Don't be silly. Scarecrows don't talk.

August 18, 2007 2:27 AM

Urban Scarecrows! A fundraising project of the Great Torrington Cavaliers, encouraging private households and businesses to make and display scarecrows. The entries include Spiderman, Spongebob Squarepants, an elderly Superman, pirates, and much more. Proceeds from the project will go toward the annual Great Torrington Bonfire in November. Via.
posted by amyms (12 comments total)

This won't end well.
posted by Venadium at 2:57 AM on August 18, 2007

Venadium, this is not about evil scarecrows! It is about FUN scarecrows! Shame on you!

*shudders and holds tight to her cuddly kitties*
posted by amyms at 3:11 AM on August 18, 2007

Fun they may be. Urban they certainly aren't. I don't think *anything* in Devon counts as urban.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 3:39 AM on August 18, 2007

Okay, then, "non-farm" scarecrows?
posted by amyms at 3:53 AM on August 18, 2007

This could be a good thing here in Tokyo, where crows are a major frikkin' nuisance.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:08 AM on August 18, 2007

I don't think *anything* in Devon counts as urban.

By Devonside she was a-marching
It was a gang of no great size

Question, though, PeterMcDermott, from this ignorant Yank: does Devonside refer to Devon, or some other locale, perhaps?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:13 AM on August 18, 2007

I always prefer my clowns headless.
posted by miss lynnster at 5:23 AM on August 18, 2007

This one is sweet. And I'm glad they eventually got table service.

This one reminds me of those guys who dress up in creepy nylon lady facemasks/wigs, though.
posted by miss lynnster at 5:24 AM on August 18, 2007

does Devonside refer to Devon, or some other locale, perhaps?

A whole different country. Devonside is in Scotland -- not far from Edinburgh, whereas Devon is the deep South West.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 8:51 AM on August 18, 2007

So, what exactly do they have against crows?
posted by quin at 11:13 AM on August 18, 2007

I can only image the hilarious local news coverage when someone nearsighted calls the cops.
posted by derami at 12:53 PM on August 18, 2007

This sort of thing has been around for a while. My former home village of Wadhurst in East Sussex has a scarecrow festival every year. Here's the poster for the 2002 edition, which wasn't the first.

Quite fun.
posted by athenian at 4:33 PM on August 18, 2007