Moderator Chaoswolf Posted January 4, 2018 Moderator Share Posted January 4, 2018 Everything can be improved by adding dogs. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jack Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) Spoilered for the less adventurous, lol... (You were warned...) Spoiler An authentic human skeleton coat rack... It was a rare piece from back during the Victorian-era dead-things-are-cool craze. It was an actual 15th-centry human skeleton wired onto a large wooden armature with its arms up in almost a crucifixion position, like it was shrugging its shoulders in a massive "how the elf should I know..." gesture. There were a number of wooden hooks on the armatures just over the hands to hang coats on, so it vaguely looked like the skeleton was holding them out to the guests or taking their jackets. The owner of the house was a professional collector of antique death- and sex-related oddities... The same house also contained... Spoiler A jar full of formaldehyde containing a hundred-year-old set of preserved male human genitalia, as well as antique sex toys made from the preserved phalluses of, well, things with bigger junk than humans... I sort of collect..."interesting"...people (meeting them, not keeping them in my closet, lol), so I have known some seriously strange folks in my time. Probably the oddest thing I have in my home at the moment is a 2-ft-tall Chinese character - a red plastic symbol with gold-tone metal around the outside - that used to be part of the sign of a local Chinese restaurant... It happened to be sitting on the sidewalk when I walked by, along with a bunch of other mostly-broken letters (the restaurant had apparently just gotten a new sign), so I picked it up because it looked cool. It probably says "house", or "broccoli" or something, but I like it. It's sitting on top of the headboard of my bed, leaning against the wall. Edited January 4, 2018 by Mad Jack 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 8 hours ago, Inarah said: I have not seen Thes post, so today's question is going to be rather silly: Jan 4 What is the weirdest thing you have seen in someone else’s home? I had a friend with eclectic tastes, and it was always interesting to see what he had. One of my favourites was figure of a foxperson that he had made for his cousin, complete with whiskers. The funny thing about those whiskers were that they were actually real ones that had been shed by his cats over the years, and he used them to make the figure look more authentic. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokemeister Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 9 hours ago, Inarah said: I have not seen Thes post, so today's question is going to be rather silly: Jan 4 What is the weirdest thing you have seen in someone else’s home? Drat. I could have answered this if you hadn't specified someone else's home. As it is, I am the weirdest person I know. <shrugs> 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemist Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 9 hours ago, Inarah said: Jan 4 What is the weirdest thing you have seen in someone else’s home? Probably this, which used to be in my brother's home and is now in mine after I inherited his stuff. There is space in the back of it to put a tea light which can shine through the glass eyes. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jack Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 59 minutes ago, alchemist said: Probably this, which used to be in my brother's home and is now in mine after I inherited his stuff. There is space in the back of it to put a tea light which can shine through the glass eyes. I love those things. I used to have one about twenty years ago. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/2/2018 at 10:35 PM, Thes Hunter said: January 2nd: What are 3 Bold steps you can take to get to where you want to be? Bonus Question: What are 3 steps you can take to advance your hobbying? 1) Reduce overspending. Jokingly, this is why I work for a coffee company, because now coffee is free - or in my case, our monthly cache of it is all of $20 a month 2lbs of whole beans, 2-3 tins of coffee (since they don't make retail packs for my favourite coffee, and they discontinued 2 Oz frack packs!), and a case and a half of Kcups... Every month. For two of us. On rare occasions when stock is getting low I'll buy a 2lb pack of beans from work too. 2) Kill off debts, and save up for mortgage 3) Don't be that guy that goes to the third floor of the local army barracks and shouts "ARMY SUCKS!" at the top of their lungs, because even though it's 03:00, they'll rally quickly, and trust me, they can run quick even when tired. Don't do it even if they invaded "your base" (1 PPCLI was moved up to CFB Namao over two decades ago, which until then was pretty much an Air Force base) As for hobbies... 