What were they thinking?

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What were they thinking?

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We just traveled down to NJ to the unveiling of my Uncle's grave stone. At the cemetary, we spotted this grouping of trees:

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I was sort of speechless...
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there should be a caption for this photo........

"behold the mysterious monoliths of the ancient Phallusian Tribe. While their origins are unclear the message they left is undeniable"
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I'm rarely at a loss for words but...

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BTW-- in case you couldn't guess from the photo, this was a Jewish cemetary!
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What is Jewish abouth this cemetery? The giant green lightbulbs? :boggle:

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It looks like that one on the far left hasn't converted yet . . . :lol:
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djm wrote:What is Jewish abouth this cemetery? The giant green lightbulbs? :boggle:

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This type of "pruning" is traditionally done to Jewish male babies at 8 days of age...
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What were they thinking?

There will be a Rabbi there and probably somebody's mother.
Nobody will dare laugh.

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My laugh-o-meter just broke. :lol:
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I guest my mind is in the gutter, this is what I thought of first. Pistachio I'm thinking :lol: Image
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its been my experience that NJ cemetery ground crews have a unique sense of humor.

At the time, given the condition they no doubt were in, the ground crew probably thought they were making, big, topiary mushrooms. 8)
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That's a lot of wood!
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