Circle of life (or death)

The hula hoop has come to the funeral parlor to pay its respects. Overcome with grief, it collapses on the floor. (Thanks to Mandy for finding this tragic portrait.)

(innocent whistle)

Nope, nope, nothing happened here, nope, just a normal apartment Gayton found tra la la...

Welcome home. Sigh.

Maybe it's just because I'm desperately short on sleep but I swear, the first thing I thought when I saw this listing was that the real estate agent must be this guy:



Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the lack of sleep. Even by my low standards, this makes no sense.

A wrinkle in space

I'm pretty certain this listing, found by Michelle, shows the disintegration of the universe. Who knew the world's end would start in an Australian suburb?

H-O-R-S...

These cans take their annual HORSE tournament seriously. Don't challenge them unless you're up for some serious trash talk.

Thanks, longboaters

call the police

Help, help! There's been a chair massacre!

Oh, the upholstery...

Well, what else can you do with a spare bedroom?

This listing was found by Ellen. I would say something cutting but, as someone who spent her formative years at a Catholic school, I'm afraid Sister Catherine would come after me.

Diorama!

What? Why would Hello Nurse send this to me? It's a perfectly fine quilt, not really my style but... oh. Wait. That's not a quilt. That's a... a... It's a house. A house where people live perfectly normal lives, where they eat and sleep and read books and pay bills, all the time surrounded by walls with lizards and horses and dinosaurs and Bible scenes and I don't know what else.

To which I say: good for them.

Don't despair, cleaning supplies!

Don't worry, random collection of stuff! Jessica has found a friend for you.

I sell out, wicked cheap

Who's a lucky little blogger? Me! I got a gift card from JCPenney and Blogher! You can read about it here. (Or not, because it has very little to do with real estate listings, lawn chairs, or giant dogs. But it does have a link to a gift card giveaway.)

Let us in! Let us in!

Hey! Let us in! It's hot out here! C'mon, we'll be good...

You know those jokes about Seattle weather? Ha. Ha. Ha.

Valerie seemed to think this was an odd choice of photo for a real estate listing, especially if it's going to be the only photo. But sitting here in the Puget Sound Convergence Zone, looking out at yet another overcast day, I have to say that photo of a clear blue sky is just about enough to get me to buy the place.

Striking out on its own

"Just a few feet more," thought the Little Armchair, "and I'll get to the truck. Then I'll drive on out of here... So long, suckers!

Last one in's a rotten egg

How can you resist? You know you want a dip. Go on! I'll just be over here with the towels. And the hep E vaccination.

Play nice, you two.

Justin found this scene. If these chairs don't start sharing the cement mixer, they're both going to get timeouts.

It's a Habitrail! You know, for kids!

My children need this house that Annie found. They just need it. Or rather I need it for them, especially if I could seal the tubes off from time to time for some peace and quiet. Just joking. No I'm not.

Please, let me take your coat (bwa ha ha)

Look! It's a friend for this lady! Or gentleman, I can't tell without getting really personal. Found by Nicole.

THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET

San Francisco, you know I love you... but we have to talk.

Your own biodome! But blue!

This listing is setting off my vertigo. Am I not being fair, I wonder? Is a better photo even possible when you're dealing with a home that's half scaffolding, half Zoom set?

Oh good. I was looking for a... thing.

What am I looking at? I have no idea. True, my glasses have fingerprint smudges all over them, but that's not enough to explain this. It seems to be a... green tarp? Or is it a fence? With some kind of building -- probably the one that's for sale -- behind it? And the building appears to be thatched, which seems odd given LA's habit of bursting into flames.