tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33888417298659208792023-11-16T10:28:00.383-05:00City of Sad ToysA photo gallery of the discarded, lost, dropped, thrown away: sad toys that now make a home on our city streetsAl Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-22196442941867370742011-04-19T11:46:00.008-04:002011-04-19T11:53:25.148-04:00It's a Trap<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIxkzngAKa0wrfJYBEd30424_rinGRaXV5b9vMvPP0pADyLt8ayKCQQjfZdYlHwXmwOQy-TE8iUR1siTa77O8P7b-I0xNLizBP7ndLLKw2nbPHW3toBUnlJd9Rae5TZlLmzxHt0DpKYs/s1600/baby_shrink.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597321914277145410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIxkzngAKa0wrfJYBEd30424_rinGRaXV5b9vMvPP0pADyLt8ayKCQQjfZdYlHwXmwOQy-TE8iUR1siTa77O8P7b-I0xNLizBP7ndLLKw2nbPHW3toBUnlJd9Rae5TZlLmzxHt0DpKYs/s320/baby_shrink.jpg" /></a><br /><div>WHEN: April 2011</div><div>WHERE: Watch Hill, Rhode Island</div><div>PHOTO: Shawn T.</div><div>This baby doll in a lobster trap maybe the creepiest sad toy ever. Totally awesome!</div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-84946579323889791372011-03-11T08:52:00.003-05:002011-03-11T08:59:12.778-05:00Land Shark!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy4Nt48wdcZwHmWBr7DUygxJgOfKq3TCe7cR1SJkWH8JhYgp3ljWi6GilMVFmz0IAq3-v9QEHp0OC00i3izuVkUWOZ08kTbGn3U0rezjfrf4D79bv1aJux6cgXDBQLGToeCzkod9_Gjk/s1600/landshark3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582820797642078754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy4Nt48wdcZwHmWBr7DUygxJgOfKq3TCe7cR1SJkWH8JhYgp3ljWi6GilMVFmz0IAq3-v9QEHp0OC00i3izuVkUWOZ08kTbGn3U0rezjfrf4D79bv1aJux6cgXDBQLGToeCzkod9_Gjk/s320/landshark3.jpg" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div>WHERE: Oakland, Calif.</div><div>WHEN: January 2011</div><div>PHOTO: Julie M., in Oakland</div><div>It's hard to fear sharks -- even one of this size -- when it's shoved in a trash can.</div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-5470186894934104452011-03-06T09:20:00.002-05:002011-03-06T09:24:37.305-05:00No Fairy-Tale Ending<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WlhlWl8CxGn7L9_s-aLbabkBiwswzRSYaW07bqzgO6boCsvVK3piYNLKo7BRCigPDe82f4gxJB21I5KEr2M2ZNwGsjATYYZVQ3nKU-7zGlmvr52yrvhamkC7gS6IaptqfJOA5fLtYzA/s1600/shrekwalk.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580972087968448194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WlhlWl8CxGn7L9_s-aLbabkBiwswzRSYaW07bqzgO6boCsvVK3piYNLKo7BRCigPDe82f4gxJB21I5KEr2M2ZNwGsjATYYZVQ3nKU-7zGlmvr52yrvhamkC7gS6IaptqfJOA5fLtYzA/s320/shrekwalk.jpg" /></a>WHEN: February 2011<br />WHERE: Friendship, Pittsburgh<br />Found facedown around the back of a bar -- looks like the party's over for Shrek and DonkeyAl Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-17480783672408299572010-11-09T08:30:00.004-05:002010-11-09T08:34:13.000-05:00Fall Squash<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybT7IKypYs-1wkZIXr1SbyJr5h79vsOBICI4-LH_ZJcwBTPs74Y63WWa_UlD2OKemOUGe3OUf-pG3QSP-hqJTo61VB66bGs9A_rRZ-CgmcBtBfLK-n-1iABd4o3PL0vNh5_876FmUw9U/s1600/greenfoam.