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Lists! > Ten Funny Photos 10 Funny PhotosNot all the photos I take are scenic, or historic, or educational. Some of them are very odd and/or funny -- as are the stories behind my taking them. And so I thought I would cheer you up with some of my funniest photos. WARNING. Some readers may find some of the below photos to be disturbing or offensive. Discretion advised. I affirm these are original unstaged photos, all taken outdoors ... what you see is what I saw.
#10. Really Bad Billboard Ideas (from Berlin, Germany)I relegated this one to number ten, since it is already posted in the Berlin Gallery. I encountered this little billboard just a short distance from the Siegesaule, and I could not for the life of me figure out what this was selling. One thing's for sure, though, it was designed to catch your attention.
#9. The "Aggressive Geese" Series (from Odense, Denmark)This one rates as a you-gotta-be-there, but I thought it was funny that not once, not twice, but three times in the same damn city in the same damn day I tried to take a picture of a beautiful nature scene with a small flock of geese in front of it, only to have the geese suddenly get up and run after me! What do the Danes feed these things?
#8. Modern "Art"? (from Linz, Austria)I admit it... I HATE MODERN ART! Think about all the beautiful statues and monuments that I present in this website. Now imagine the Blue Danube River being graced at riverside by a whole bankfull of these hideous abstract piles of metal ... to RUST! The dudes who commissioned this project probably bought the products sold in the billboard above.
#7. Are You SURE You Can Handle That Thing? (from Geneva, Switzerland)While traveling in Geneva, I came upon the gated entrance to the United Nations headquarters. After taking a shot of the flags, I turned to leave when I encountered an old Asian couple who eagerly offered to take my picture in front of the gate. I thought that it would make a lousy picture, so I initially declined. But they insisted. Using the preview window on my camera, they instantly knew that the first shot came out a little, er, crooked, and therefore doubly insisted I go back and pose again. And again. Thank God electrons are cheap.
#6. 'Nuf Said (from Dungarvan, Ireland)
#5. Attention Shoppers! (from Zurich, Switzerland)Because Swiss rivers are shallow and crystal clear, you occasionally find some strange things thrown in them. But I can't for the life of me figure out the motivation behind this.
#4. Stock Up On Your Sins Before Confession... (from Heidelberg, Germany)... or start ringing them up for the next Sunday! I admit that I completely cracked up when I saw this scene the day I first moved to Europe and took my first walkabout in the downtown. Of course, nowadays finding sex shops and the like are no big deal -- yet I still rarely see them so close to a church like this.
#3. Condoms Here! Get'cher Condoms Here! (from Zurich, Switzerland)On the other hand, only once have I encountered a sex-goodies shop this brazen. Those long balloons you see are topped with rubbers, and many of the items in the storefront window shall not be described here. :-)
#2. Want a Job? (from Warsaw, Poland)Hey, boy, have a got a job for you! Easy money! All you have to do is wear a simple thematic costume and parade around the old main square of a major European capital. Good news is, this is the perfect job for someone with a hangover from the night before. Judging from the jagging this gentleman was walking, that may very well have been his state of mind at the time.
#1. Meet me at the #@$%$$#%$#@ Café! (from Odense, Denmark)And like Zurich, Odense gets two pictures in this month's list! The real odd thing was that this café was sophisticated, and fronted a posh shopping arcade. One wonders what got lost in the translation from Danish...
(Yes, I realize it really says "Eye Flicking"..., but you must admit reading it right required a triple-take, right?)
(c) 2003 Tom Galvin |
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