One of the greatest toys to ever hit the market was Silly Putty. For the Gen X kids that were left to their own devices, Silly Putty reigned.
Before game consoles became a thing, one ounce of Silly Putty, sold in a little red egg, was unbelievably entertaining. You could stretch it, make imprints, bounce it, make bubbles that you could pop, the list could go on. Truly, an amazing creation and I will fight anyone who disagrees.
The best time was getting the Sunday comics and spending Sunday afternoon with the other kids on the street. We would spend the day imprinting and then stretching out our favorite comics. It was so incredibly simplistic and yet we would laugh and laugh.
Of course girls just wanna have fun. Cyndi Lauper is another Gen X icon. Admit it, you stretched out the word “Fu-un” when you saw the lyrics. I digress. As we sat there with the Sunday comics we would talk about combining all of our Silly Putty and wrapping it around our respective homes.
Well, the house featured in this week’s column has given me the definitive answer of what a mistake that would have been. It is not as neat as we thought it would be.
The only thing missing from that white roof is Garfield’s distorted face. This house is pretty darn close to what we used to talk about doing to our houses right down to the points.
Located in California, this Silly Putty home is 784 square feet, has two bedrooms and one bathroom. A word to the wise, this is most definitely a hobbit house.
You will definitely want to put some Silly Putty on your forehead so you can just bounce off the walls when smack them into the walls.
Your greatest point of clearance is in the middle of the house.
Even the fireplace looks like it got pinched and squeezed.
The travesty of the roofing choice is really seen in the kitchen. There is minimal counter space because you have the roof parking itself on a good part of the counter and you only have the option of a small fridge because nothing bigger will fit. What pains me the most, however, is the bathroom.
You pop off the commode too quickly and you could bounce yourself right back onto the pot.
So there you go, just a mere 45 years later and my question about what our homes would look like if we wrapped them in Silly Putty is answered.
You will excuse me now as I go to plunk down some cash for some Silly Putty.
View all the photos of this unique property located in Running Spring, California.
