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Hmmm...

NSFW (if you're a robot!)

No, that's not quite right.

Anyone?

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Hmmm...

Got Pagans?

No, that's not it.

Joan of Arc fired her realtor when he showed her the home with THIS backyard patio...

Nope, that's not quite right, either.

Anyone?

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Anyone?

Happy to Oblige

This whimsical convertible van was parked here for almost 7 hours yesterday. (And yes, that umbrella was attached to it.) Given its choice of parking spot, I think it wanted its picture taken...

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I really need help with this one...

Playdate with the Proletariat

One of these dolls will run you upwards of $150, including the dress and the shoes. The other costs $29.95, and she comes with clothes, shoes, a baby brother doll, a storybook and some little plastic chachkas to help care for her brother and manage her long hair.

The ritzy one has an exclusive cachet. She's an official "American Girl" doll -- a doll so incredibly special, according to the company marketing materials, she will not just offer superior doll companionship, but allow little girls to "follow their inner star." (Right. All the way to the American Girl store, where the extra accessories necessary for following those inner stars add up to truly astronomical amounts.)

The budget doll, however, can be found at Target, with a slew of multi-cultural friends. You could buy the whole gang with a few wardrobe changes and still spend less than one of those inner star-following high-brow dolls.

"Mommy," Little Bit said to me the other day, "some of the girls at school say that American Girl dolls are the only good ones. I don't get it. I like my Target doll better than my American Girl. My Target doll is just as fun, plus she doesn't have those weird teeth."

(Atta girl!)

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I really need help with this one...

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Um.

Hmmm.

Yup, I really need help with this one...

All Bark, No Bite

Take a look at the odd bark here. Is this tree cracking up? Is it an oak that has torn its sycamore disguise? Is this what happens when too many dogs mark their territory?

What is up with that trunk?!

Here Comes Another One

Okay, I confess. I barely crept over the border into Pasadena again to take this picture. It's the exact same spot where another amazing automobile was parked earlier in the month. Is this a secret portal to vintage car heaven?

Appropos of Nothing...

To me, this will always look like a one-eyed tree who is singing an aria while doing tai chi.

(Then again, I'm weird.)

Settings: Part 35

I've wanted to play this game here for a while. So tell me, my darling readers with such interesting cinematic genius ... if this were the setting for a scene in a movie, what would happen here?

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Have at it, gang...

I don't know what it means either

I found this sign when I was wandering around the neighborhood south of Huntington. And while we're on the subject of the neighborhood south of Huntington, please check out my latest column at South Pasadena Patch. (It should post sometime before lunch today.)

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I need help with this one.

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I am not sure what is going on here. Any ideas?

Caption this photo (#47)

I think it's safe to say that I've got nothing for this one. Thanksgiving wore me out, I'm fresh out of interesting post ideas, and sometimes you just gotta go with a picture of a scary doll left on the floor near the bathroom. (Trust me. You do NOT want to run into this in the middle of the night. Shudder.)

Have at it, guys...

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Yeah, so, I have a new column up today at South Pas Patch. Maybe it will help make sense of this photograph...

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I love it ... but I've got nothing. Anyone else want to take a crack at captioning this one?

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Some things are too weird not to share. Ideas on this oddball shot, anyone?