Not what I think of when I hear "Copacabana"

Look. You shove the dresser out of the way, take the photo, shove the dresser back. That way nobody notices that the bedroom is the size of a Vanagon. Easy!

Found by Carolina.

Stoopid sinks.

I believe the owner of this house hates sinks. Really hates sinks. Dumb sinks, with all their drains and their water and... and... yeah. Sinks! Take that! Who's all wet now, huh?

Although actually, the bottom one looks more joyful than revengeful. Like someone was unpacking and going "the sink goes THERE!" and tossing it into the corner. Whee!

(P.S. I'm having some computer problems -- ones involving flames and smoke and such -- so please don't take it personally if I'm slow to reply to e-mails the next few days.)

Pretty!

Sure, you'll never get to sleep at night with all the glowing sand surrounding you and the radiation seeping into your bones and there's a good chance you'll turn into a superhero if you live here, but isn't it pretty?

Found by M.

For that Soviet ski chalet look

Maybe this doesn't belong here, because the photo isn't demonstrating poor taste on the real estate agent's part. I think that this is just what the place looks like. You know, your standard parade viewing stand next to an A-frame sort of place. With someone dancing next to it.

That's what life is like every day in Utah, isn't it?

Found by Alisha.

Yet another fish story

OK, I give up. There must be some reason why people post photos of fish in their real estate listings, because there are just so damn many of them.

Found by Meg (I think).

La-Z-Boy to the rescue!

Dum de dum de dum.... what's that, Commissioner? A chair is trouble?



I'll be right there!



Oh no -- (sob) -- I'm too late! Not Caney! WHY?????


(Found by Bob, who thinks the chair is fleeing the mess inside the house.)

Your dream home!

That's "dream home" as in "blurry, confusing, difficult to explain, and likely to bore anyone you attempt to describe it to." But really, for just $550,000 is it worth the time to take a good photo? Nah.

(Found by Katrina, who says it makes her motion sick.)

At least they're trying

So this doesn't look so great (and an engine block seems like an odd thing to accent in a listing). But a peek at Google's "street view" shows that actually this is spiffed up for the sale:


So, cheers!

Have you ever looked at the wallpaper? I mean, really looked at the wallpaper?

Another Dutch find of Sue's. I would make a joke about hallucinogens, but my mom reads this blog. (Everyone, wave hello to my mom!)

My childhood nightmares were TRUE

Annie found this truly terrifying basement. Yes, that's a basement. To be fair, the listing does say that there's a "BASEMENT FULL OF WATER." And look -- there it is! So we'll have to find something else to pick on... like... um... this!


No, never mind, the listing also says that "BASKET BALL COURT FL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED."

Wait.

What?

Basketball court?

What kind of a house is this? Let's look at the Google street view:

Huh.

Avert your eyes, children!

I don't care what consenting adults do in the privacy of their own homes. But when people take photos of these activities and post them to the Internet where any child could see -- why, that's just going too far, darn it.

(Found by househunter Megan.)

Maybe you're not squinting hard enough

Found by Ellen, who says it's a "Magic Eye Poster, Real Estate Edition." The thing is, I've been to Sunnyside. It really looks like that.

The trouble with listings

Eeek! It's a giant Tribble! Power up the transporter!

Maybe a Wii Fit would be more appropriate

"Just you wait. As soon as I figure out how to lift weights with no opposable thumbs, I'm going to get so strong. And then I'll burst out of here. Watch out, Des Moines!"

A doomed romance

"But I love you, Stove! Why won't you come to my soft embrace?"

"It will never work, Sofa. I'm made of metal and my only goal in life is to get really hot. You're made of some weird fabric and highly flammable. I'm so sorry, but you have to go."

"4 Bedroom Rambler and 1 Bath - Needs some TLC"

...previous tenant was a giant pitcher of Kool-Aid.


The Kool-Aid isn't from the listing -- it's just illustrating the only explanation I can think of for that doorway.

Wood paneling, with wood paneling accents

I can see the appeal of having a room like this. I really can. I'm not sure why anyone needs two dartboards (dart machines?), and there's an antelope or something sticking its head through the wall, and that's a weird TV, but a game room really would be great. But -- as always -- we must ask: does this make the house more attractive to buyers? Was including this photo in the listing a good idea?

Um.

Shh! Shhhhh!

Man, it's tough to play hide and seek when you're an armchair.

P.S. "This home is close to the Casino and COULD be in their growth path." But, you know, maybe it isn't. And is being in a casino's growth path really such a bad thing? I have no idea what a "growth path" is. Maybe it's something nice.

Want to buy a doublewide, pilgrim?

Is this a thing? A thing that real estate agents do? A "this random image will seal the deal" thing? I do not know.

(Found by Megan, who wonders if he's included.)

Ohhhhhhh...

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

THIS HOUSE FOR SALE
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he
THIS HOUSE FOR SALE