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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Apr 29, 2017 10:33:55 GMT -8
One of the houses off the high road,a nice Victorian home ridden street,has a collection of porch monkeys.Sorta weird and off putting.
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Post by Bats on Apr 29, 2017 10:37:19 GMT -8
Cold again today. Thanks, April  |
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Post by steveinthecity on Apr 29, 2017 10:55:43 GMT -8
One of the houses off the high road,a nice Victorian home ridden street,has a collection of porch monkeys.Sorta weird and off putting. Umm, I think that phrase must mean something different from what it means in the States.  |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Apr 29, 2017 11:03:15 GMT -8
One of the houses off the high road,a nice Victorian home ridden street,has a collection of porch monkeys.Sorta weird and off putting. Umm, I think that phrase must mean something different from what it means in the States. ...ummm,sort of the same Steve.You know those black face lawn ornaments...in nineteenth century servant dress.They've always been negatively called those.Having them on the veranda and lawn is pretty...hateful? |
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Post by steveinthecity on Apr 29, 2017 11:17:19 GMT -8
Umm, I think that phrase must mean something different from what it means in the States. ...ummm,sort of the same Steve.You know those black face lawn ornaments...in nineteenth century servant dress.They've always been negatively called those.Having them on the veranda and lawn is pretty...hateful? Oh, ok. Here I've always heard them called "lawn jockeys", and while they can be of any ethnicity, they usually werent. I thought maybe the house you spoke of had a collection of Monkey statues or something similar.  I remember as a kid the fancy ones would light up so you could see where the pathway to the door started.  |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Apr 29, 2017 11:19:17 GMT -8
there are monkey statues as well,and the jockeys are painted Al Jolsten style.Not sure if it's supposed to be a 'joke' or something.Penny pees on the lawn.
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Post by steveinthecity on Apr 29, 2017 11:51:27 GMT -8
there are monkey statues as well,and the jockeys are painted Al Jolsten style.Not sure if it's supposed to be a 'joke' or something.Penny pees on the lawn. Unbelievably, Walmart is selling plastic "zombie" lawn jockeys for $13.95 + freight. No other regular retailer is selling this stuff that I could see online.  |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Apr 29, 2017 12:09:00 GMT -8
I want one.
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Post by FiveZero on Apr 29, 2017 13:10:27 GMT -8
Pretty cool.
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Post by slym2none on Apr 29, 2017 14:07:27 GMT -8
One of the houses off the high road,a nice Victorian home ridden street,has a collection of porch monkeys.Sorta weird and off putting. Umm, I think that phrase must mean something different from what it means in the States. Don't worry. We're taking it back.  |
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Post by slym2none on Apr 29, 2017 14:09:39 GMT -8
Also, yes, they are known as "lawn jockeys" around here, at least that's all I have ever heard them called. Funny thing is, they are almost all the blackface-type. And I live in the South. I am surprised and also not surprised.  |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Apr 29, 2017 16:48:35 GMT -8
I'd like to paint one entirely in paisley.paisley is due for a comeback.
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Post by slym2none on Apr 29, 2017 17:55:34 GMT -8
You should see my background on my gmail screen. It's like paisley & an octopus had a baby while on acid. I love it. Wait, it's on my comp somewhere... ...yep, found it!  |
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Post by MetalPSI™ on Apr 30, 2017 2:46:06 GMT -8
When we finally settled and build our house I'm going to have all sorts of junk mail my lawn. Maybe change it around for the seasons
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Post by FiveZero on Apr 30, 2017 4:48:25 GMT -8
You should see my background on my gmail screen. It's like paisley & an octopus had a baby while on acid. I love it. Wait, it's on my comp somewhere... ...yep, found it! That's a cool background. |
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