Striking a Pose
This is a novel way to make a living, or at least provide a clever side hustle. We saw this fellow at a town festival where we had set up as vendors. He showed up at noon on Saturday (of the weekend festival) and just walked around. He did not say a word, but every so often would freeze in a position and hold it for several minutes, thus becoming a big plastic toy soldier.
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How fun! 😍
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It was fun watching him. The photo was taken from our vendor booth.
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aahhh a living statue; I had an interview with one once, turned it into a poem 🙂
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Interesting! Thanks for sharing John.
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Human statutes are interesting ways to make a extra money. I saw a lot of human statues, but not as soldiers, in Paris, Madrid, Rome and other European cities posing for tips. I don’t see them much around here, but I’ll bet they are common in large cities like NYC.
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We did see one when we were in New Orleans.
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Reminds me of tableaux vivants, only out among the audience!
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By the end of the time he was performing this fellow had a pack of kids following him around. It was cute.
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I bet!
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These characters are amazing
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It was fun to watch him as he walked around the festival and then stopped and froze in place. He had a pack of kids that followed him around as well.
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🙂
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I’d love to see the kid who could move this one around. 🙂
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
AN IDEA TO TOY WITH
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Thanks for the reblog and the most clever comment! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT! 😀
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