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537542117949864706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybT7IKypYs-1wkZIXr1SbyJr5h79vsOBICI4-LH_ZJcwBTPs74Y63WWa_UlD2OKemOUGe3OUf-pG3QSP-hqJTo61VB66bGs9A_rRZ-CgmcBtBfLK-n-1iABd4o3PL0vNh5_876FmUw9U/s320/greenfoam.jpg" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div>WHEN: October 2010</div><div>WHERE: East Liberty, Pittsburgh</div><div>This is the toy equivalent of seeing a pile of squashed guts on the highway. No idea what this once was, but it's dead now.</div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-33092735334147530472010-11-02T07:23:00.004-04:002010-11-02T07:31:52.928-04:00Day-of-the-Dead Dead<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ShHFrLbw09HI4zPrMxgjQ4Xh4-YHeZEOO0y_1JOrf8Y_fO2Apa3b88nl6oQbkU4VQ0nKGVn6fdk2h3xqu8fyd_YHou63i6GB7I8EeXk3GTnNqxneMcGbwRl6avprpnZCoPROrTWQBZ0/s1600/dayofdead.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534913163396955970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ShHFrLbw09HI4zPrMxgjQ4Xh4-YHeZEOO0y_1JOrf8Y_fO2Apa3b88nl6oQbkU4VQ0nKGVn6fdk2h3xqu8fyd_YHou63i6GB7I8EeXk3GTnNqxneMcGbwRl6avprpnZCoPROrTWQBZ0/s320/dayofdead.jpg" /></a> <div><div><div></div><div>WHEN: October 20101</div><div>WHERE: Shadyside, Pittsburgh</div>Hard times have befallen this sexy, already-dead nurse.</div></div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-73364066619085184082010-10-31T08:49:00.003-04:002010-11-02T07:32:19.655-04:00Pumpkinhead<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7cOdxhhsUHg_VhO18DHRyyUIlrC9Sw3MOU2SHM5bP7vzj-Oimo3E5JchTmvSo2exNjkqxbE5jfoacCLss3ygwpQPy78GHkCal8hyP1RXpRXgWpt5z7zmgJAuHNWijQaKtewp2Rmijrg/s1600/pumpkinhead.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534192230424620114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7cOdxhhsUHg_VhO18DHRyyUIlrC9Sw3MOU2SHM5bP7vzj-Oimo3E5JchTmvSo2exNjkqxbE5jfoacCLss3ygwpQPy78GHkCal8hyP1RXpRXgWpt5z7zmgJAuHNWijQaKtewp2Rmijrg/s320/pumpkinhead.jpg" /></a> <div></div><div>WHEN: October 2010</div><div>WHERE: South Side, Pittsburgh</div><div>These little toys look cute in cupcakes, but what sad fates befall them when the dessert is eaten and gone?</div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-23166783044592119842010-10-20T08:09:00.004-04:002010-10-20T17:03:02.552-04:00They're All Gone<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFaT2juG3cBBTA_m1ofReDn4f32ZDHgDZEEytji3vN9T9JT9AyRFDk0zOZXbcG3O2APyxm93tAvLfHDsEh_jjApWEBpXnI8YWR9mYb0GKsb4_xdbq3tJsipeMJHkDSg42zvlHTGpiGaQ/s1600/grouptoys2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530099851113468290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFaT2juG3cBBTA_m1ofReDn4f32ZDHgDZEEytji3vN9T9JT9AyRFDk0zOZXbcG3O2APyxm93tAvLfHDsEh_jjApWEBpXnI8YWR9mYb0GKsb4_xdbq3tJsipeMJHkDSg42zvlHTGpiGaQ/s320/grouptoys2.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div></div><div></div>WHEN: September 2010</div><div>WHERE: Brooklyn, N.Y.</div><div>PHOTO: John P. in NYC<br /></div>This is unspeakable, some kind of mass dump of toys.Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-33678256367581048622010-10-13T09:43:00.004-04:002010-10-13T09:49:30.632-04:00Angry Egg<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpB4RvBcyC8sOUbW8_ZzzKgi1s2i4W0yyJbwVxv-gk-ZX5pUe3mpW4dKS0k1_O1n1JBF6xt03wBpah7BUdvNBW6DVuFMpmotXSkEP02K-bz3xTLKcajjdzRQd1ZFCqLWTJ6UHN64pXzoA/s1600/angryegg.