Sunday, July 20, 2008

I'll burn you!



The heater is nervously hugging the wall, hoping the stove won't see it. Who will win the battle of the heat sources? Oh, the suspense!

TV eye



Why two TV sets? Why is the curtain partway open? Why not move the vacuum cleaner out of the way? Did Mary, the Nebraskan realtor, find it because she has to try to sell it? Why? Why? Why?

"City says stay out."


"Interior of home is currently NOT available for viewing. DO NOT ENTER," says the listing. And so we sneak up on it, through the bushes, camera-phone in hand...

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Just out of frame: a pterodactyl opening cans


This Flintstones-style kitchen was found by Otter. Thank you!

Ow. Ow. Ow. Quit poking me!



"What's wrong with this house for it to have $150K knocked off it?" asks dw. "Is it the mossy roof? The ugly kitchen? Or is it the GIANT POINTER OF DOOM IN THE FRONT YARD???"

One fish, two fish... no, wait, never mind, just one fish.



Is that a dead goldfish setting the tone? Why, yes. I believe it is.

Nothing good ever happened here.



I know the idea of buying a fixer-upper is that you fix it up, get rid of the previous owner's decorating ideas, and make it your own. But could you ever wipe the memory of this from your mind?