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(34,162 posts) Sun Oct 27, 2024, 01:50 PM Sunday

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 Sunday OP

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

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

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

Jeffrey Dahmer stole a couple of those to keep as boyfriends. milestogo 17 hrs ago #123

ball lightning lapfog_1 Sunday #3

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

Lucky no one was struck by it. wnylib Sunday #39

A very large bird Tweedy Sunday #5

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

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

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

A baby bull... oldsoldierfadingfast Sunday #17

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

I had a newborn lamb under my bed Laurelin Monday #105

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

Thank you madaboutharry. Yes very strange debm55 Sunday #11

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

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

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

I would be strange for me. debm55 Sunday #22

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

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

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

I house sat for a boss once Diraven Monday #101

Gross Alpeduez21 Monday #115

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

that could be dangerous. debm55 Sunday #16

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

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

I used to have an inert tank round Diraven Monday #102

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

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

Foyer and it was huge. GP6971 Sunday #26

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

A stuffed giraffe. mommymarine2003 Sunday #28

Thank you mommymarine2003, That is strange. debm55 Sunday #30

A bomb shelter Cartoonist Sunday #29

Thank you Cartoonist. Yes that is strange. debm55 Sunday #31

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

Michael Jackson room. Bmoboy Sunday #32

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

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

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

Wow. You win. Joinfortmill Monday #77

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

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

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

Peyote growing in the kitchen window Runningdawg Sunday #36

Thank you Runningdawg. That's strange. debm55 Monday #67

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

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

Rofl Joinfortmill Monday #78

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

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

Very strange indeed. Thank you duncang. debm55 Monday #70

My cousin's husband crud Monday #93

Satanic altar? XanaDUer2 Sunday #40

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

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

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

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

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

The person had passed away, relatives were doc03 Monday #95

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

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

Thank you TommieMommy. That is different. debm55 Monday #59

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

Lol Joinfortmill Monday #81

A camel saddle some_of_us_are_sane Sunday #45

Thank you some_of_us_are_sane debm55 Monday #58

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

A sex dungeon in the basement. LudwigPastorius Monday #46

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

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

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

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

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

Many years ago Diamond_Dog Monday #51

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

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

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

Not really strange if..fish..had..wings Monday #56

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

Extreme hoarding WestMichRad Monday #66

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

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

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

Thank you WheelWalker. Very strange and creepy. debm55 Monday #73

Not going there Joinfortmill Monday #84

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

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

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

Thank you hunter. debm55 Monday #94

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

Thank you Joinfortmill. freaky for sure. debm55 Monday #79

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

Yuk that sure would. Thank you Native. debm55 Monday #82

A German Nazi general's uniform. FuzzyRabbit Monday #85

Thank you FuzzyRabbit. That is gross. debm55 Monday #86

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

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

The headstone of a living friend dlbell Monday #91

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

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

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

Yep, Montgomery County Texas. duncang Monday #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 Monday #100

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

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

A stripper pole BOSSHOG Monday #104

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAH. thank you BOSSHOG That is funny. debm55 Monday #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 Monday #110

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you Ferrets are Cool debm55 Monday #112

We sold our home in Mississippi in 2018 BOSSHOG Monday #118

It makes a world of difference Ferrets are Cool Monday #119

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

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

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

Not all that strange for deer hunters.... Niagara Monday #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 Monday #114

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

Thank you ZoltarSpeakes. That is very strange. debm55 Yesterday #121

Well it was both one of the strangest and one of the coolest. OldBaldy1701E 19 hrs ago #122

That is cool. Thank you OldBaldy1701E debm55 17 hrs ago #124