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527526243259684450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpB4RvBcyC8sOUbW8_ZzzKgi1s2i4W0yyJbwVxv-gk-ZX5pUe3mpW4dKS0k1_O1n1JBF6xt03wBpah7BUdvNBW6DVuFMpmotXSkEP02K-bz3xTLKcajjdzRQd1ZFCqLWTJ6UHN64pXzoA/s320/angryegg.jpg" /></a> <div></div><div>WHEN: January 2010</div><div>WHERE: Strip District, Pittsburgh</div><div>This guy: scrambled, poached, hardboiled, fried but definitely not over-easy.</div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-39121523349777433872010-10-11T09:05:00.004-04:002010-10-11T09:08:57.948-04:00Monkey Time No. 3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6d9mHHvxlDcHBBrbmfY5NZLkEc8r5GNMvRp3aoMioQhfV-5HQSaSZ20sklSKtlfTgnoB4CcDr0h5m_K-06zgtaXlXLNyv9jPpfPMVjvDvRKEsDejn2cM6EEOb768cJCPuKDRuRiR04g/s1600/sad_little_monkey.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526774347390576274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6d9mHHvxlDcHBBrbmfY5NZLkEc8r5GNMvRp3aoMioQhfV-5HQSaSZ20sklSKtlfTgnoB4CcDr0h5m_K-06zgtaXlXLNyv9jPpfPMVjvDvRKEsDejn2cM6EEOb768cJCPuKDRuRiR04g/s320/sad_little_monkey.jpg" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div>WHEN: May 2010</div><div>WHERE: Venice Beach, California</div><div>PHOTO: Monica in Calif.</div><div>Face down in the gutter -- no way to be.</div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-55013440568491537772010-10-08T08:06:00.002-04:002010-10-08T08:09:11.933-04:00Monkey Time No. 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXULvYins7tUErpvWfcbyXms7Zup9jnmdy7NlFhGKV7VMXeMH30FZHdjkS2glXTlTltY8nMrOLLRH-_HYNdhA7_kWZ2nhHARjiWfDfnLl3z3uKFs2uaHHrP7fQVhbrjUyAickK_wO_EM/s1600/yellowmonkey.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525645891663717810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXULvYins7tUErpvWfcbyXms7Zup9jnmdy7NlFhGKV7VMXeMH30FZHdjkS2glXTlTltY8nMrOLLRH-_HYNdhA7_kWZ2nhHARjiWfDfnLl3z3uKFs2uaHHrP7fQVhbrjUyAickK_wO_EM/s320/yellowmonkey.jpg" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div>WHERE: Friendship, Pittsburgh</div><div>WHEN: October 2009</div>Despite being flat and bright yellow, this monkey looks almost real, weaving its way through the jungle.<br /><div></div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-69456688950524199762010-10-01T08:41:00.002-04:002010-10-01T08:46:35.115-04:00Monkey Time No. 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKK1MOoqp8uiuTePbThtoLcMZXs5d7RDkcKvUi_UHY1z1764BGZK5xwuNnAPN1ahWGWECbweIu4KKGPVJu0MF_-3opjjbK5rOKUVxZGI-PT5Yx566xnLs6_WOoyh8n54c7_rCr4JhZFtE/s1600/treemonkey.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523057361893597410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKK1MOoqp8uiuTePbThtoLcMZXs5d7RDkcKvUi_UHY1z1764BGZK5xwuNnAPN1ahWGWECbweIu4KKGPVJu0MF_-3opjjbK5rOKUVxZGI-PT5Yx566xnLs6_WOoyh8n54c7_rCr4JhZFtE/s320/treemonkey.JPG" /></a> WHEN: September 2010<br />WHERE: Brooklyn, New York City<br />PHOTO: Jon P. in NYC<br />Kicking off a mini-series of discarded monkeys is this guy. At first glance, he looks kinda happy sitting in a tree. Then I noticed he was strapped in. That's messed up, dude.Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-83779380089965665712010-09-29T09:14:00.001-04:002010-09-29T09:18:22.578-04:00Panda on Board<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd42Vvc7VvPRjIC-lxXh6VU-0fo9yB_f_N7SAW4daewayHEl2xKfQcWz52fLyXuBxZJYmqWn1PXQmHpXchv_YZZASmstFmAm-B1R0j2c5mu2s_CWufuoXLSMBugePjjySXNKie2uqh2GI/s1600/panda.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522323435668296658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd42Vvc7VvPRjIC-lxXh6VU-0fo9yB_f_N7SAW4daewayHEl2xKfQcWz52fLyXuBxZJYmqWn1PXQmHpXchv_YZZASmstFmAm-B1R0j2c5mu2s_CWufuoXLSMBugePjjySXNKie2uqh2GI/s320/panda.jpg" /></a> WHERE: Oakland, Calif.<br />WHEN: April 2010<br />PHOTO: Meredith J. in Oakland<br />Who doesn't like to ride in the back of a truck? Look at that smile!Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-20548996758587398752010-09-26T10:20:00.002-04:002010-09-26T10:24:21.305-04:00Head of Stewie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr6G-Tjdi7bz-8QckWgoeSOn7l5o1IvtGiz1ecZvSYXZ5GzSqHNkCTPoNnEtnb_CT3Dlcfs8P7Xz8Ym3ZPYkslhO3X-0AynP4z_ixaSt89g4ZcHfFjwysYwkZ5zfdRVORJV63Jrra270/s1600/Stewie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521227227287997026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr6G-Tjdi7bz-8QckWgoeSOn7l5o1IvtGiz1ecZvSYXZ5GzSqHNkCTPoNnEtnb_CT3Dlcfs8P7Xz8Ym3ZPYkslhO3X-0AynP4z_ixaSt89g4ZcHfFjwysYwkZ5zfdRVORJV63Jrra270/s320/Stewie.jpg" /></a> WHEN: May 2010<br />WHERE: South Oakland, Pittsburgh<br />I like how he looks just as non-plussed upside-down.Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-7600006726499295412010-09-24T09:15:00.002-04:002010-09-24T09:20:19.163-04:00Yabba Dabba Ewwww<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IAQN9XqRaY0kqqUrGkZkU9k7npWGoYnzTcUVFe2YA4abcPys-VlPT6M_58-2p0Xcm9y1qvyZr2pLkplvF7JpiwCgLgko40FUv9skZbP2TDTOubzFpiBqNgW6qdexqHQDlCLJUhInN9w/s1600/fred+(600x800).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520468383893575778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IAQN9XqRaY0kqqUrGkZkU9k7npWGoYnzTcUVFe2YA4abcPys-VlPT6M_58-2p0Xcm9y1qvyZr2pLkplvF7JpiwCgLgko40FUv9skZbP2TDTOubzFpiBqNgW6qdexqHQDlCLJUhInN9w/s320/fred+(600x800).jpg" /></a>WHEN: May 2010<br />WHERE: East Village, New York City<br />PHOTO: Andy N. in NYC<br />This ain't no Bedrock.Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-37431535107612147832010-09-20T11:07:00.002-04:002010-09-20T11:11:17.453-04:00South Pole Wanderer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4ostwmIWoz_7UesAjfLnfdyW-kdFcdoGL5uCwUe0_Yao5Ullx6Cb9rGC5hEU2ybU6twslcqEJ3QmeNsqsSXWspoDKuJKMB-SvaKXA-M9o7dne-tA3RILrSBvoryliY9UgUNgbn-TChE/s1600/penguin.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519012760509000146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4ostwmIWoz_7UesAjfLnfdyW-kdFcdoGL5uCwUe0_Yao5Ullx6Cb9rGC5hEU2ybU6twslcqEJ3QmeNsqsSXWspoDKuJKMB-SvaKXA-M9o7dne-tA3RILrSBvoryliY9UgUNgbn-TChE/s320/penguin.JPG" border="0" /></a> WHEN: September 2010<br />WHERE: Brooklyn, New York<br />PHOTO: Leigh Fox, in New York City<br />This misguided penguin is 1. in the wrong hemisphere and 2. dressed for the wrong holiday. Plus, stuck on a fence.Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-58360107135233839432010-09-14T08:47:00.001-04:002010-09-14T08:50:23.071-04:00Ay Chihuahua!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLc1us2AcP7jhGoOYUNNgVFILOskq-UO974tTVLLOgn5ZP-DYLD48Xc6JXhKmcw9Glzoe_NdyPyCcNfyE1V7s_R7aUKJxUxVWyEtJRdJPSfwhyphenhyphen9BetRy8penz6WmCyDUBz8o199yiqgtQ/s1600/chihuahua.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516750226520585202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLc1us2AcP7jhGoOYUNNgVFILOskq-UO974tTVLLOgn5ZP-DYLD48Xc6JXhKmcw9Glzoe_NdyPyCcNfyE1V7s_R7aUKJxUxVWyEtJRdJPSfwhyphenhyphen9BetRy8penz6WmCyDUBz8o199yiqgtQ/s320/chihuahua.jpg" /></a> WHEN: April 2010<br />WHERE: Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh<br />The pocket-dog fad is over, and this little <em>amigo</em> is out with the trash.Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-4326074461659753992010-09-10T08:41:00.002-04:002010-09-10T08:46:12.041-04:00Have You Seen My Dinosaur?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifz4qkI3mlcxiA_vzx68t2z1BNqf-1S5jrJ5OzZpwKTA9FrB57Z4VAZfd1Kw9-ocRM4O0EVyrtw5QYJ0AS0uyU9IPD-xmiinfXGDAWWVd6RLVzTl4QYbKmqe3F2jqKxWgKsyUzSHdgg2o/s1600/dino.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515264396789599346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifz4qkI3mlcxiA_vzx68t2z1BNqf-1S5jrJ5OzZpwKTA9FrB57Z4VAZfd1Kw9-ocRM4O0EVyrtw5QYJ0AS0uyU9IPD-xmiinfXGDAWWVd6RLVzTl4QYbKmqe3F2jqKxWgKsyUzSHdgg2o/s320/dino.jpg" /></a> WHERE: Friendship, Pittsburgh<br />WHEN: March 2010<br />Sort of a toy-game double-header, as this dinosaur has been dumped on the park's chessboard tableAl Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-8686288000614761422010-09-08T08:55:00.004-04:002010-09-08T09:02:06.353-04:00Chick of the Sea<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PkNXtHGarWtkVjPuKIRRPTwR9DMRvX22atJhZGBn4ZWQ_AfkWSqCrxBu_jiORXGHv6LNiqIv-PiNYAlKTKcVVFHMCmQexhPQrriITX4bo50PcWrSQK3lhJ0TI8AyxIsEnd5CvBkZYHQ/s1600/beach_barbie.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514526612009858706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PkNXtHGarWtkVjPuKIRRPTwR9DMRvX22atJhZGBn4ZWQ_AfkWSqCrxBu_jiORXGHv6LNiqIv-PiNYAlKTKcVVFHMCmQexhPQrriITX4bo50PcWrSQK3lhJ0TI8AyxIsEnd5CvBkZYHQ/s320/beach_barbie.png" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div></div><div>WHERE: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic</div><div>WHEN: February 2008</div><div>PHOTO: Bethany Armstrong, Chicago</div><div>I can't help but think this is how the Little Mermaid really ended up.</div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-51324156879553362832010-05-23T09:54:00.003-04:002010-05-23T09:57:57.680-04:00The Day the Music Died<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lVPqbXYEPj-NiO2KafI3NaprC4GFaJofiYICg7PM_3JuGGlm0KztUFZkPxgsEEQY8OxXVr5ofzKIJPiY0KdKp7P70utSFZynWv1kAtbjHIccQFi_TaFY4IkFssEScLEnhytWSsd2tws/s1600/guitar.