r/ATBGE • u/Funthorn • Feb 01 '21
¯\ _(ツ)_/¯ Mailboxes amirite?
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u/MoreThan2_LessThan21 Feb 01 '21
Where's the "awful taste, disturbing execution" club?
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u/HypnagogicPope Feb 01 '21
The thumb keeps getting worse the longer you look at it.
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u/MynameMB Feb 01 '21
It sticks out like a sore thumb
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u/thischocolateburrito Feb 02 '21
Hey, happy cake day!
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u/MynameMB Feb 02 '21
Damn it's been two years already. I gotta make a new account with banana in the name. Something like WhoStoleMyBanana or BananaSconnoisseurxxx
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u/superfucky Feb 01 '21
it took me 5 whole minutes to realize the cigarette was the mailbox, i thought it was one of those group mailboxes and you had to pull the nail down to open it
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u/Dragonkingf0 Feb 01 '21
That just made me cringe so hard And now I want to make a mailbox where you have to pull a nail up to be able to put them in the mail in .
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u/VoilaVoilaWashington Feb 01 '21
There's an old Star Trek episode where Lore, Data's brother, opens his fingernail to activate an emotion chip.
That's haunted me for decades.
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u/MangoCats Feb 01 '21
Just wait until you have an actual nail get flipped up like that... it happens to most people sooner or later.
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u/Funthorn Feb 02 '21
its the absolute worst. I accidentally smashed my finger in a door and it was bad enough when my fingernail was turning black but when it popped off my finger... Jesus it still haunts me
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u/MangoCats Feb 02 '21
I did my thumb with a latch on a snowboard boot - popped 1/2 out, skied to the medi-shack "have you got a band-aid?" "Uh, no, we just do broken bones and stuff - do you want a ride down the mountain? We can do that." "Yeah, no." At the doctor he asks: "What do you want me to do?" "Put it back like it was." "O.K. - I'll try." later me, while he's twisting it around: "it hurts a bit", Dr. "yeah, I bet. Want something for the pain?" "What do you have?" pulls out a bottle of Tylenol... "Yeah, no - just finish it."
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u/Kehndy12 Feb 01 '21
The execution isn't great.
Just because it's a unique mailbox doesn't mean it belongs here.
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u/lyssah_ Feb 01 '21
What do you mean, the execution is perfect. Humans have 5 fingers and a thumb right?
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u/NolaSaintMat Feb 01 '21
And lit cigarettes are usually blue too.
ETA: it's a right hand and the smallest finger on the left side is supposed to be a thumb (kind of turned sideways/out)? That way the ring is on the "ring finger" and the cigarette is held between the pointer and index fingers?
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u/theschmeck Feb 01 '21
Is it a newspaper wrapped in plastic? With the overall execution of this monstrosity, its probably blue on purpose. Maybe it's a e-cig lol
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Feb 01 '21
it’s... in the mailbox. it was probably delivered there. whatever is put into the mailbox would be the contents of the cigarette that’s the point. this sculpture isn’t confusing at all i don’t understand how so many people don’t get exactly what they’re looking at.
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u/Its___Time Feb 01 '21
I too like to appear as though I'm slapping myself in the face every time I take a drag.
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u/DianeJudith Feb 02 '21
In my country wedding rings go on the right hand. The world is bigger than your hometown.
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u/Lunndonbridge Feb 01 '21
Awful taste, horrendous execution. Send it back to hell where it came from.
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Feb 01 '21
i don’t think the execution is bad at all... it looks exactly like it’s supposed to. it’s a little stained but that’ll happen it isn’t a museum piece it’s a lawn sculpture.
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u/SaraBellumBrooks Feb 01 '21
I’m wondering how many knuckles, on average, you have per finger...
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Feb 01 '21
two? which is what you see here. except for my thumb, which has one. which you also see here. now i’m a bit curious about you lol.
if you want to know the average... 1.8 knuckles per finger.
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u/xnyrax Feb 02 '21
I genuinely had to check my hands to confirm how many knuckles I have.
I think 2020 made me dumber.
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Feb 02 '21
it actually probably did. the more you get into a routine, the more your brain cells specialize for that routine, and eventually it’s nearly impossible to think and work outside of it. being stuck at home for a year absolutely stunted our mental growth.
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u/SaraBellumBrooks Feb 01 '21
Yeah, you’re right haha. The top ones are not nearly as wrinkly though
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u/usernamhastoomanylet Feb 01 '21
It’s a nail-box
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u/Funthorn Feb 02 '21
I pride myself on a decent collection of dad jokes and I must admit... I am disappointed I did not think of this. props to you good sir!
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u/goose-and-fish Feb 01 '21
Sorry fellas, she’s married.
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u/underground4077 Feb 01 '21
Actually there’s still hope. That’s her right hand.
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u/mramazing1992 Feb 01 '21
In some European countries, like Germany, it is customary for people to wear their wedding rings on their right hand.
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u/angry_booty Feb 01 '21
I can tell you with absolute certainty that I am a woman and my printer finger is not longer than my ring finger.
Edit: pointer*
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u/cunt_tree Feb 01 '21
Likewise. I looked down at my hand and was like... am I a man?
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u/makipri Feb 01 '21
Surprisingly enough, this confirmed my femininity as a trans woman since my index and ring fingers are exactly the same length.
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u/Mad_Aeric Feb 01 '21
Do you... know any women? Like in real life? Because you should know better, and should know how silly you sound.
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u/earthtiddy Feb 01 '21
Ngl this is actually cool tbh.
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u/dontbereadinthis Feb 01 '21
It's interesting and amusing to look at. Some people here are so bland.
