Forget poignant shots of the green flash at sunset or uber macro shots of winged bugs perched on flowers, let’s talk about photos of crap that only very specific groups of people want to see. You know, photos of doll heads strapped to the grills of semi trucks or stuffed animals dining in restaurants- which by the way, totally attracts boat loads of customers. Who knows what your particular photo fetish is, maybe you’ll finally find a group of photogs who will appreciate your artistic series entitled “Gnomes at Concerts.” Or perhaps you’re just looking for a group of pals who appreciate tin foil hats as much as you do. Whatever your fancy, you are certain to find a group that suits your quirky method of photographic expression in our list of Top Ten Fabulously Quirky Flickr Groups alternately titled “See, You’re Not That Weird After All.” On with the list!
#10- Tin Foil Hats: You loved ‘em when you were 3 and now you’ve got the $1800 digital SLR to prove it! Get out the Reynolds Wrap and fashion a fancy foil fedora for yourself or for your cat. Ok, now work it!
#9 Pizza Upskirts: How naughty is number nine? Sexy, saucy Pizza Upskirts. Forget that whole Marilyn Monroe standing over the subway grates, the upskirts of pizza slices are so much hotter. Right? We feel so dirty.
#8 Stuffed Animals on Truck Grills: Saddest. Group. Ever. If you’re even the slightest bit sentimental, consider this a warning. This Flickr pool might bring you to tears. We are totally strong and unaffected by images of sad, lonely, lost and deeply missed stuffed animals out in the world, alone. The sight of a beloved toy strapped to a truck grill and being driven around dark and lonely highways all over the world with no regard for its feelings did not bring us to tears. However, you might not be as strong as we are so be warned. Sniff. Sniff.
#7- The Sugar Frosted Cereal Museum: If you’ve been reading Layercake for any length of time, like longer than a day, then you know that we make no secret of our adoring love for all things CEREAL. So when we randomly stumbled upon hit the gold mine after searching for hours our new favorite Flickr group, the cereal lovers dream that is The Sugar Frosted Cereal Museum. Crrrrunch!
#6 What’s in Your Fridge: Remember the first time you caught a glimpse into one of the refrigerators from an episode of MTV Cribs? Suddenly your own refrigerator contents, not to mention your sucky non-entourage having lifestyle, came into question. What would your fans think if they saw your half eaten Subway sandwich, spray butter and serious lack of Clicquot magnums? And we shudder to think of the wrath of judgment that would hail down upon your non-existent collection of individually packaged beverages. Will the MTV camera crew be forced to drink tap water? If these thoughts keep you up at night then this is the Flickr group for you! Now scoot, scoot off to the nearest Whole Foods to work on your refrigerator’s new image.
#5 Hotel Room Keys: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Unless it involves room keys. Who doesn’t love a good souvenir especially when it serves as a reminder to all of the stuff that took place in your room away from home. This Flickr group is a photographic love letter to the room key. From credit card keys to old school metal these photos are certain to enrage hotel desk clerks around the world! Unlock your creativity!
#4 Simpsons Tattoos: This group may be small but they’ve got heart! And absolutely zero issues with commitment. At least not when it comes to their love of The Simpsons. Imagine loving a cartoon character so much that you have it tattooed onto your body forever and ever. And ever. Well, imagine no more, this Flickr group’s done all the hard work for you. And in honor of the group we have done something a little less permanent, we present you with this image taken from the very first episode of The Simpsons, the one where Bart gets his tattoo removed at the laser tattoo removal clinic. Ouch.
#3 Airline Food and #2 Room Service, it’s a tie! While the Airline Food pool has 587 of photos the Room Service pool is trailing behind with just fifty-two. How can that be? Those tiny little ketchup bottles and miniature jam jars deserve some digital appreciation. We love room service almost as much as we love a good underdog story so, get out your cameras and post some photos of those $18 grilled cheese sandwiches and $15 bagels. Let’s put Room Service in a head to head battle with Airline Food! Capturing your room service meal on film and posting it on Flickr might even make you feel like you got your money’s worth.
#1 Traveling Toys: We chose Travelling Toys for the number one slot on our list because, well because it’s our list. And c’mon the whole juxtaposition of a serious monument being visited by a toy is frankly, hilarious. It just is. Seriously you should try it some time. You will laugh.
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