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Oh god... I spend a lot of time in the junkyard, I have a lot of other people's old tat!
An old fashioned car hooter?
Mental old fashioned clocks?
Convex mirrors?
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Oh god... I spend a lot of time in the junkyard, I have a lot of other people's old tat!
An old fashioned car hooter?
Mental old fashioned clocks?
Convex mirrors?
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Oh god... I spend a lot of time in the junkyard, I have a lot of other people's old tat!
An old fashioned car hooter?
Mental old fashioned clocks?
Convex mirrors?
None of that sounds tacky?"
I guess that depends on your view of tacky... I have two pictures that everyone else thinks are hideous... they were from home and on the wall when I was wee. I can't remember the name of the artist but I think they are probably hideous. | |||
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Oh god... I spend a lot of time in the junkyard, I have a lot of other people's old tat!
An old fashioned car hooter?
Mental old fashioned clocks?
Convex mirrors?
None of that sounds tacky?"Joe what do you mean none of that sounds Tacky...........I'll have you know Convex mirrors are the very height of fashionable tackiness.... especially ones where the frame is embellished with a ring of little gold balls,,,,, Do you like gold balls Joe....?  | |||
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Oh god... I spend a lot of time in the junkyard, I have a lot of other people's old tat!
An old fashioned car hooter?
Mental old fashioned clocks?
Convex mirrors?
None of that sounds tacky?
Joe what do you mean none of that sounds Tacky...........I'll have you know Convex mirrors are the very height of fashionable tackiness.... especially ones where the frame is embellished with a ring of little gold balls,,,,,
Do you like gold balls Joe....? "
I have 13 on one wall... | |||
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"I have one of those small tables that are just a pair of legs with a table top. I saw it at a car boot sale and couldn't leave without it. It's truly awful. I it. "I salute your tacky table,,,, | |||
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Oh god... I spend a lot of time in the junkyard, I have a lot of other people's old tat!
An old fashioned car hooter?
Mental old fashioned clocks?
Convex mirrors?
None of that sounds tacky?
Joe what do you mean none of that sounds Tacky...........I'll have you know Convex mirrors are the very height of fashionable tackiness.... especially ones where the frame is embellished with a ring of little gold balls,,,,,
Do you like gold balls Joe....?
I have 13 on one wall... "I'm in awe...... what an utterly magnificent vision...  | |||
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"I think gold balls are better than blue ones? " But not as good as glitter-balls...eh! | |||
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"I have cat ornaments. Cute cats,doing cute things like sitting in slippers and flower pots. " Oo'er...... not bad ....... do you any flying ducks,,...?
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Oh god... I spend a lot of time in the junkyard, I have a lot of other people's old tat!
An old fashioned car hooter?
Mental old fashioned clocks?
Convex mirrors?
None of that sounds tacky?
Joe what do you mean none of that sounds Tacky...........I'll have you know Convex mirrors are the very height of fashionable tackiness.... especially ones where the frame is embellished with a ring of little gold balls,,,,,
Do you like gold balls Joe....?
I have 13 on one wall...
I'm in awe...... what an utterly magnificent vision... "I'll take you a photo when I get home and you can see the tackiness that's above my bed!  | |||
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"I had a set of 3 flying wall ducks with little polka dot bows at the neck. I loved them... Came home one dày to 2 broken ones, according to Mr B they just fell off the wall all on their own! I still love my 1 duck! " A truly tragic tale of woe...... at least you still have one....and your memories of happier times... | |||
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Oh god... I spend a lot of time in the junkyard, I have a lot of other people's old tat!
An old fashioned car hooter?
Mental old fashioned clocks?
Convex mirrors?
None of that sounds tacky?
Joe what do you mean none of that sounds Tacky...........I'll have you know Convex mirrors are the very height of fashionable tackiness.... especially ones where the frame is embellished with a ring of little gold balls,,,,,
Do you like gold balls Joe....?
I have 13 on one wall...
I'm in awe...... what an utterly magnificent vision...
