Questionable Pseudo-Branding

Questionable Things

A catalogue of nebulously inappropriate, vaguely unsettling, or bafflingly bizarre items.
Questionable Signage

Questionable Signage

16 Sep 2017 155
One wonders whether "Mister Lady" has a companion store, "Mistress Gentleman".
Questionable Lovecraftery

Questionable Lovecraftery

18 Sep 2017 149
Not that I object to Lovecraft-inspired art, but I'm not sure a subway platform is quite the right venue for displaying an asylum-inmate's terror-maddened pencil sketches of night gaunts and bayakhees.
Questionable Upchuckery

Questionable Upchuckery

19 Sep 2017 150
Bachelor party Instagrams, Renaissance-style.
Questionable Vertical Ergometer

Questionable Vertical Ergometer

20 Sep 2017 135
Upsides: takes up little floor space; augments the rowing motion with gravity. Downside: having to learn to clench your cheeks around the seat to compensate for the lack of a seatbelt.
Questionable Kickassery

Questionable Kickassery

20 Sep 2017 144
I emailed this to my KM/MT/BJJ instructor, petulantly demanding to know why he never taught us this technique. "Because you'd get your ass kicked. Once the other guy stopped laughing at you and recovered his composure."
Questionable Signage

Questionable Signage

21 Sep 2017 137
They're known for their small noodles.
Questionable Advice

Questionable Advice

23 Sep 2017 164
The store was closed, so we did not go in and run out with any goods.
Questionable Instructions

Questionable Instructions

22 Sep 2017 115
I can't believe these instructions are even necessary in a civilized country.
Questionable Disposal

Questionable Disposal

26 Sep 2017 123
Neuschwanstein

Neuschwanstein

18 Sep 2018 131
Sergio was an excellent cook, but the rest of the kitchen staff knew never to get between him and the head cheese.
Questionable Kitsch

Questionable Kitsch

19 Sep 2018 121
This shot doesn't do justice to how cluttered the B&B was with knickknacks and excess furniture. The people were nice, but the place was a little bit claustrophobia-inducing.
Questionable Reichsadlertafel

Questionable Reichsadlertafel

19 Sep 2018 139
The reflection obscures it a bit, but in person the meander pattern around the edge looked exactly like a band of swastikas.
Questionable Instructions

Questionable Instructions

22 Sep 2018 102
Stare another person into abject submission. But don't run off when they start praying to you.
Triglav Hike

Triglav Hike

23 Sep 2018 130
Let's see...no giving flowers to mushrooms, no seals with neckties, no burning of tents, and no riding bikes uphill. The rules in this park are oddly particular.
Questionable Beverage

Questionable Beverage

23 Sep 2018 128
Hmm...
Questionable Route

Questionable Route

25 Sep 2018 96
I guess that explains all the traffic circles.
Dolomites Hike

Dolomites Hike

25 Sep 2018 106
"Feast upon my stocks, ye hungry, at Despar!" But all around, the lone and empty Shelves stretched far away. This is where I tried to pick a fight with the guy who was intentionally blocking the map stand and who then cut in front of me at the checkout. Yeah, I know, "ugly American", but damn, the dude was asking for it.
Questionable Flasche

Questionable Flasche

28 Sep 2018 137
When I drink about you, I Volvic Touch myself...
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