By Steve Levenstein

Most decorative garden statues can improve the look and appeal of any home or garden. Not these 10, though. Running the gamut from facepalm to faceplant, the only limitation these statues face is the size of one's yard, wallet and ego.

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By Anthony Savona

Really, our expectations were low. I mean, the fish was randomly pulled from a large cardboard box filled with clear plastic bags, each containing a single, living goldfish. The box was inside the gaming booth, and who knows how long they had been sitting out in the late-summer air. I had always dread those games at carnivals ...read more

Crossing Guard 1: If I want to sit, I'm gonna sit

Crossing Guard 2: That's not what they want. Not anymore.

Crossing Guard 1: (opens canvas chair, sits) It's a free country, isn't it? (pause) Isn't it?

OK, not exactly. But here's some serious enviro-fashionwear -- and it was invented and popularized in 1937: Wear Your Car Tires On Your Feet. That's right -- look great and hug the road just like your SUV. (We can improve the marketing tag line...We like, Buy a Prius, And Wear It...or, Buy a Ford Fusion-Hybrid and Get 4 Free Tires...For Your Feet.) Sold? Well neither were people back in 1937 though, according to the article below, these tire shoes for the garden were catching on...read more

We love colors. We love colorful houses even if they're over the top or ridiculous or simply leave your mouths open in stunned disbelief or horror. (Hey, we don't have to live in them -- or, at the moment, next to them.)

We give all the owners or creators of these colorfully decorated houses credit for their creativity and imagination (and in some cases obvious willingness to go off their meds). Of course, if they're your neighbors, you may not feel so inspired...read more