http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eU4S6AB_g7I/UnsGsYQbS1I/AAAAAAAALmU/BfwVLiRPLJg/s1600/800px-Sphinx_partially_excavated2.jpg
― ogmor, Thursday, 1 May 2014 00:00 (twelve years ago)
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 1 May 2014 00:01 (twelve years ago)
landslide!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hqhVcgVUwdw/UQ-n02OopHI/AAAAAAABAxk/ZyHIzb4wv_s/s1600/Motherland_Calls_021.jpg
it did inspire the poll in the first place
― ogmor, Thursday, 1 May 2014 00:01 (twelve years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/3jlSqXV.jpg
I'm gonna go see this tmr
― 龜, Thursday, 1 May 2014 09:07 (twelve years ago)
This is the greatest thread ever. Good work, y'all.
― ailsa, Thursday, 1 May 2014 11:29 (twelve years ago)
wow @ this thread
not that gigantic, but kinda terrifying nonetheless:
http://designyoutrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Planet-by-Marc-Quinn-650x403.jpg
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Thursday, 1 May 2014 12:20 (twelve years ago)
Indeed, amazing tread.
― i reject your shiny expensive consumerist stereo system (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 1 May 2014 13:12 (twelve years ago)
Thread.
― i reject your shiny expensive consumerist stereo system (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 1 May 2014 13:13 (twelve years ago)
I get very uncomfortable just looking at these fuckers. It's weird and I don't know why. I don't have a strong feeling toward trees, rocks or buildings in the same way.
But shit like this ... ughhh
http://fineprintnyc.com/images/blog/old-new-york/part-1/1886-Statue-of-Liberty-face-waiting-for-installation.jpg
― pplains, Thursday, 1 May 2014 13:26 (twelve years ago)
Feeling you on the discomfort and not knowing why. I was fascinated/terrified by renderings of Colossus of Rhodes in a book I had when I was little.
I don't think this one was mentioned upthread, but the Vulcan statue in Birmingham, Alabama is still a weird/scary sighting for me when I travel through the south:
http://cumberland.samford.edu/files/u52/Copy_of_vulcan.jpg
― A Perfect Ratio of Choogle to Jam (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 1 May 2014 14:50 (twelve years ago)
Yeah, I talked about that one too on Uglier Than the Pat Tillman Statue - Dude hid from me one summer.
― pplains, Thursday, 1 May 2014 15:25 (twelve years ago)
it's nowhere near as huge as the ones itt, but pplains you would hate this one in Sacramento
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/ca/CASAChead_dk5435.jpg
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 May 2014 15:31 (twelve years ago)
(perspective on that photo makes it look like it's blocking the door, but it's set a ways from the front of that building)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 May 2014 15:32 (twelve years ago)
I could just about deal with that one since she looks dead and not ready to eat me.
http://cbssacramento.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/matter-contemplates-spirit-google-maps.jpg
― pplains, Thursday, 1 May 2014 15:36 (twelve years ago)
more of the pee seua samut statue
http://photos.worldisround.com/photos/30/309/440.jpg
http://photos.worldisround.com/photos/30/309/437.jpg
― ogmor, Thursday, 1 May 2014 20:54 (twelve years ago)
just saw this on reddit. felt it was appropriate-ish.
http://i.imgur.com/dbBVH7i.jpg
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 2 May 2014 00:01 (twelve years ago)
I lol'd
― Doritos Loco Parentis (Hurting 2), Friday, 2 May 2014 02:15 (twelve years ago)
http://russiapedia.rt.com/files/prominent-russians/entertainment/zurab-tsereteli/zurab-tsereteli_3.jpg
Hey, why is Peter the Great aboard a ship?
― Doritos Loco Parentis (Hurting 2), Friday, 2 May 2014 02:20 (twelve years ago)
(A: because he's actually a rejected and repurposed Christopher Columbus)
― Doritos Loco Parentis (Hurting 2), Friday, 2 May 2014 02:22 (twelve years ago)
http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Sculpture+Giant+Bather+Presented+Hamburg+90Ht2JgX213l.jpg
― the final toasting before making a dash for the frigid regions upstairs (soref), Friday, 2 May 2014 03:28 (twelve years ago)
http://skyworld.com.ng/images/gallerypics/Calabar%20Art%20Nigeria.jpg
― the final toasting before making a dash for the frigid regions upstairs (soref), Friday, 2 May 2014 03:32 (twelve years ago)
this thread is the best thing EVER
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 2 May 2014 03:41 (twelve years ago)
that columbus-nvm-peter the great statue is hilar
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 2 May 2014 03:42 (twelve years ago)
http://www.thekelpies.co.uk/wp-content/files_mf/cache/th_096770c1a3354ec7002315ab0be78ad6_kelpiesaerial.jpeg
― ailsa, Friday, 2 May 2014 10:34 (twelve years ago)
of interest (via slate)https://www.lensculture.com/articles/fabrice-fouillet-colossi-in-the-countryside
― mohawk oroducer (abanana), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 04:24 (twelve years ago)
Tangentially I'm reminded of a photo project done in HK documenting the giant advertisements
http://www.domusweb.it/en/photo-essays/2013/02/26/hong-kong-layers.html
http://i.imgur.com/iA7dVwv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XJzze37.jpg
― 龜, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 09:38 (twelve years ago)
http://www.thedrum.com/uploads/news/tmp/37015/morrisons%20angel.jpg
^ gigantic statue + giant advertisement
― john wahey (NickB), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 09:45 (twelve years ago)
i don't even really like the angel of the north all that much but that advert really pisses me off tbh
― john wahey (NickB), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 09:48 (twelve years ago)
man next time I come up with an idea for a thread I should probably try to squeeze an exhibition out of it huh
― ogmor, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 11:38 (twelve years ago)
Article possibly inspired by this thread?
