The (Obligatory) Brick Wall Shot - Share Yours

Josh220 · Feb 16, 2012

johngpt · Feb 16, 2012

Josh, those are grossly spectacular!

johngpt · Feb 16, 2012

CB-334E

Josh66 · Feb 16, 2012

2012021405 by J E, on Flickr

I wanted to get closer, but I was afraid someone would think I was trying to take pictures of someone undressing or something. :lol:

johngpt · Feb 16, 2012

And here's the Obligatory Brick House !!!!!!

Turn up your volume...

:mrgreen:

mishele · Feb 16, 2012

Josh220 said:

I'm wigged out....lol Is that gum?!! lol I've seen walls like this at amusement parks.

Josh220 · Feb 17, 2012

johngpt said:
Josh, those are grossly spectacular!

Thanks!

mishele said:
I'm wigged out....lol Is that gum?!! lol I've seen walls like this at amusement parks.

Yes it is

This is the original "gum wall." There are many out there now, but the original is in Seattle, WA. It's on the wall of an old theatre, where patrons used to stick their gum when they were fed up with waiting in line. They used to place a piece of gum on the wall and stick a coin to it. The gum tradition has continued, but the coin ended up being lost- although if you look closely, some people still follow the old tradition. They scraped it a few times, but the gum would return with a vengeance, so eventually they left it. It's now a world-famous tourist attraction (the second most germ infested tourist location in the world after the Blarney Stone). It's a few inches thick in some areas.

Tony S · Feb 17, 2012

... the gum wall is colorful and it has a smell of it's own. It is a common dare amongst the intoxicated and college crowd to touch it with your tongue... ewwwwe