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Friday, July 01, 2005

Picket this!


Everybody wants a white picket fence, right?

Your turn: If you aspire to a white picket fence, why? What is it about them that makes them worth dreaming about? If you're not a fan, why not? (I know, this is a really broad topic...I'm feeling vague today. Thanks for indulging me!)
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10 comments:

  1. musingwoman7:59 AM, June 26, 2005

    Here via Michele today. I like the photo.
    :-)

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  2. Zinnia Cyclamen3:57 PM, July 01, 2005

    Not a fan.

    Why?

    Because...

    it'll never get well if you picket.

    (I'll get my coat)

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  3. Anonymous8:21 PM, July 01, 2005

    I'm more the wrought iron and spikes type, myself, but here's what I love about picket fences: if you ride a bike past one, and just the right speed, the motion combines with the gaps between the boards to give the illusion of invisibility, and that's pretty damned cool.

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  4. Anonymous9:22 PM, July 01, 2005

    I have this picket fence. I love it but it does need painting and that is a drag. But it does symbolize 'the American Dream" whether we want to acknowledge it or not. :)

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  5. Frunjer1:05 AM, July 02, 2005

    I like picket fences because they symbolize family and community. Unfortunately, most Americans are now so materialistic and competitive that a picket fence seems trite.

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  6. barbie2be2:23 AM, July 02, 2005

    cool picture but not a fan.... i like my space so, don't fence me in!

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  7. Misti10:08 AM, July 02, 2005

    not a fence kind of gal. we have a block wall in the back and nothing in front. Just the way i like it ;)

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  8. Diane10:54 AM, July 02, 2005

    Whenever I have wished for a picket fence, discussed pickets fences, or referred to a picket fence, it was always used figuratively, not literally. I don't care to ever had a real white picket fence, just it represents.

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  9. Thumper2:02 PM, July 02, 2005

    I like the idea of a white picket fence because of everything having one means--family, home ownership... but the reality is that you have to run a weed whacker along those suckers, and that's not much fun...

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  10. Rhodent6:35 PM, July 02, 2005

    I love to see them when they are around an appropriate-looking home for them. We have a privacy fence in our backyard because of our pool. It requires upkeep but not anywhere near what a white picket fence would require. They are nostalgic and represent warm fuzzy feelings to a lot of people. So I like to look at them, but don't want one around my own home.

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