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Dave in VA

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13. We have a home like that in our area

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 08:36 PM

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They put up the 12 foot plastic skeleton about 4 or 5 years ago. They live across the street from a stip mall. There's a family with a special needs child that was non verbal. I believe he was about 5 years old at the time. The mother reported to the local news station that her child had spoken for the first time in his life when he saw that skeleton. Turn around mom, turn around!

She parked in the strip mall lot across the street and cried as her son laughed and talked about how much he loved that skeleton.

The neighbor for the last 5 years has decorated that skeleton for every holiday and the whole neighborhood love it.

Sometimes there are reasons for things that we may not always understand.

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So, there's a woman down the road from us with a 12 ft tall plastic skeleton in her front yard [View all] Bayard Sunday OP

That;s funny. PS i wouldn't stop either debm55 Sunday #1

She seems cool. ForgoTheConsequence Sunday #2

You have the coolest neighbor in the world nt cyclonefence Sunday #3

Hmmm...wonder if you live near us. Totally Tunsie Sunday #4

I Like It !!! alittlelark Sunday #5

Oak Cliff, TX kcoates Sunday #6

There's a used car lot in Coeur d'Alene that has an old tow truck... jmowreader Sunday #7

Little local eccentricities TommyT139 Sunday #8

I can attest to that! AloeVera Sunday #24

think of it this way: could be worse, could be a Trump flag Skittles Sunday #9

It would be funnier if The Madcap Sunday #33

I'd stop and tell them how great I think is it Niagara Sunday #10

I was going to ask, True Dough Sunday #11

No. I wish Bayard was talking about me Niagara Sunday #12

Maybe it can be disassembled? True Dough Sunday #14

You do have a point there about it being disassembled Niagara Sunday #15

Time to hold True Dough Sunday #16

Or, here's another idea True Dough Sunday #17

That's a fantastic idea, True Niagara Sunday #18

The Skeleton House True Dough Sunday #22

I'd like to do something like this in my yard to change things Niagara Sunday #23

You don't need to store it mercuryblues Sunday #27

True Dough and I were just discussing that option Niagara Sunday #31

Dang. mercuryblues Sunday #40

I'll think of something though, I usually do Niagara Sunday #42

She never stores it Bayard Sunday #46

We have a home like that in our area Dave in VA Sunday #13

My optometrist has a six foot skeleton sitting in his office. He dresses it up for the various holidays and events. The Floyd R. Turbo Sunday #19

A similar story Gruenemann Sunday #20

Probably doesn't have room to store it. JohnnyRingo Sunday #21

my cat's buddy is one of those skeletons NJCher Sunday #25

That's hilarious! AloeVera Sunday #26

Why did she insult the Irish? Martin Eden Sunday #28

She just skipped right over that one Bayard Sunday #47

Easter is about rebirth. underpants Sunday #29

All of those costumes probably take up less storage space than the skeleton itself, RockRaven Sunday #30

We have one of those. hamsterjill Sunday #32

She skipped St Patrick's Day? CrispyQ Sunday #34

Clever Faux pas Sunday #35

She's having fun. Nobody's getting hurt. Demobrat Sunday #36

She should keep an eye out for ICE. KY_EnviroGuy Sunday #37

They sound fun Luciferous Sunday #38

Its the Home Depot Skelly. johnnyfins Sunday #39

I like her style. Warpy Sunday #41

There's a guy about 1.5 miles up the road from me that does something similar but he also has a giant skeleton dog!! chowder66 Sunday #43

Practically you realize that storing it is a pain Lithos Sunday #44

We have definitely wandered off into the Twilight Zone. flashman13 Sunday #45

Sounds like you have a bone to pick Blue Owl Sunday #48