Tourist Tat

[Night Train]

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=8sxswr6Qn7A

You'll give me ideas!

 

[ufkacbln]

Pendergast - the Gargoyle mascot on my Catrike came from York Minster!

 

[Cubist]

Arch
I missed out on this thread as I had to work a late shift tonight. I've got back in and have spent the last half hour crying with laughter (somewhat nervous laughter in places!). I reckon all those "Ovenden Clocks" must have come from the Bradford Exchange! Fabtastic find, the most entertaining thread in ages!

All this reminds me of a Christmas gift my Mother in Law got one year. She is a very keen gardener, and had spent a large amount of money installing a rock water feature, exquisitely tasteful, set in amongst an established "cottage garden" with as many olde charm style plants and perennials as you can think of. It was poetic in its beauty. The secretary from her office bought her an ornament to go in it. It was a two foot high cast resin hedgehog, dressed as a nurse, pushing a wheelbarrow full of baby hedgehogs.

 

[Fnaar]

<bangs head on table and then runs away in terror>

http://www.bradford....475eb1290966513

That would give me nightmares!

I must find another site. I wonder what happens if you google 'tat'....

When Kevin grows up, his first book will be:

 

[slugonabike]

Arch
I missed out on this thread as I had to work a late shift tonight. I've got back in and have spent the last half hour crying with laughter (somewhat nervous laughter in places!). I reckon all those "Ovenden Clocks" must have come from the Bradford Exchange! Fabtastic find, the most entertaining thread in ages!

All this reminds me of a Christmas gift my Mother in Law got one year. She is a very keen gardener, and had spent a large amount of money installing a rock water feature, exquisitely tasteful, set in amongst an established "cottage garden" with as many olde charm style plants and perennials as you can think of. It was poetic in its beauty. The secretary from her office bought her an ornament to go in it. It was a two foot high cast resin hedgehog, dressed as a nurse, pushing a wheelbarrow full of baby hedgehogs.

Loved the crucified santa too!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

this is the campo di miracale (field of miracles) in pisa, italy. the leaning tower is the most famous building there.

facing this gem of medieval architecture is about twenty stalls all selling the worst tat, catholic or otherwise, i've ever seen in my life. it almost devalues the site as a whole…

 

[Cubist]

On a more serious note, I was the Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Dewsbury when this was advertised. As the trial was on at the time I had to hold a Community Impact Assessment meeting to deal with the furore!
http://pictures.streakr.com/shannon.htm

 

[palinurus]

There doesn't seem to be any tourist tat on sale in Watford. Entrepreneurial types please note this gap in the market.

 

[philipbh]

Also, on a related note - you know how a couple of years back you couldn't move for china mugs with lids, designed to keep bugs out when in the garden (just lids, not the sort with a built in tea strainer). Suddenly, they don't exist any more, which is a shame, because my Mum broke the lid on one of hers, and I wanted to get her one for Christmas. bah!

(Ironically) Available at Not on the High Street here:

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/j...edceramics/product/lidded_mug_in_blue_feather

14 designs to choose from

 

[XmisterIS]

Catholic tat is a whole different league of tat though, the C of E simply can't complete.

When I went to Rome some years ago, I recall seeing a shop selling holograms of jesus (he moved and cried as you walked past the hologram) in glow-in-the dark neon pink and yellow frames ....

There doesn't seem to be any tourist tat on sale in Watford. Entrepreneurial types please note this gap in the market.

Is there anything that anyone would want to remember about Watford?! ........ (I'll get me coat).

 

[badkitty]

Arch, you owe me the half an hour of my life which I've just wasted on the Bradford Exchange site!

Actually, forget it I quite enjoyed it.

Have demanded that my family get me the wonderfully horrific stairway egg thingy should I snuff it before Bradford Exchange go out of business.

I can't show it to one of my closest friends though because she'd bump me off just so she could get it, tacky mare!

 

[Arch]

All this reminds me of a Christmas gift my Mother in Law got one year. She is a very keen gardener, and had spent a large amount of money installing a rock water feature, exquisitely tasteful, set in amongst an established "cottage garden" with as many olde charm style plants and perennials as you can think of. It was poetic in its beauty. The secretary from her office bought her an ornament to go in it. It was a two foot high cast resin hedgehog, dressed as a nurse, pushing a wheelbarrow full of baby hedgehogs.

Literally, LOL!

 

[Arch]

On a more serious note, I was the Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Dewsbury when this was advertised. As the trial was on at the time I had to hold a Community Impact Assessment meeting to deal with the furore!
http://pictures.stre...com/shannon.htm

Followed by, not literally, but nearly PMSL!

"100% pure crockery..."

 

[Arch]

(Ironically) Available at Not on the High Street here:

http://www.notontheh...in_blue_feather

14 designs to choose from

I saw those when I googled - they are exquisite, but a tad more than I wanted to spend - this isn't her main pressie. And I think she might feel it was too beautiful to use...

I'm still giggling over the wheelbarrow of baby hedgehogs....

 

[Baggy]

I'm still giggling over the wheelbarrow of baby hedgehogs....

Whilst trying to see if I could find a similar hedgehog ornament I stumbled across this little beauty