I freakin LOVE weird shit.

I'm stealing this theme of post from JV over at http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/

But it's SO worth it!!! OH man I love the weird shit people put in front of their homes, and here is a little sample of mail boxes we've got in my neck-o-the woods. All except the last, which is my DADS are within 4 miles of where I work AND on the same road. These people are awesome.


Local lore is that the "box" below belongs to a retired bomb dismantler guy. You know like how you see on t.v. or in the movie speed? Anyways they say it got to him and he's a little loopy now, so I really don't see how having this as a mail box can be good for him, but whatever.

The next two I think are people that got tired of having their mail boxes smashed by teenagers. Look close at the one below and you'll notice it's covered in a thick wire mesh. Bash all you want, this is some heavy duty stuff.

OH man these guys are great!! They got so pissed they put up metal poles around their box. The BEST part is (look close at the second pic) they put up wire around the top of it. OH, OH, man that's too much.



I'm honestly not sure if they put it up to hold the poles together or to maim people, but either way it's awesome.




These guys are SO OMG SO my favorite. I have NO idea what happened here but I want to have a mail box just like this. The twisted hillbilly in me envy's it and the cheapskate in me respects their ingenuity.




Notice in the close-up their subtle versatility in using different types of bungee chords. Take in the beauty of the natural wood coupled with the use of the oh so manufactured tire. I think it's quite a statement don't you? It's a beauty. It's a bute!

The last in our series might help explain to anyone coming here why I get so fired up about this subject. (and why I envy the hillbilly's)

The next belongs to my Mom and Dad. In fact my Dad made this whole thing with his own two hands (and power tools). He really likes morel mushrooms, maybe you can tell. He's made one of these for my two of my uncles and one of my cousins. I know damn well that when C. and I buy our forever home that we will receive a penis I mean.... mushroom post for our very own.

Honest to goodness truth I love the little barn he made. The rooster goes up when you have mail to send out and I happen to think it's cute.

This is what the mail person sees when they open it up. A happy face. We're a happy bunch, and they might have smoked pot once or twice in their lives. Well MAYBE three times. Ahhhheemmm. aHHHmmm hm. Excuse me.

Come on you HAVE to smile when you see this. Go ahead, it'll make you feel better. :)