Monthly Archives: August 2010

In the summertime, the NYC subways blast cold air. Usually it’s a relief from a city that feels like walking around in a frying pan. Sometimes, though, sitting for an hour in a car the temperature of an icebox can be a bit uncomfortable. But this lady was smart…

She brings a fitted shit with her. Brilliant!

The Holy Land Experience is a Christian-themed amusement park in Orlando, Florida. This is their coffee shop.

And this is what they sell in their coffee shop

For more pictures of Holyland, click the links below or keep reading this blog. I’ll be posting more soon…..

http://melaniehamlett.com/2010/06/09/jesus-in-your-corner/

http://melaniehamlett.com/2010/07/09/he-is-risen/

I found this bike in Queens one day

I think someone actually attached grass to it

(Astoria, New York)

So I was driving through West Virginia one day when I came across this sign.

Being from the South and all, I was of course thrilled!

I wasn’t expecting much… especially after reading this sign

Luckily, I speak hillbilly.

They have a huge menu, including five or ten pound burgers and hotdogs!

I believe this is the five pound hot dog

They get a little pissy if you don’t “teep” them well.

You have the option of eating inside or outside.

I prefer outside for the ambiance

and funny signs

They also have fun things to do, like riding the horsey

or swinging on a rope.

If you don’t want to eat outside next to a latrine, you can always eat inside this bus

which was kinda boring

until we realized you can graffiti the crap out of it.

Dora has a thing for hummers

(hey now, get your mind out of the gutter)

And I have a thing for David Hasselhoff.

We thought about taking the ole bus for a little spin when some people joined us

They were super nice and even bought me lunch. I couldn’t believe they willingly went along with one of my favorite activities : taking stupid photos with total strangers.

We did the “look there’s a something terrifying coming from yonder” photo

The “Oh no we just realized it’s an alien and we’re gonna die!” photo

The pretend murder photo (some of them aren’t very good actors)

(my favorite was the guy on the left who pretend murdered himself)

and my personal favorite – the “everyone’s narcoleptic” photo

(I tried telling them to look more natural since most people don’t stand erect when sleeping, but hey, they did their best)

After a fun adventure at the hot dog place (and an unsettling meal), I tried to use the crapper

but they had stupid rules about that

so I had to use the outhouse

I couldn’t use the first outhouse because this stupid doll was in the way

The other outhouse had a doll in the way

but upside down!

(I don’t understand why this was also a “gas station”???)

By the way, they also offer bathing facilities

I’ve already got a job now in New York, but if you’re interested, they’re looking for hard workers

To find out more, just visit their website

Just outside of Bend, Oregon, there’s a gas station/diner/motel/gift-store-full-of-touristy-crap-you’ll-regret-buying-five-minutes-later-like-dreamcatchers-and backscratchers.

The motel part wasn’t luxurious by any means

but it was dog-poop-free at least

No houses or trees or children? Or is this just a really strange way of saying “No Ball Playing Allowed” in Italian?

This is how you’d see the same sign in New York City

(A special thanks to my friend Dennis who sent me the top picture from his travels through Italy)

(photo taken somewhere in Tennessee)

I bet it looks like this mother of two is sharing a touching moment with her baby doesn’t it?

Nope. She was actually changing its diaper. Yet another thing that cracks me up about this city – no bathrooms! As always, New Yorkers just deal.

My favorite was that time a mom changed a diaper on the subway seat right next to me.

This signs was posted on the wall all the hippies in New Paltz, NY lean against all day long.

Stupid signs everywhere reminding you not to be stupid

And don’t sue anyone for being stupid either.

(Photo taken in a gas station in Forks, Washington)