I'll take you a photo when I get home and you can see the tackiness that's above my bed! "I'm all a quiver.....the anticipation will run riot in my head ....... much like the image I have of Joe's labelled collection of tat from around the world..... | |||
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"I had a set of 3 flying wall ducks with little polka dot bows at the neck. I loved them... Came home one dày to 2 broken ones, according to Mr B they just fell off the wall all on their own! I still love my 1 duck! A truly tragic tale of woe...... at least you still have one....and your memories of happier times... " For now I do, reckon he's going to shot the other one sooner or later. | |||
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"I've got a painting of a Spanish lady doing flamenco, its not an original, so its both tacky and worthless" That's gonna be hard for anyone to beat.... not even an pineapple shaped Ice bucket come close to that... | |||
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"I have cat ornaments. Cute cats,doing cute things like sitting in slippers and flower pots. Oo'er...... not bad ....... do you any flying ducks,,...?
Does anyone have flying duck....?
I want flying ducks.... "We had peacocks,we were posh  | |||
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"I have cat ornaments. Cute cats,doing cute things like sitting in slippers and flower pots. Oo'er...... not bad ....... do you any flying ducks,,...?
Does anyone have flying duck....?
I want flying ducks.... "steve has three | |||
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"Did anyone else have those metal peacocks, that Chinese takeaway shops sold,on their wall when they were a kid? " Did you have one.... OMG..... utter respect...
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"I was in the West Bank in the mid-70s, and spotted many prints of that young boy with the big tear on his cheek. I asked why this tacky image was gracing so many living room walls... It was used to commemorate/represent the many children that had died. Major faux pas. "
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"I was given some dust from the 9/11 attacks at a cocktail party in LA one time. Tacky/grisly? I gave it away..." I can't help but think what the dust contains. Makes me a bit sad | |||
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"I was given some dust from the 9/11 attacks at a cocktail party in LA one time. Tacky/grisly? I gave it away... I can't help but think what the dust contains. Makes me a bit sad" I don't like to think... I was given a clip frame full of dirt, dust, grit. I reframed it, sealed it with superglue (probably asbestos, heavy metals and bits of human) and got rid of it. | |||
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"I was given some dust from the 9/11 attacks at a cocktail party in LA one time. Tacky/grisly? I gave it away... I can't help but think what the dust contains. Makes me a bit sad I don't like to think... I was given a clip frame full of dirt, dust, grit. I reframed it, sealed it with superglue (probably asbestos, heavy metals and bits of human) and got rid of it. " Oh gosh. That is a bit of a grim reminder isn't it? People are odd. | |||
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"I was given some dust from the 9/11 attacks at a cocktail party in LA one time. Tacky/grisly? I gave it away... I can't help but think what the dust contains. Makes me a bit sad I don't like to think... I was given a clip frame full of dirt, dust, grit. I reframed it, sealed it with superglue (probably asbestos, heavy metals and bits of human) and got rid of it. Oh gosh. That is a bit of a grim reminder isn't it? People are odd. " That's what happens at parties when you get a bit d*unk and tell Americans about their own foreign policy :/ | |||
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I actually bought it. I also have a ceramic swan shaped lamp. And another small ceramic swan I keep crap in. Small crap like pins and paperclips. | |||
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"I'm not sure I'm going to have a good look round later and see, I do have a 70s orange, brown and yellow cat shaped cushion that someone told me was hideious but I can't remember who said it" I would say ....Orange, brown and yellow cat shaped cushions definitely fit the brief ..... | |||
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"I've a tacky canvass with swans on it. Doesn't look so bad until you look closer and see that gold shimmery pain has been used as a higlight. I actually bought it. I also have a ceramic swan shaped lamp. And another small ceramic swan I keep crap in. Small crap like pins and paperclips. "Yeah anything swan shaped is right up there with the very best of tackiness... | |||
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"I'm not sure I'm going to have a good look round later and see, I do have a 70s orange, brown and yellow cat shaped cushion that someone told me was hideious but I can't remember who said it I would say ....Orange, brown and yellow cat shaped cushions definitely fit the brief ..... "oi, I purposely went out my way to buy that cushion but looking at it I can see why some may see it as hideous | |||
