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Handpicked photography and video from the readers of the L.A. Times

Take a deep breath, cats. It's all going to be okay.

cat oven? say it ain't so

Wowza. 

Submitter Bill took this photo while motorbiking in Bali (tough life, eh?).  Perplexing times ten, right?

Well, you 'Sceners always come through, and this odd instance was no exception.  A commenter, El Marco, explains, "Cat is an alternate spelling for tsat, or 'paint' in Indonesian. A cat or tsat oven is where they bake the paint finish onto your car. Think Earl Scheib with an Indonesian accent."

You see?  I've learned something today already.  And it's only 5:17pm.  Thanks, Your Scene!

--Lindsay Barnett

"Cat Oven?" submitted by Bill, from the album Weird World

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I got Bozo and J.P. Patches for the price of one!

bargain clown mart

For all the people who love the Art of Clown, but hate its exorbitant price tags, I bring you...

Bargain Clown Mart.

Your one-stop shop for all things boisterous and creepy. 

--Lindsay Barnett

"Bargain Clown Mart!" submitted by jack, from the album Strange Stores

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But I want to LIVE!...and also move quickly

Linger and die hill

Submitter Funkybunch (is that you, Marky Mark? Big fan of your work in I Heart Huckabees, btw) sends this perplexing photo from the wilds of Australia. 

Gotta say this vacation spot ranks somewhere beneath Niceville, Florida the Cape of Good Hope on my list of Pleasantly Named Places.  Is this that strange Australian sense of humor run amok?

--Lindsay Barnett

"Great Holiday Destination" submitted by Funkybunch, from the album Australia

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Jesus, fix the wheel?

Jesus: Jack of all trades

Well...I guess He was a carpenter, after all.

And maybe the ability to walk on water would be helpful in the boat repair industry?

Still, I can't help but feel that Jesus might have more important things to do than fix an outboard motor or help entertainers win their Oscars and Grammys.  But hey, that's just me.

--Lindsay Barnett

"Jesus is Lord..." submitted by rbruhn, from the album Strange Stores

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Watch it, Dad!

 sorry grandpa

This place actually sounds less inviting than the infamous Shady Pines, former residence of the late, great Estelle Getty's character Sophia Petrillo from The Golden Girls.  (R.I.P. Estelle!)

All I can say is...Mom and Dad, you'd better be nice if you don't want to eventually wind up here at Trails End.  You've been warned.  (Bwahahahahahaha.)

"Great Name!" from the album Weird America, submitted by oldreb

--Lindsay Barnett

P.S.  One of my favorite things about oldreb's photo is some of the great comments it received.  My personal, super-bizarre favorite?

ralpho says:
There are days when I'm already there in the cheapest trailer wearing flipflops and a bandana round my head as I smoke up my Parliaments and cough up my pride.

Ralpho, I have no idea what you're talking about but I think I love you.

 
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This means you, Harold Hill!

no brass allowed

Let's just say, the management was getting some complaints about all the raucous late-night bugle parties happening around here.

While we're at it, we're also issuing a moratorium on trombones, tubas and -- if you don't watch yourself -- your clarinet will be next, Mr. Fancy-Pants Artie Shaw!

"No Tubas" from the album Weird Warnings, submitted by Magawa

--Lindsay Barnett

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They harassed me first!!

JellySubmitter Vicki sends this photo to our ever-popular Weird Warnings album.  It brings up so many troubling questions.  Notably: how exactly does one harass a jellyfish? 

I mean, I support animal rights as much as the next guy, really I do.  (I even read this blog!)  I'm just having trouble imagining what, exactly, harassment of a jellyfish would entail. 

Poking it?

Throwing things at it?

Swearing at it?

Giving it a menacing glare?

It seems like any of these options would be likely to cause more harm to the harasser than the harassee.  Am I right or am I right?  Or am I right?

Vicki, are you out there?  Can you provide the answers I seek?

--Lindsay Barnett

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Jerry Hall: "Tell me about it!"

Rolling Stones are scary

Nothing's scarier than old dudes who still rock!  Especially ones that may or may not have snorted their own parents' ashes!  Am I right, folks, or am I right?

I think I'm right.

(Post-Beatles McCartney is still pretty nonthreatening, though.)

"Deware!!" from the album Weird Warnings, submitted by Hornet

--Lindsay Barnett

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Penguin alert!

Danger! Penguins!

Are little blue penguins giving anyone else mildly uncomfortable "Pink Elephants on Parade" childhood flashbacks?

I can't help but wonder what substances might have precipitated the creation of this sign.

Submitter cool kev, if you're out there, can you give us any information on this?  Where was it?  Any idea why it was placed there or by whom?  My brain is struggling to come to grips with this.

"dads little darlings" from the album Weird Warnings, submitted by cool kev

--Lindsay Barnett

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Fainting goats redux!!

Folks, your friend and mine Bettie Rinehart told you recently about the amazing phenomenon that is fainting goatsWell...submitter bottoms-up-ranch sent us a wonderful little video showing the very thing!  Thanks, bottoms-up!

(Sorry for those of you using Internet Explorer -- this video might not display properly.  Word to the wise: if you have access to Firefox you might want to try watching it through that!)

"Bottoms-Up-Ranch Dolly Faints" from the album Your Animal Videos

--Lindsay Barnett

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About the Bloggers
Lindsay Barnett was born to wolves in the back country of Uzbekistan in the early '80s. She was spotted, trapped, and tranquilized by missionaries who named her and raised her as their own. She now moderates and curates the galleries of the Los Angeles Times' Your Scene.

Bettie Rinehart, Weekend Editor at latimes.com, has been a fan of Your Scene from its humble beginnings in August, 2006. She's delighted to contribute to the Your Scene blog -- by plucking from the endlessly compelling, beautiful and sometimes baffling submissions of our readers. For your interest and edification, of course.

Lori Kozlowski is a huge fan of hearing from the people of Los Angeles. Your Scene is a sneak peek into your world, sort of like postcards that you send us. She is a writer, who has covered the quirky and the off-beat in L.A. and other cities. She is currently a producer for latimes.com.

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