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 13:51 (twelve years ago)
ogmor you made it seem all interesting and natural and consensual but have you been clickbaiting us?? your own people???!
― j., Tuesday, 6 May 2014 14:57 (twelve years ago)
you can rely on my not having the wherewithal to make bank from ilx
― ogmor, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 07:40 (twelve years ago)
Minimalist version, by Jaume Plensa in Nice, France:
http://www.likeatrippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_5425.jpg
― That's So (Eazy), Thursday, 8 May 2014 01:02 (twelve years ago)
http://blogs.hudsonvalley.com/hudson-valley-photo-blog/files/2010/08/etbgnome1web.jpg
― mirostones, Thursday, 8 May 2014 02:11 (twelve years ago)
The most striking feature, however, is unarguably the towering jolly giant, Gnome Chomsky. He stands invitingly on the hill facing the highway, challenging one and all to come enjoy the scenery, visit the farm, and play a round or two of mini golf.
*Update (as of Aug 2011) Chomsky no longer holds the Guinness World Record. Reiman Gardens in Iowa is home to a Gnome that stands 15 feet tall. Although there is a Gnome in Poland who towers at 18 ft, but unlike Chomsky and the Reiman Gardens' gnome, theirs is made of fiberglass.
― Slumdog Baseballionaire (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 8 May 2014 02:17 (twelve years ago)
http://needled.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/dream6.jpg
this looks like a future sound of london cover
― funny and lolexander (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 8 May 2014 02:19 (twelve years ago)
terrifying statue + abandoned theme parkhttp://signifyingnot.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/abandoned_amusement_park_oukoku_japan-461x299.jpghttp://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--lvPnVXms--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/18lr3jo7cshxojpg.jpg
― Aglet, Thursday, 8 May 2014 03:15 (twelve years ago)
what the fuck
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 8 May 2014 03:39 (twelve years ago)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3296/3087314618_e96f2068f7.jpg
― Eyeball Kicks, Thursday, 8 May 2014 09:02 (twelve years ago)
Anyone mentioned the giant breastfeeding statue of Nami island South Korea? Some people find it disturbing.https://sneakerssocksandsoju.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/south-koreas-best-kept-secret-namisum-island/
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 8 May 2014 12:40 (twelve years ago)
http://gawker.com/man-takes-stomach-churning-selfie-atop-brazils-christ-t-1584498025
― ogmor, Monday, 2 June 2014 06:50 (twelve years ago)
hey you kids, get down from that savior!
― how's life, Monday, 2 June 2014 13:40 (twelve years ago)
Saw "The Awakening" posted by NickB upthread irl! It was moved from where it used to be (the corner of a far-out park in DC that doesn't get much foot traffic) to the center area of an outdoor mall developed a few miles south of DC (called the Nat'l Harbor). The context makes it all the more unsettling; children now play on it:
http://www.somdnews.com/storyimage/PN/20130102/NEWS/701029750/AR/0/AR-701029750.jpg
― franklin, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 03:32 (eleven years ago)
All I see is foot traffic.
― pplains, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 03:52 (eleven years ago)
heh, should have been more careful with my gis. But I swear it's true, trust me!
― franklin, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 04:00 (eleven years ago)
"Dream" in St Helens is magnificent
― Treeship, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 04:03 (eleven years ago)
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2003/07/24_baxtera_thebigmove/images/paulkids_large.jpg
― mh, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 04:18 (eleven years ago)
Because there's a GIANT FOOT coming out of the sand, seewhatImean?
― pplains, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 15:09 (eleven years ago)
Joe Louis memorial in Detroithttp://www.blacksnowcomic.com/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/joe-louis-fist.jpg
and there's another big Joe in Cobo Hall, though maybe not by this thread's standardshttp://www.detroitfunk.com/imagecopyrighted/FEB05/DSC01101.jpg
― Brio2, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 15:48 (eleven years ago)
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77266000/jpg/_77266066_afp-warrior-by-night.jpghttp://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/111003025221-skopje-2014-warrior-horizontal-gallery.jpg
― Euler, Saturday, 30 August 2014 15:56 (eleven years ago)