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What's the strangest thing you ever saw in someone's house? [View all]

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What's the strangest thing you ever saw in someone's house? [View all] debm55 Oct 27 OP

Life-sized Mannequins at my MILs house. woodsprite Oct 27 #1

Sorry , but that is funny and creepy. Thank you woodsprite. debm55 Oct 27 #2

One of my jobs in early adulthood was at a mannequin factory. WestMichRad Oct 28 #50

Jeffrey Dahmer stole a couple of those to keep as boyfriends. milestogo Oct 29 #123

ball lightning lapfog_1 Oct 27 #3

Yes that would be terrifying. Thank you lapfog_1 debm55 Oct 27 #4

Lucky no one was struck by it. wnylib Oct 27 #39

A very large bird Tweedy Oct 27 #5

Thank you Tweedy. We had small birds go through the chimney and the cats would chase them though out the house. debm55 Oct 27 #7

I needed signatures on paperwork and went to the client's home for them..he opened the door and I stepped in Deuxcents Oct 27 #6

That is sickening. I feel sorry for you having to experience that. debm55 Oct 27 #8

A baby bull... oldsoldierfadingfast Oct 27 #17

Thank you oldsoldierfadingfast. Sad post with a happy ending. Oh and welcome to DU. debm55 Oct 27 #20

I had a newborn lamb under my bed Laurelin Oct 28 #105

Best thing I've read all day Lulu KC Nov 11 #125

An authentic Suit of Armor from the Middle Ages. madaboutharry Oct 27 #9

Thank you madaboutharry. Yes very strange debm55 Oct 27 #11

A Renoir in the bathroom. The real deal. A sketch of a young woman. In a full bath. Solly Mack Oct 27 #10

Thank you Solly Mack. I see your point. debm55 Oct 27 #12

I've gone into homes with stuffed dead animals but that wasn't strange for the people involved. Solly Mack Oct 27 #19

I would be strange for me. debm55 Oct 27 #22

They let their two small dogs just go in the house Alpeduez21 Oct 27 #13

That is very gross. Were they elderely and not able to clean up? debm55 Oct 27 #15

Neither just couldn't be bothered, I guess Alpeduez21 Oct 27 #18

I house sat for a boss once Diraven Oct 28 #101

Gross Alpeduez21 Oct 28 #115

A 60mm mortar round next to the fireplace in the home of a kid I was friends with. rsdsharp Oct 27 #14

that could be dangerous. debm55 Oct 27 #16

Not if it was inert. I assume my friend's father brought it back from WWWII. rsdsharp Oct 27 #21

With some people you never know. I more than likely inert. debm55 Oct 27 #23

I used to have an inert tank round Diraven Oct 28 #102

14 ft wood sailboat from the 30s...mast included. Beautifully maintained. GP6971 Oct 27 #24

That is very strange. Which room did they keep it in? debm55 Oct 27 #25

Foyer and it was huge. GP6971 Oct 27 #26

That is very odd. Thank you. debm55 Oct 27 #27

A stuffed giraffe. mommymarine2003 Oct 27 #28

Thank you mommymarine2003, That is strange. debm55 Oct 27 #30

A bomb shelter Cartoonist Oct 27 #29

Thank you Cartoonist. Yes that is strange. debm55 Oct 27 #31

It's nice they were able to repurpose it after the Cold War ended Hekate Oct 28 #48

Michael Jackson room. Bmoboy Oct 27 #32

That sure is creepy. thank you, Bmoboy. debm55 Oct 27 #33

An acquaintance of mine had the tumor that was surgically removed from his brain.... lastlib Oct 27 #34

Thank you lastlib. that would creep me out too. debm55 Oct 28 #64

Wow. You win. Joinfortmill Oct 28 #77

A stuffed polar bear standing upright in a menacing pose in a drained fish pond in a living room Brother Buzz Oct 27 #35

Thank you Brother Buzz. That is sad and creepy. debm55 Oct 28 #65

I was just a kid and didn't understand the creepy bit yet Brother Buzz Oct 28 #88

Peyote growing in the kitchen window Runningdawg Oct 27 #36

Thank you Runningdawg. That's strange. debm55 Oct 28 #67

A bathroom with mirrors on all four walls and the ceiling, weird. You can see your self doing doc03 Oct 27 #37

Thank you doc03, that is very strange. debm55 Oct 28 #69

Rofl Joinfortmill Oct 28 #78

My brother bought a house to use as a rental. duncang Oct 27 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author doc03 Oct 27 #42

Very strange indeed. Thank you duncang. debm55 Oct 28 #70

My cousin's husband crud Oct 28 #93

Satanic altar? XanaDUer2 Oct 27 #40

Thank you XanaDUer2. I would have done the same. debm55 Oct 28 #71

Not very strange compared to some other posts here, wnylib Oct 27 #41

Thank you wnylib, That would creep me out too. debm55 Oct 28 #61

A Nazi flag about 10 feet wide hanging in someones living room. nt doc03 Oct 27 #43

Did you leave. I would have walked out. debm55 Oct 28 #60

The person had passed away, relatives were doc03 Oct 28 #95

Thank you doc03 and a Nazi lover.teacher debm55 Oct 28 #96

I have one, folded up on the top shelf of my closet. My father brought it back from the war yellowdogintexas Nov 11 #126

