Sara, you crack me up! I think I do enjoy your intro commentary every bit as much as these faux pas, sometimes more. Keep up the most entertaining work! (I'm looking at real estate lately and always have my eyes peeled for something funny for you, but so far nada.)
hmmm... let's see, where else can we photograph this lovely bouquet? No picture of the garage... the flowers would really detract from any oil staining?
Um people, this property is in Celebration, Florida. It's a city owned by DISNEY. It's OBVIOUS that the flowers ARE alive, and probably work in the Enchanted Tiki Room!
I am imagining a couple: "Honey, put the flowers on the fridge."... "Honey, now put the flowers on the counter."... etc. etc. All the while, the other person mutters to themselves.
Alright, I understand the staging purposes of the flowers... but why near the door?
Perhaps they had enough of being moved and decided to make a run for it.
October 3, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Anonymous said...
Okay, first let me add that the idea of a city 'owned by Disney' is just plain wrong on too many levels!! That being the case, the flowers aren't alive. . .they're animatronic!
October 4, 2008 at 9:03 PM
Anonymous said...
But what did the flowers do with the basket in the first picture... scary I think.
October 6, 2008 at 1:46 AM
Anonymous said...
It reminds me of a Twighlight Zone episide where a creepy doll was following this guy around and eventually he trips over her and falls down the stairs to his death. In this case, the flowers follow the prospective buyer from room to room and then if they don't make an offer before they leave, the flowers trip you up on the way out the door and you crack your skull on the cement entryway and bleed to death before the hat can call the ambulance.
October 6, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Anonymous said...
I know where I saw those flowers before!!! It was on that old StarTrek episode when Kirk and the crew beam down to the planet with the flowers that shoot the "Happy" spores. . .and Spock falls in love with a blonde chick and everyone is enjoying themselves. . . and one of the flowers somehow follows Kirk back to The Enterprise!
I might actually consider buying the place if it incuded "Happy" flowers!!
October 8, 2008 at 1:54 PM
[Image] Flowers! Get down from there immediately!
[Image] Oh, you just have too much energy. Fine. Fetch my hat, please. Hat! Fetch the hat! Good flowers.
"Good flowers."
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okay what was the point of that?
Like it looks FURNISHED now!
October 2, 2008 at 7:07 AM
I was laughing histerically at this one. I love the running commentary.
October 2, 2008 at 8:06 AM
Sara, you crack me up! I think I do enjoy your intro commentary every bit as much as these faux pas, sometimes more. Keep up the most entertaining work! (I'm looking at real estate lately and always have my eyes peeled for something funny for you, but so far nada.)
October 2, 2008 at 8:07 AM
I guess they figured they'd make the house look more homey or something by adding flowers.
But when they reused the same flowers in every shot, the only effect they managed to create was a comical one.
I can just imagine the homeowner running madly around the house, camera in one hand and flowers in the other.
Oh well, can't say they didn't try.
October 2, 2008 at 8:07 AM
And the realtor probably thought they were being subtle. "The house is so lovely, it's positively *filled* with flowers!"
(And hats.)
October 2, 2008 at 8:20 AM
hmmm... let's see, where else can we photograph this lovely bouquet? No picture of the garage... the flowers would really detract from any oil staining?
October 2, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Um people, this property is in Celebration, Florida. It's a city owned by DISNEY. It's OBVIOUS that the flowers ARE alive, and probably work in the Enchanted Tiki Room!
October 2, 2008 at 9:16 AM
This is what happens in Florida when the real estate agent tells you to stage the house.
October 2, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Don't you just hate it when the floristry follows you round the house.....happens to me all the time.
October 2, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Laughing out loud. Really!
Oh, Celebration, FLA.... a 'planned community' by Disney. More like a micromanaged community. But IMHO, Celebration is still a step above Clearwater!
October 2, 2008 at 1:31 PM
Thanks!! That is the funniest thing I read all day long!!! HA HA HA HA!!!
October 2, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Do we think this is the same Celebration, Florida subdivision that has the big container of lemons?
October 2, 2008 at 2:21 PM
Substitute baby for flowers and this is what my whole evening has been like. Thank you for that much-needed laugh!
October 2, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Hilarious.
Love this one and also the king's comment :)
October 2, 2008 at 6:41 PM
I am imagining a couple: "Honey, put the flowers on the fridge."... "Honey, now put the flowers on the counter."... etc. etc. All the while, the other person mutters to themselves.
Alright, I understand the staging purposes of the flowers... but why near the door?
Perhaps they had enough of being moved and decided to make a run for it.
October 3, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Okay, first let me add that the idea of a city 'owned by Disney' is just plain wrong on too many levels!! That being the case, the flowers aren't alive. . .they're animatronic!
October 4, 2008 at 9:03 PM
But what did the flowers do with the basket in the first picture... scary I think.
October 6, 2008 at 1:46 AM
It reminds me of a Twighlight Zone episide where a creepy doll was following this guy around and eventually he trips over her and falls down the stairs to his death. In this case, the flowers follow the prospective buyer from room to room and then if they don't make an offer before they leave, the flowers trip you up on the way out the door and you crack your skull on the cement entryway and bleed to death before the hat can call the ambulance.
October 6, 2008 at 12:22 PM
I know where I saw those flowers before!!! It was on that old StarTrek episode when Kirk and the crew beam down to the planet with the flowers that shoot the "Happy" spores. . .and Spock falls in love with a blonde chick and everyone is enjoying themselves. . . and one of the flowers somehow follows Kirk back to The Enterprise!
I might actually consider buying the place if it incuded "Happy" flowers!!
October 8, 2008 at 1:54 PM