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474463808394308194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lVPqbXYEPj-NiO2KafI3NaprC4GFaJofiYICg7PM_3JuGGlm0KztUFZkPxgsEEQY8OxXVr5ofzKIJPiY0KdKp7P70utSFZynWv1kAtbjHIccQFi_TaFY4IkFssEScLEnhytWSsd2tws/s320/guitar.JPG" /></a> WHEN: May 2010<br />WHERE: Regent Square, Pittsburgh<br />PHOTO: Jill in Pittsburgh<br />Looks like somebody gave up their rock-star dreams for a job in senior care. Happens every day.Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-81385492676744262812010-05-14T08:30:00.003-04:002010-05-14T08:35:39.311-04:00Behind Baaaaaa-rs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_sEMdtMm6flk7EMXUxTPD9-YKH2_l9oZ9FVgc_sv-NDbLiZqUm1NDxOpwpW_aG87LxfwW82q44zai2Q-XWiIxPzhJA5znGl2coD8R40Lepn52HQ7CCET4fj3yoymSZ2RQSy3eicOazE/s1600/lambchop.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471102820139265202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_sEMdtMm6flk7EMXUxTPD9-YKH2_l9oZ9FVgc_sv-NDbLiZqUm1NDxOpwpW_aG87LxfwW82q44zai2Q-XWiIxPzhJA5znGl2coD8R40Lepn52HQ7CCET4fj3yoymSZ2RQSy3eicOazE/s320/lambchop.JPG" /></a> WHEN: May 2010<br />WHERE: Detroit, Mich.<br />PHOTO: Michael J., in Detroit<br />Oh no! Not Lambchop!Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-47637380675495072632010-04-26T08:26:00.003-04:002010-04-26T08:33:23.974-04:00Peek-a-boo Boo-boo Bear<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7k8z7vFF10W7fcoP0fbtI6i75yKDQ9sBkvIk5vHQqtya-P0tEmUsjJdDe0uYJwwYuic_guvyFBWtrjytvIcJM2XKpm2Rc5M5-sPEAusJvsfkgsArwYfyDSDrUyM-5pPYsBXtgXSa9gU/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464422152860149570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7k8z7vFF10W7fcoP0fbtI6i75yKDQ9sBkvIk5vHQqtya-P0tEmUsjJdDe0uYJwwYuic_guvyFBWtrjytvIcJM2XKpm2Rc5M5-sPEAusJvsfkgsArwYfyDSDrUyM-5pPYsBXtgXSa9gU/s320/001.JPG" /></a>WHEN: March 2009<br />WHERE: East Liberty, Pittsburgh<br />The minute I saw this stroller crammed between some newspaper boxes outside Whole Foods, I knew it was tragic junk. I also rightly suspected it would stay there for days, which it did.Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-30468104617576412612010-04-16T12:15:00.005-04:002010-04-16T12:20:26.402-04:00"I Used to Be Somebody"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZtmuKVIXY2pvJ08SpfiRdHGrnTdq3A29jKVrbL2bUr7xoQfC6Py_OR7a30uFqgroLsAFHi3AlxMV3WR4mQUC-c0qOm9M3ZQ68seKIAdrJRi6o_lcIng0yT-8QdfqoWp4xHSRQA7lOzs/s1600/smallmario1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460770167617795314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZtmuKVIXY2pvJ08SpfiRdHGrnTdq3A29jKVrbL2bUr7xoQfC6Py_OR7a30uFqgroLsAFHi3AlxMV3WR4mQUC-c0qOm9M3ZQ68seKIAdrJRi6o_lcIng0yT-8QdfqoWp4xHSRQA7lOzs/s320/smallmario1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLBJVa5t34s6fTsZcSkCvPkRMlpkw0VCieJe9v9yeFuDEuevMJ5dZ1CsOLyFIYJTsxmnq7XJ70YiGWTjvS9YoHtfdNx2H-ELuoz8_JH5vZXVj2PycnZWl69mE5s5_X628xTTUHHaUPUw/s1600/smallmario2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460770015279009746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLBJVa5t34s6fTsZcSkCvPkRMlpkw0VCieJe9v9yeFuDEuevMJ5dZ1CsOLyFIYJTsxmnq7XJ70YiGWTjvS9YoHtfdNx2H-ELuoz8_JH5vZXVj2PycnZWl69mE5s5_X628xTTUHHaUPUw/s320/smallmario2.jpg" border="0" /></a>WHERE: Detroit, Mich.