise they get lonely...
Ahem, that's action figures, thank you very much...
Curtains?

hehehe <g>

 

[Remec]

On velvet!

On velvet? But wouldn't that clash with Elvis and the poker-playing dogs?
Not to mention the skinny moppets with the oversized eyes...

 

[Remec]

Beanies! Shoot them! You go in to bedroom and there they are! Statues of, god knows ...Maxim is better than ... Playboy

Only if you have short attention or limited time to read at any one sitting...it's kind of how Jeff Goldblum's character talked about writing for "People" in "The Big Chill" (or was that another character deriding him? mmm, where is that tape?)

 

[Remec]

I'd love to assist in stuffing a goose. When do we start?

<smile>
I almost asked the same thing, but looked at the time index and figured someone would've done so by now...<VBG><wink>

 

[Remec]

Eee! It's my buddy Rafa! I didn't know that was you. Do you still think I'm the one who made Star Trek Whoopie Goldberg straddle The Tick? I didn't do it. I know which ones are toys and which ones are collectible.

That's easy...anything out of its box is a toy. If it's particularly rare, old, or popular, it might be a valuable toy, but it stops being actually collectible outside of its packaging...

 

[dr_mabeuse]

How about rustic wood plaques with the family's surname routed or burned into them, like "The Muntz's"

A big RV in the driveway that hasn't been driven in years. (Extra points if there's an extension cord going from the RV into the kitchen or basement window.)

Fuzzy toilet seat covers; toilet paper cozies.

Lawn furniture being used in the living room. (Extra danger points. Don't lend these people money! Ever!)

 

[Samandiriel]

Toilet paper dolls.

 

[lucky-E-leven]

Excessive animal print. (Black & White cow motif especially)

 

[carsonshepherd]

That's easy...anything out of its box is a toy. If it's particularly rare, old, or popular, it might be a valuable toy, but it stops being actually collectible outside of its packaging...

If you play with them, they're toys. Not that I, uh, do that. Especially not mock battles with my LOTR action figures. Nope.

 

[BlackShanglan]

If you play with them, they're toys. Not that I, uh, do that. Especially not mock orgies with my LOTR action figures. Nope.

Sure.

 

[logophile]

OK, in my work as a homebirth midwife I get to go into people's houses all the time. I see some weird shit. On my list are the following:

Lots of dead animals on the walls (I grew up in Iowa, I understand if you have one or two, but ten? Or fifteen? Yuck!!)

Certain parenting books on the shelves (Ferber's sleep book and anything by that idiot Gary Ezzo are two examples)

Icons - some of our clients are really really Christain and there are Icons everywhere. Bleeding heart Mary, Weeping Jesus and more. Some have altars in them. Once there was a giant , like 8 feet tall, crucifix. Came around the corner and almost jumped out of my skin.

Prayers. Again with the above. The most extreme I ever saw was the woman who had posted prayers up all over above her kitchen sink and next to her toilet. She didn't want to waste any time, she prayed all the time. The one next the toilet was The Prayer For The Conversion Of Jews. The thought of her sitting there worrying about the souls of the Jews while she was taking a dump made my stomach turn.

Also; Wonderbread, margarin and generic Cheetos in the kitchen scare the hell out of me. And the couple who painted their kitchen black was creepy. They said that most kitchens are just too cheery.

 

[mlady_france]

If you have all of this stuff, maybe it isn't weird, but fascinating.

Glad you think so, because the more see what people think is totally odd the more I notice I have or do those things. I'm starting to wonder wtf is wrong with me.

If I was rich I could just call myself eccentric, now I’m just crazy.

 

[OhMissScarlett]

Certain parenting books on the shelves (Ferber's sleep book and anything by that idiot Gary Ezzo are two examples)

You've never had a long night until you've tried the Ferber method of getting your child to go to sleep.