Monday, November 30, 2009

One well-hung man and his holiday lights

Posted by CJ Janovy on Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:30 AM

Kansas City weather was gorgeous over the long Thanksgiving weekend -- perfect for procrastinators who still hadn't gotten around to hanging their holiday lights. Unfortunately, it looked as if tragedy was about to strike at a house on the corner of State Line and West 61st Street:

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Jeez, had this guy's ladder really fallen out from under him? Was he really hanging for dear life from the gutter?
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Nah. Turns out whoever lives here was just enjoying some excellent holiday humor. We couldn't quite make out the exact wording of the sign on the ladder, but we think it says "Gotcha! He's fine. Merry X-mas."

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Posted by Darrell on 12/19/2009 at 9:46 PM
Posted by Darrell on 12/19/2009 at 9:45 PM

Its now been posted at snopes as well. The ownership could be easily verified by checking for the house using the claimed address on Google street view.

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Posted by Brian on 12/17/2009 at 9:06 AM

The display owner is Kerry from Kansas City. Here is the post he made on blog communicating with Deeli mentioned above:

Doubt you will believe me but this IS actually my house. My friends have told me it has been going around on email and on blogs. So I looked it up and found this blog as well as many others. IT is amazing. If you don't believe me or want additional pictures and stories email me at Kerryscanlon1 AT aol.com. The paragraph I wrote is just a small amount of what happened over the 2 days. Kerry

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Posted by Paramotorflyer on 12/17/2009 at 7:32 AM

Its funny but 5 mins on Google and I can come up with at least a half dozen people who also claim that this is THEIR display.

Deeli in Washington State seems to be the most probable owner of the display. She provides alot more proof than the "It's mine" comment by Mr. Tiddler.

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Posted by Chris on 12/17/2009 at 2:03 AM

No it's my photo. Use it if you want, more the merrier.

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Posted by Jonny Tiddler on 12/16/2009 at 6:40 PM

Are you the original source for image of man hanging from gutter? I work with The Marlin Company a publisher of safety messages. We're interested in using this image and I'm trying to track down the owner of photograph. Can you please let me know if it's you or if you know more.
Thanks,
Margaret Waage
Editorial Photography Coordinator
The Marlin Company
The Workplace Communication Experts�
10 Research Parkway
Wallingford, CT 06473
Phone: 203-294-9800 ext 209
Fax: 203-294-9900
mwaage@themarlincompany.com

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Posted by margaret waage on 12/09/2009 at 7:14 AM
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