As Sondheim said, there’s no place like London (“filled with people who are filled with shit”) — and, not coincidentally, the home of this sign.
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Twiney Sod, the demon gardener of Fleet Street
July 10th, 2015 · 29 comments
FILED UNDER: flowers, trees, houseplants & gardens · London · TL;DR · warning
29 responses so far ↓
#1
assiveProgressive
I bet you some bird stole the twine and is building a nest with it. The birds around here are real strange and sneaky like that.
Jul 10, 2015 at 11:41 pm rating: 90
#2
Poltergeist
I think that old piece of twine was the only thing holding this person’s fragile psyche together. When it snapped, so did they.
Jul 11, 2015 at 2:36 am rating: 93
#3
Belaani
Next time use wire. Hooked up to the house current.
Jul 11, 2015 at 6:10 am rating: 90
#4
sunshynegrll
Sign writer must have been REALLY bored (board… get it?!) However, the inclusion of a terrible pun makes it awesome.
They got off lucky with just a twine thief. Around here, people don’t stop at cutting twine; they will steal everything that isn’t nailed down, including flowers (the whole plant) and vegetables.
Jul 11, 2015 at 7:22 am rating: 90
#5
Eohippus
The sign writer is probably the first person in history who has figured out how to gaslight themselves.
Jul 11, 2015 at 11:26 am rating: 91
#6
Dane Zeller
I’d like you all to visit my old home town, Trunda, Iowa, location of the world’s largest ball of twine. It is awesome!
Jul 11, 2015 at 11:26 am rating: 90
#7
Lita
Look at the last line, it was clearly Edward Scissorhands.
Jul 11, 2015 at 4:38 pm rating: 90
#8
Jami
Wait, it was just one piece of twine the one time?
Good Lord, buddy, get a life!
Jul 12, 2015 at 1:59 pm rating: 90
#9
mlseim
I just happen to live in Minnesota, an hour away from Darwin, home of the” largest ball of twine made by one man.” The key is it was made by one man. Anyhow, cut twine, cut christmas lights, etc. are always caused by squirrels or rabbits. The cutting is so precise that people are convinced it is caused by human vandals. Why would a person cut it? Why wouldn’t they cut down everything else too?
Jul 12, 2015 at 2:25 pm rating: 90
#10
Raichu
Wow. Somebody is really really bored.
Jul 13, 2015 at 1:53 am rating: 90
#11
TRT
Ah, London. Twined with string.
Jul 13, 2015 at 5:28 am rating: 90
#12
Kasaba
I just read PHANTOM GARDEN CUTTER (no twine), and picture being cut for my last 5 quid as I take a short cut through the communal gardens of a council estate.
I bet that sign stayed up for an afternoon maybe, before being destroyed by the rain or pissed on.
Jul 14, 2015 at 6:34 am rating: 90
#13
Kasaba
The great thing about summer in London is that is now teeming with tourists, onto whom you can project months and months of pent up rage.
Stand of the fucking right of the fucking escalator, for fuck’s sake!
Jul 14, 2015 at 6:37 am rating: 90
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