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"I'm not sure I'm going to have a good look round later and see, I do have a 70s orange, brown and yellow cat shaped cushion that someone told me was hideious but I can't remember who said it I would say ....Orange, brown and yellow cat shaped cushions definitely fit the brief ..... oi, I purposely went out my way to buy that cushion
but looking at it I can see why some may see it as hideous "Perhaps placing two of them together would reduce the assault on the eye...... I know that might sound nonsensical but sometimes increasing the shock lessens the impact..  | |||
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"I've got a painting of a Spanish lady doing flamenco, its not an original, so its both tacky and worthless That's gonna be hard for anyone to beat.... not even an pineapple shaped Ice bucket come close to that... "Thanks soxy, I'm now wracking my brain to remember which family member had a pineapple ice bucket, I remember it used to sit on the "bar" that was made of old pallets and made to look like oak beams, apart from the bottom bit that was brick, it matched the tv and video unit that was also brick, it might have been my aunt, but then again it might have been one if my mothers friends who I had to call aunt, Jesus, my childhood was a 70s sit com lol | |||
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"I've got a painting of a Spanish lady doing flamenco, its not an original, so its both tacky and worthless That's gonna be hard for anyone to beat.... not even an pineapple shaped Ice bucket come close to that...
Thanks soxy, I'm now wracking my brain to remember which family member had a pineapple ice bucket, I remember it used to sit on the "bar" that was made of old pallets and made to look like oak beams, apart from the bottom bit that was brick, it matched the tv and video unit that was also brick, it might have been my aunt, but then again it might have been one if my mothers friends who I had to call aunt, Jesus, my childhood was a 70s sit com lol"Those mock Tudor bars never looked complete without a barrel shaped cocktail stick holder and bottle of Emva cream ..... | |||
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"ARTEX...... omg......Artex..... "Horse brass, my family are are about sa equestrian as a gold fish, but we had horse brasses and horse and carts pulling barrels, and brass cannons everywhere, I'm sooooo fucking working class aren't I LOL | |||
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"I was in the West Bank in the mid-70s, and spotted many prints of that young boy with the big tear on his cheek. I asked why this tacky image was gracing so many living room walls... It was used to commemorate/represent the many children that had died. Major faux pas. "My grandparents had this painting... I hated it.. My uncle told them it was bad luck because it has something to do with kids dying in house fires.. I don't know how true that was.. .. But there house subsequently went on fire  | |||
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"If tacky has to be old I'm tackyless "Be assured shops like Pound-stretcher and B&M bargains have special sections of modern tack...... Just yesterday I bought myself a delightfully tacky tin opener there but managed to resist a Buddhas head scented oil burner , | |||
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"I was in the West Bank in the mid-70s, and spotted many prints of that young boy with the big tear on his cheek. I asked why this tacky image was gracing so many living room walls... It was used to commemorate/represent the many children that had died. Major faux pas.
My grandparents had this painting... I hated it.. My uncle told them it was bad luck because it has something to do with kids dying in house fires.. I don't know how true that was.. .. But there house subsequently went on fire "It's cursed, there was a story about it in the one show a couple if years back | |||
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"ARTEX...... omg......Artex.....
Horse brass, my family are are about sa equestrian as a gold fish, but we had horse brasses and horse and carts pulling barrels, and brass cannons everywhere, I'm sooooo fucking working class aren't I LOL"It sounds like tack-heaven too me... | |||
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"A friend of mine is a vicar and has a collection of the most hideous items purchasable at shrines. Currently the worst is a dashboard sacred heart of jesus statue made of plastic that plugs into the lighter then the exposed heart lights up. It's stamped a gift from lourdes. "Fabulous..... | |||
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"I was in the West Bank in the mid-70s, and spotted many prints of that young boy with the big tear on his cheek. I asked why this tacky image was gracing so many living room walls... It was used to commemorate/represent the many children that had died. Major faux pas.
My grandparents had this painting... I hated it.. My uncle told them it was bad luck because it has something to do with kids dying in house fires.. I don't know how true that was.. .. But there house subsequently went on fire
It's cursed, there was a story about it in the one show a couple if years back"If you google Steve Punt the curse of the crying boy...... | |||
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"ARTEX...... omg......Artex.....
