The weirdest things people found in their parents’ houses

From knickknacks and keepsakes to decorative accents that betray an unusual sense of taste, some people keep some really, really strange things in their homes.

And sometimes, it takes growing up, moving out, and beginning to furnish one’s own home before a person realizes just how odd his or her parents’ stuff is.  

A Chicago woman named Jenn was curious about just what was hiding in everyone’s houses, and took to Twitter on Thanksgiving to ask others to share pictures of the baffling things in their families’ homes while they were visiting for the holiday.

Naturally, Twitter delivered. Jenn was inundated with thousands of replies, with hundreds of men and women sharing pictures of the strangest, funniest, most confusing, and most outrageous things in their mom and dads’ houses.

There were plenty of animal figurines — small and very, very large — religious accessories, pieces of long-obsolete technology, unsettling collections, and less-than-festive holiday decor that would make nearly anyone — except, of course, the owners — raise their eyebrows.

This’ll be fun… A Chicago woman named Jenn prompted hundreds of people to share pictures of the strange things they found in their parents’ houses while home for Thanksgiving

Mind-boggling: One woman had no explanation for the plant holder that looks like a free-standing pair of suspenders found in her parents' house

Mind-boggling: One woman had no explanation for the plant holder that looks like a free-standing pair of suspenders found in her parents’ house

The bust has left the building: It's a good thing the Twitter user behind this picture explained that it's supposed to be a bust of Elvis Presley, because we never would have figured it out

The bust has left the building: It’s a good thing the Twitter user behind this picture explained that it’s supposed to be a bust of Elvis Presley, because we never would have figured it out

Don't toy with them! One family has this very old and creepy display of old toys and knickknacks

Don’t toy with them! One family has this very old and creepy display of old toys and knickknacks

Huh? Some things just go beyond words and are utterly confusing

Hatching an escape plan... Lots of people have collections, but this family has its own 'egg room'

Hatching an escape plan… Lots of people have collections, but this family has its own ‘egg room’

Eternal damnation vs. constipation: This family's bathroom mirror reminds people to pray (and there's more ¿ this is actually the guest bathroom!)

Eternal damnation vs. constipation: This family’s bathroom mirror reminds people to pray (and there’s more — this is actually the guest bathroom!)

Only YOU can prevent bad taste: Surprisingly, several homes had large stuffed bears

Only YOU can prevent bad taste: Surprisingly, several homes had large stuffed bears

Only YOU can prevent bad taste: Surprisingly, several homes had large stuffed bears

She's really anal about her decor: The Twitter user behind this photo said this was found in his grandma's house

She’s really anal about her decor: The Twitter user behind this photo said this was found in his grandma’s house

Father Christmas plays footsie: Some families have some very odd holiday decorations, including a barefoot Santa

She's watching: The poster of this picture said his mom has been putting out this 'Voodoo-eyes pilgrim woman' for 35 years and noted how creepy it was to have the figure watch them eat

What holiday are you celebrating? Some families have some very odd holiday decorations, including a barefoot Santa and a disturbing Pilgrim

Pretty funny: The poster said that when he was in high school, his dad accidentally took a picture of himself from an off angle ¿ so the son decided to paint it, and the mom had it framed

Pretty funny: The poster said that when he was in high school, his dad accidentally took a picture of himself from an off angle — so the son decided to paint it, and the mom had it framed

This person captured the unique prayer bell in his parents' house, as well as an odd drawing of a bald eagle turning into a fighter jet

This person captured the unique prayer bell in his parents' house, as well as an odd drawing of a bald eagle turning into a fighter jet

Odds and ends: This person captured the unique prayer bell in his parents’ house, as well as an odd drawing of a bald eagle turning into a fighter jet

Look ma, no hands! The more you go, the more this unicylist pedals

Look ma, no hands! The more you go, the more this unicylist pedals

IT is super weird: One man shared the seriously creepy clown collection his step-dad keeps

IT is super weird: One man shared the seriously creepy clown collection his step-dad keeps

Sit back and watch: This user took Twitter through a tour of his parents' house, which includes lots of elephant figurines 

Sit back and watch: This user took Twitter through a tour of his parents’ house, which includes lots of elephant figurines 

That's not all! In the same house are a bunch of bulldog stuffed toys and figures

That's not all! In the same house are a bunch of bulldog stuffed toys and figures

That’s not all! In the same house are a bunch of bulldog stuffed toys and figures

And more... Besides the bulldog toys, his mom and dad have an award for the Bulldog Burlesque, whatever that is

And more... Besides the bulldog toys, his mom and dad have an award for the Bulldog Burlesque, whatever that is

And more… Besides the bulldog toys, his mom and dad have an award for the Bulldog Burlesque, whatever that is

Hoarding much? The parents also have, inexplicably, a knight and a giant penguin

Hoarding much? The parents also have, inexplicably, a knight and a giant penguin

Hoarding much? The parents also have, inexplicably, a knight and a giant penguin

Clean-up time! A man whose in-laws 'throw nothing away' gave a startling peek at '1/100' of their basement, where they've stored all of their obsolete technology

Clean-up time! A man whose in-laws ‘throw nothing away’ gave a startling peek at ‘1/100’ of their basement, where they’ve stored all of their obsolete technology

Gone huntin' (for TP): One woman made a composite of two images of the, uh, woodsy bathroom in her parents' house, which includes a Billy Bass and a Talking Buck

Gone huntin’ (for TP): One woman made a composite of two images of the, uh, woodsy bathroom in her parents’ house, which includes a Billy Bass and a Talking Buck

Just keep swimming... Bathrooms seem to be a favorite place for odd decor, like this fish-themed one with a fish mobile from the ceiling

Just keep swimming… Bathrooms seem to be a favorite place for odd decor, like this fish-themed one with a fish mobile from the ceiling

Saving for dinner? Shaped soaps are definitely a 'mom' (or perhaps 'grandma') thing. This one has one that looks like a lobster, which is kept in a crate

Saving for dinner? Shaped soaps are definitely a ‘mom’ (or perhaps ‘grandma’) thing. This one has one that looks like a lobster, which is kept in a crate

A Jesus statue out front? Sure. But the mother who owns this house changes the statue's hats depending on the weather

A Jesus statue out front? Sure. But the mother who owns this house changes the statue’s hats depending on the weather

Batch one: One woman shared several images of the little tchotchkes her parents keep

Batch one: One woman shared several images of the little tchotchkes her parents keep

The rest: There are angels and cute woodland animals in her house

The rest: There are angels and cute woodland animals in her house

The rest: There are angels and cute woodland animals in her house

Cluckin' weird: Someone found this worse-for-wear hippie turkey at her aunt's

Cluckin’ weird: Someone found this worse-for-wear hippie turkey at her aunt’s

Sole sentry: This picture, said the poster, is of the 'wooden goose that guards our shoes'

Sole sentry: This picture, said the poster, is of the ‘wooden goose that guards our shoes’

Well that's kind of sweet! There is an explanation for this turtle-shaped planter ¿ the daughter bought it for her mother when she was six

Well that’s kind of sweet! There is an explanation for this turtle-shaped planter — the daughter bought it for her mother when she was six

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