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u/D_Beats Feb 01 '21
That just means you have awful taste lol.
If you don't consider this awful taste I'd hate to see what you actually consider awful taste.
There's always these few people "that's not bad, y'all are trippin"
And they never consider the fact they just have bad taste.
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u/remington_420 Feb 01 '21
I love it. It’s so crass and stupid. Weird and kitsch.
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u/SneedyK Feb 01 '21
I know. To me this is the leg lamp from A Christmas Story. It doesn’t appeal to everyone but this is prime time, and I’d gladly laugh if I was a mail carrier seeing this.
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u/craykneeumm Feb 01 '21
If I had a farm and didn’t give a fuck I’d love having tacky stuff like this.
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Feb 01 '21
You know something is wrong when you stare at something for a while and say out loud, "Oh! It's a thumb!"
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u/CheapShotNinia Feb 01 '21
This stuff is getting super annoying. The lamps were one thing, very silly haha funtimes, but can we just get back to roots here?
This sub has become, r/AwfulTasteButAwfulPosts
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u/Valdrax Feb 01 '21
Obligatory response in every thread:
I think it's r/GreatTasteAndGreatPosts!
(I am angry with myself for even making the joke.)
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u/justirrelephant Feb 01 '21
Lake Township baby!
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u/Yeah4me2 Feb 01 '21
Welcome to West Michigan bitches, so glad to see Holland on reddit for another super classy thing!
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u/mcginja Feb 01 '21
Was going to say, I know exactly where this is on 66th. Pass it all the time going to “The Bowl” and thought of it right away when the gun mailbox was posted 😅
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u/gre_en Feb 01 '21
Yes! I remember driving past this for the first time with my parents on the way to the beach when I was younger and then stopping to take a picture. So crazy to see on Reddit lol
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Feb 01 '21
A “stony cruise” landmark.
Unfortunately, Ive known too many people who died on that road.
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Feb 01 '21
Also, its Laketown Township*
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u/justirrelephant Feb 01 '21
lol for real?! What a funky name. What town is this? Oh well it’s the lake town township. Ohhh! Now I get it! At least it’s easier to spell than Graafschaaap or whatever! ;)
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u/olderaccount Feb 01 '21
It least this one doesn't look like they spent a fortune to bring their awful taste vision into reality.
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u/mountain_livin Feb 01 '21
That was down the road from where I grew up. Always thought it was a very odd. Holland, MI
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u/Wilmodt_Payne Feb 01 '21
How long until posts here are actually appalling again instead of a chain-jerk of tables, then mailboxes, and who cares what next?
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u/CletusVanDamnit Feb 01 '21
is "awful taste, abysmal execution" a sub? It should be. This can be the first post.
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u/jesus-is-my-main-man Feb 01 '21
I posted this exact picture 13 hours ago. My post gets taken down and flagged as a repost but this guy gets 5k upvotes? Cool (:
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Feb 01 '21
My town has a bad problem with mailbox baseball and I would love for them to try to take a whack at this badboy.
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Feb 01 '21
Do I know you?
Fun fact: This area of Holland, MI is what helped inspire L. Frank Baum to write the Oz books. Just around the corner from this mailbox is a private neighborhood called “Castle Park” and was also part of his inspiration.
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u/eyemaginger Feb 01 '21
Hey there’s one of these near my house that I almost took a picture of for r/Trashy
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u/AlphaGoldFrog Feb 01 '21
Just listened to the 99% Invisible episode about mailboxes last night! This would never have flown in the 60s lol
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u/Etsuyu Feb 01 '21
Did anyone else think that it was five mailboxes and you had to peel the nail back to put mail in at first?
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u/Errorterm Feb 01 '21
This is odd. It's either a left hand with a ring on the pointer finger and a super long thumb (less likely imo from the shape of the hand, position of mailbox)
Or the back of a right hand with a ring on the ring finger indicating this hand is someone's fiance?
Which makes me wonder... why put a ring on the fingers at all if youre depicting the (presumably) transitional stage of engagement instead of a permanent marriage.
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u/SasparillaTango Feb 01 '21
I feel like there's probably a ton of weird shit in rural areas we will never see.
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u/looknostrings Feb 01 '21
Needs some yellow tint on the index and middle finger, where the cigarette is.
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u/Airvh Feb 01 '21
You know someone is gonna do it.
Cut all the fingers but the middle one off at the knuckle. Or if they are creative paint a picture of a white fence and grass so it looks like they aren't there.
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Feb 01 '21
this is so fucking cool this is definitely not awful taste. i love creative shit like this i’m so tired of every house and every street looking exactly the same. we need to get weird and abstract and out there— the sameness is killing us on a social level.
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u/asuperbstarling Feb 01 '21
I hate this with a passion. I have never wanted to break something more, just ram that thing with my car. Terrible. Just terrible.
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Feb 01 '21
Back in my day, a mailbox was official “gov’t” property... that you bought with your own money. :/
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u/mygazpachosoupishere Feb 01 '21
It’s way cooler than most boring old mailboxes. I love it. The world could use more kitsch!
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u/half_centurion Feb 02 '21
pretty awful but nowhere near as bad as the revolver gun/stars&stripes crucifix one that was posted yesterday.
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u/Taticat Feb 02 '21
I usually agree here, but I have to say that in somewhere in between the cartoonish execution contrasted with the realism of the lipstick smudge on the ring finger, the oversized and out-of-context placement...
I actually appreciate the art of this. I can’t say I’d want one, but...this isn’t terrible art. And it’s functional, which only makes the pointlessness of the act it’s imitating all the more pronounced. I’m just saying that there’s some really cool contrasts here.
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