1) Take a risk and order those paints in, even though you live in Canada, and even though there's a higher chance cold temperatures are on their way than you'll win $5 in the 6/49 (lottery) 2) Don't be lazy and say "it's only $0.25 more to have them shipped, I can wait the day". No, no you can't, the wait for those learn to paint kits is agonizing. :P 3) Just paint. Don't have any preconceptions about any "standards you have to meet" or silly stuff like that. Paint, have fun, and watch things steadily improve over time. 12 hours ago, Inarah said: I have not seen Thes post, so today's question is going to be rather silly: Jan 4 What is the weirdest thing you have seen in someone else’s home? I'm probably the guy that most go "they had WHAT in their living room!?!?!?!?" (we've had contractors comment such, to say the least, usually in good humour), and I'm married. Various computer parts scattered about the place (but at least semi-organized... When a competition I'm interested isn't on anyways), various audio stuff, including an assortment of cables strewn about, a wide variety of artwork on the walls, and conveniently placed areas that happen to be in reach of every single activity area to place one's current mug of coffee, energy drink, or can of soda/pop/fizzy beverage - I think even my turntables have a coaster next to them so I can have my coffee nearby... And of course there's the gigantic stockpile of coffee and tea in the kitchen. We even used to have two racing consoles/desks in our living room, but have since taken the Obutto R3volutions apart because they just take up way too much room, and really REALLY sting if you stub your toe into them. That and hubby wanted to be able to do room scale VR, which kind of required an open space in the living room. As for in someone else's house? Haven't really seen anything I'd classify as weird in someone else's house, but then again my version of normal doesn't have me batting an eye at someone leaving premium (and nice looking) adult novelty stuff lying around. I'd playfully say the weirdest thing I've seen in someone else's house is a fish tank that they had done up with plastic plants, and it looked good, which was more of a surprise to me (I greatly prefer live plant freshwater tanks, but they're a lot more effort). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thes Hunter Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Jan 5th. What is your single biggest guilty pleasure that gets in the way of you moving towards your Ideal State? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monster Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 20 hours ago, redambrosia said: Make sure your suit requires their best pants and that they have them properly cleaned first. Nothing worse than getting someone's dirty, lazy-day pants. Unless of course the stipulation is for all of their pants. And @pklint has first crack at the contents of all pockets. GEM 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, Thes Hunter said: Jan 5th. What is your single biggest guilty pleasure that gets in the way of you moving towards your Ideal State? Laying in bed with the missus later than I should in the mornings. I'm my own boss and set my own hours. Some days it is hard to get moving when it feels so good to stay there. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monster Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 10 hours ago, Cyradis said: I might *be* the weird one, since I keep dead rats in the freezer for the snake pet. And there are mealworms in the fridge for the lizard. But those are Food for your co-residents. GEM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thes Hunter Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, Thes Hunter said: Jan 5th. What is your single biggest guilty pleasure that gets in the way of you moving towards your Ideal State? Video hames, currently Skyrim. That is why I’m not around as much as I was. 36 minutes ago, Zink said: Laying in bed with the missus later than I should in the mornings. I'm my own boss and set my own hours. Some days it is hard to get moving when it feels so good to stay there. Exactly my fear if I became self employed. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcktlnt Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, Inarah said: I have not seen Thes post, so today's question is going to be rather silly: Jan 4 What is the weirdest thing you have seen in someone else’s home? A poster of thoughtful looking Jesus riding along side Aladdin on Carpet with Jasmine being mad in far back side of Carpet. My friend didn't know where it came from other than being in his sister's box of donation items. O__o Edited January 5, 2018 by pcktlnt 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 15 hours ago, Inarah said: Jan 4 What is the weirdest thing you have seen in someone else’s home? The wall-to-wall water feature (with a foot bridge!!) between the living room/den and the dining space. It was rectangular and about two inches deep. No fish. Just open water...a tiny "cement pond" as Ellie Mae would describe it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Thes Hunter said: Jan 5th. What is your single biggest guilty pleasure that gets in the way of you moving towards your Ideal State? Currently, Skyrim. It keeps pulling me back in. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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