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What's worse than postbox toppers? Seasonal postbox toppers when it isn't that season

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IFollowRivers · 08/03/2024 10:21

Round here we are surrounded by Christmas postbox toppers.

It's March FFS.

Wondering if the topper crafters have downed tools having realised they could do something better with their time.

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Babla · 09/03/2024 10:16

Evenstar · 09/03/2024 09:59

@IFollowRivers maybe this lovely Easter one I saw on Facebook will cheer you up

This one is lovely

WatchandWaitorNot · 09/03/2024 10:19

In your position (conscious of the Ring Doorbells) I would go out in a man’s suit and shoes and balaclava (preferably crocheted), adopting an unfamiliar gait, and remove the offending item, perhaps place it in a plastic bag and drop on the steps of a local church in the manner of an abandoned baby, then take a very circuitous route home, perhaps sleeping rough or flying to Marbella for a couple of days until the furore has died down.

Surely they must be more than a bit bedraggled? They must be grey and soggy and disgusting by now.

dottiedodah · 09/03/2024 10:27

I like them! Seems fairly innocent to me . lots of different causes had green lots of lovely creatures .

BIossomtoes · 09/03/2024 10:33

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr · 09/03/2024 09:42

It’s the war ones which bother me. Men died in their millions and we “celebrate” that with whimsical little infantilisations of happy soldiers toddling off to be eviscerated in some freezing cold muddy field. Making them into something from fucking Trumpton really doesn’t feel like a respectful treatment of the subject.

I just showed that to my bloke. Military career of decades and Falklands veteran. He rather likes it. Nice of you to be offended on his behalf.

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 09/03/2024 10:51

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr · 09/03/2024 09:42

It’s the war ones which bother me. Men died in their millions and we “celebrate” that with whimsical little infantilisations of happy soldiers toddling off to be eviscerated in some freezing cold muddy field. Making them into something from fucking Trumpton really doesn’t feel like a respectful treatment of the subject.

I don’t think the Forces people I know would mind the Trumpton style but God help the knitter if she gets any of the uniform details wrong.

BIossomtoes · 09/03/2024 10:53

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 09/03/2024 10:51

I don’t think the Forces people I know would mind the Trumpton style but God help the knitter if she gets any of the uniform details wrong.

Yes! The constant comments about cap badges and inappropriate hats in films and TV dramas do my head in.

BellaVita · 09/03/2024 10:58

I like them.

As long as they aren’t hurting you, why do you care?

Mumsgirls · 09/03/2024 11:10

Some might think they are lovely, but you have no right to impose your taste as you do not own the post box. One person’s graffiti art is another’s vandalism.
post boxes are iconic without so called decoration

NewYearNewJob2024 · 09/03/2024 11:16

Aw I love them!!

Happyholidays78 · 09/03/2024 13:04

Another one I saw on my walk today.

What's worse than postbox toppers? Seasonal postbox toppers when it isn't that season
Hopingitsahornyfinger · 09/03/2024 13:37

Love it @Happyholidays78

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