But you's are not on display. I don't what I would do with it either. Thank you yellowdogintexas. debm55 Nov 11 #132

When we first got married my husband drove his motorcycle inside our house to work on it TommieMommy Oct 27 #44

Thank you TommieMommy. That is different. debm55 Oct 28 #59

That would be him, you never knew what he would do. Made our life together interesting. I miss him. TommieMommy Oct 28 #83

Lol Joinfortmill Oct 28 #81

A camel saddle some_of_us_are_sane Oct 27 #45

Thank you some_of_us_are_sane debm55 Oct 28 #58

My aunt actually turned a camel saddle into a footstool Laurelin Oct 28 #107

A sex dungeon in the basement. LudwigPastorius Oct 28 #46

Oh my. That is strange. Thank you LudwigPastorius. debm55 Oct 28 #57

It was a toy from the Ultraman series, I think sakabatou Oct 28 #47

Thank you sakabatou. I don't blame you. debm55 Oct 28 #55

I know a real estate appraiser who's seen all kinds of stuff underpants Oct 28 #49

Thank you underpants. I wonder if they were hoarders. debm55 Oct 28 #52

Many years ago Diamond_Dog Oct 28 #51

Thank you Diamond_Dog. Yes that does sound very strange. debm55 Oct 28 #53

When we moved into my childhome home (1972) there was a detached garage with a root cellar FSogol Oct 28 #54

Thank you FSogol. Must have been brought up from Friday and former owners just left it. Sad. but creepy debm55 Oct 28 #62

Not really strange if..fish..had..wings Oct 28 #56

Thank you. I would say it was strange and dangerous debm55 Oct 28 #63

Extreme hoarding WestMichRad Oct 28 #66

Thank you WestMichRad. Sounds like there were problems with the gentleman. debm55 Oct 28 #72

We all have our problems, don't we?! WestMichRad Oct 28 #97

Well, there was a fire hydrant in one. In another, a gynecological exam table. WheelWalker Oct 28 #68

Thank you WheelWalker. Very strange and creepy. debm55 Oct 28 #73

Not going there Joinfortmill Oct 28 #84

Years ago when my wife and I were looking for a house to buy in the Midwest... hunter Oct 28 #74

Thank you hunter. Some very strange houses. What did you find behind the carpet on the walls? debm55 Oct 28 #75

We didn't buy that house. There were too many strange things about it. hunter Oct 28 #90

Thank you hunter. debm55 Oct 28 #94

A moose head, which is a bit freaky, believe me. Joinfortmill Oct 28 #76

Thank you Joinfortmill. freaky for sure. debm55 Oct 28 #79

an inground pool in the living room. the whole house reeked of chlorine. Native Oct 28 #80

Yuk that sure would. Thank you Native. debm55 Oct 28 #82

A German Nazi general's uniform. FuzzyRabbit Oct 28 #85

Thank you FuzzyRabbit. That is gross. debm55 Oct 28 #86

A real taxidermied polar bear, standing up with teeth and claws bared, in attack stance. Laffy Kat Oct 28 #87

Thank you Laffy Kat. so sorry for you and the bear. debm55 Oct 28 #89

The headstone of a living friend dlbell Oct 28 #91

Thank you dlbell. Makes sense but is so creepy. debm55 Oct 28 #92

This isn't a inside the house. duncang Oct 28 #98

Thank you duncang. Was the house in Texas? it sounds very strange. debm55 Oct 28 #99

Yep, Montgomery County Texas. duncang Oct 28 #117

A neighbor has a collection of Cookie Jars in the shape of pigs. He has about 10 of them , all the same on the top of debm55 Oct 28 #100

A stuffed whooping crane. And yes, they are a protective species. Ferrets are Cool Oct 28 #103

So sorry for that bird. I am sorry that you had to witness that. debm55 Oct 28 #108

A stripper pole BOSSHOG Oct 28 #104

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAH. thank you BOSSHOG That is funny. debm55 Oct 28 #106

I am a real estate photographer who has shot over 4000 homes in the last 7 years. I have seen more Ferrets are Cool Oct 28 #110

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you Ferrets are Cool debm55 Oct 28 #112

We sold our home in Mississippi in 2018 BOSSHOG Oct 28 #118

It makes a world of difference Ferrets are Cool Oct 28 #119

Something that did not seem strange at the time but would now Eko Oct 28 #109

Thank you Eko. Yes that could be dangerous. debm55 Oct 28 #113

Now that I think of it, it kinda was. Eko Oct 28 #116

Not all that strange for deer hunters.... Niagara Oct 28 #111

I am so sorry about that. Niagara. I have seen them also.If you go to the Dakotas you will see gazebos made from the debm55 Oct 28 #114

I'm a pretty avid hunter Ontheboundry Nov 11 #129

Welcome to DU, Ontheboundry Niagara Nov 11 #133

A full-size airplane being built in a one bedroom apartment ZoltarSpeaks Oct 29 #120

Thank you ZoltarSpeakes. That is very strange. debm55 Oct 29 #121

Well it was both one of the strangest and one of the coolest. OldBaldy1701E Oct 29 #122

That is cool. Thank you OldBaldy1701E debm55 Oct 29 #124

It was my own house, actually. yellowdogintexas Nov 11 #127

I've been in this guy's house Polybius Nov 11 #128

My late wife and I sold our house 49jim Nov 11 #130

A coffin DemMedic Nov 11 #131