</div><div>WHEN: April 2010</div><div>PHOTO: Michael J., in Detroit</div><div>Hard times have befallen one of the Mario Brothers. </div>Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-60510052860464662362010-04-09T10:43:00.002-04:002010-04-09T10:46:40.290-04:00Kawaii Down!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fzo0DtvwHMOzL0_DMOsKbHiO9A8NuZI1UApsi1C65z0YMHvbPac7xH1Rke72PA5v6LXRYY6HMRkd4vkdpOT6F4pMVqt0zfszzTGNDhwgCARAgn4DF6C69dD1XHTyfVyFZy-xmqf_3VI/s1600/kawaii.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458148665679010482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fzo0DtvwHMOzL0_DMOsKbHiO9A8NuZI1UApsi1C65z0YMHvbPac7xH1Rke72PA5v6LXRYY6HMRkd4vkdpOT6F4pMVqt0zfszzTGNDhwgCARAgn4DF6C69dD1XHTyfVyFZy-xmqf_3VI/s320/kawaii.JPG" border="0" /></a> WHEN: April 2010<br />WHERE: Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo<br />PHOTO: Jessica M.<br />Even being "kawaii" -- super cute and adorable -- can't save this little plushie. Kitten, mouse, bunny? It's so freakin' cute I can't even tell!Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-55040245363274917482010-04-06T09:12:00.003-04:002010-04-06T09:25:27.990-04:00Death of a Doll<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457012276314162850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e_Y7KlE3iFUJatpX1_E28ImiWN1P2wN7L-k2qb5GWgat4-YsjwGAUjkvQzQeedmO3YttAPFLhtC0v3_KRqb6IABmItt4efcSKV6E2-sBQHpic8JjbzsWIoL0_m8VCH4oiFjjNGfy-Mw/s320/pinkdoll2.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2lHKIYaUP19sVbv0qlE6Z649sa2rGHo8tJ3xLpjXsf5TjrAuH2Ez4tX8NDO44x_b1brhhTwxF-9zjqJpj5TAZNv4Gg6bjVGs0Ylm6nuqB6A_OURUwwzdgUwSd3aYSgpJRDPvCV23QwY/s1600/pinkdoll1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457012693759860722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2lHKIYaUP19sVbv0qlE6Z649sa2rGHo8tJ3xLpjXsf5TjrAuH2Ez4tX8NDO44x_b1brhhTwxF-9zjqJpj5TAZNv4Gg6bjVGs0Ylm6nuqB6A_OURUwwzdgUwSd3aYSgpJRDPvCV23QwY/s320/pinkdoll1.jpg" /></a>WHEN: March 2010<br />WHERE: Bloomfield, Pittsburgh<br />PHOTO: Chris P. In Pittsburgh<br />Chris reports: "When I first walked past, the doll was laying face down, as in the first photo. What may not be clear is that the doll is headless. When I walked past later, the doll had been moved onto its back, and the new perspective revealed the bondage angle of the doll's hands tied together. One can only imagine the events that led to this poor doll's demise."Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388841729865920879.post-7657369223561280872010-03-27T09:50:00.003-04:002010-03-27T09:52:46.698-04:00Bored Games<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfG3aW61uZQJJlNe0mPPUTq501rpFMISlbKDe6CJ0F5NrUX4kdupKE0yOuM3vI2PXIrprQXWhrF-ZIPOf97qMCYyAaTtPqfwYlnLR59vBP7sOeb_1pe8e-M31_1diC0RJ0FqC8NZ4Bbw/s1600/boardgames.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453310893685318882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfG3aW61uZQJJlNe0mPPUTq501rpFMISlbKDe6CJ0F5NrUX4kdupKE0yOuM3vI2PXIrprQXWhrF-ZIPOf97qMCYyAaTtPqfwYlnLR59vBP7sOeb_1pe8e-M31_1diC0RJ0FqC8NZ4Bbw/s320/boardgames.jpg" /></a> WHEN: March 2010<br />WHERE: East Liberty, Pittsburgh<br />Scrabble tops this box of board games dumped in a corner of a parking lot.Al Hoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691272172393989198noreply@blogger.com0