Horse brass, my family are are about sa equestrian as a gold fish, but we had horse brasses and horse and carts pulling barrels, and brass cannons everywhere, I'm sooooo fucking working class aren't I LOL
It sounds like tack-heaven too me... "Yeah, where I grew up there was more stone clading per square mile than the rest of the west midlands put together | |||
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"ARTEX...... omg......Artex.....
Horse brass, my family are are about sa equestrian as a gold fish, but we had horse brasses and horse and carts pulling barrels, and brass cannons everywhere, I'm sooooo fucking working class aren't I LOL
It sounds like tack-heaven too me...
Yeah, where I grew up there was more stone clading per square mile than the rest of the west midlands put together "The first time I went to Bristol I was slightly baffled by the architecture, it was so familiar... The traditional houses in Bristol look like the stone cladding of the 70's | |||
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"ARTEX...... omg......Artex.....
Horse brass, my family are are about sa equestrian as a gold fish, but we had horse brasses and horse and carts pulling barrels, and brass cannons everywhere, I'm sooooo fucking working class aren't I LOL
It sounds like tack-heaven too me...
Yeah, where I grew up there was more stone clading per square mile than the rest of the west midlands put together " | |||
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"ARTEX...... omg......Artex.....
Horse brass, my family are are about sa equestrian as a gold fish, but we had horse brasses and horse and carts pulling barrels, and brass cannons everywhere, I'm sooooo fucking working class aren't I LOL
It sounds like tack-heaven too me...
Yeah, where I grew up there was more stone clading per square mile than the rest of the west midlands put together
The first time I went to Bristol I was slightly baffled by the architecture, it was so familiar...
The traditional houses in Bristol look like the stone cladding of the 70's "There's a place near Leeds like that, I'm not sure of the spelling idle I think its called, nice place though | |||
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"I like this thread, I know people have or have had a few of the things mentioned. I think soxy should vote his over all winner at the end of the thread. " To be honest ...... the matter is out of my hands...... Flying ducks will always win by default ...... But there is certainly some other doozies out there..... priceless in their ability to deliver shock and awe for all who dare too gaze upon them... | |||
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"I like this thread, I know people have or have had a few of the things mentioned. I think soxy should vote his over all winner at the end of the thread. To be honest ...... the matter is out of my hands...... Flying ducks will always win by default ...... But there is certainly some other doozies out there..... priceless in their ability to deliver shock and awe for all who dare too gaze upon them... "I'm determind to find something in my house to out tack everyone | |||
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"I like this thread, I know people have or have had a few of the things mentioned. I think soxy should vote his over all winner at the end of the thread. To be honest ...... the matter is out of my hands...... Flying ducks will always win by default ...... But there is certainly some other doozies out there..... priceless in their ability to deliver shock and awe for all who dare too gaze upon them... I'm determind to find something in my house to out tack everyone " | |||
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"Here are the Rutland entries Green sylvac rabbit 2 plastic wind up meerkats A wooden thing to put your glasses on in the shape of a nose A few little plastic ducks Small bright orange heartshaped cushion with my angel on 3 matching pot pig ornaments And plaques, loads of plaques, those shabby chic with different phrases and that on. Haven't counted how many but they cover my bathroom walls and are in other different places around the house. Oh and obviously the already mentioned cat cushion "Anything orange is always up-there in the top league.... But you can never ignore a well displayed plastic wind up meerkat...... | |||
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"I have this hideous monkey thing... I'm not exactly sure what it's for but it has the hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil thing going on. It's brass and covered in sparkles and it's beyond hideous but I like it. "Indeed it sounds eye wateringly grotesque in the nicest possible way.... | |||
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"Anything orange is always up-there in the top league.... " That's me! I'm art! | |||
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"Anything orange is always up-there in the top league.... That's me! I'm art! "But have you noticed how many holiday souvenir/gifts are made from shells...... and are basically beyond the description "Gaudy" but people buy them ....... | |||
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