VirgineMary: Know your mingo..

While writing my post about the horror-mingos, I found that it rapidly grew toooootally out of proportion and into an over sized, monster flamingo story including all sort of yummi mingo stuff for hungry plastic bird fans and haters out there. The more I looked, the more bevildered I got into the mad underworld of the O so loved and hated plastic lawn bird.. I had to pick my gigant scissors out and cut the story up in smaller pieces, you can concider this as a part two of three mingo posts in a total...

The plastic flamingos were designed by Don Featherstone in 1957. They are the most famous lawn ornaments in the states, along with garden gnomes and has become a cult icon for pop culture. They won him the Ig Nobel Prize for Art in 1996. The original pink flamingos made from 1987 and onward can be id'd by the signature of Don Featherstone located on the rear underside. They were sold in pairs, with one standing upright while the other were bending down. In 2009, the city of Madison, Wisconsin Common Council designated the plastic flamingo as the city's official bird. After a famouse student prank back in 1979 were more than 1000 (!) mingos were placed out first day of classes!! The pink flamingos has even created a lawn greeting industry where flocks of pink flamingos or other plastic figures are installed on a "victim's" lawn in the middle of the night. (Source Wikipedia).

It's something about the pink cult bird that seems to inspire people, either it is it's cult status or what it symbolise, a trip down memorie lane or the simple fact that it's fun and pink. A quick search on google led me to an unknown world of mingo art and displays.. Lean back and get ready to be MINGOED!!;)

Lawn greeting..

The good cause cancer flamingos of Eatonville. People of the town is giving money to the cancer organization for having them on their lawn.

The chief of the Flamingo Riders?

The stereotypical flamingo.. Airstream trailer and pink flamingo. A parody on the famouse painting American Gothic, by Grant Wood.

Be aware of what is happening in your garden when your not there.. Garden gnomes on the hunt. T-shirt design by Adam Weber.

Look out for the designer himself too, if that is him..

Mean looking flamingos on the cover of the ska punk band Johnny Cakes And The Four Horsemen Of Apocalypso. Flamingos to battle!!

Flamingo-Away from the artist Fred Conlon.. Stay away from your garden during those dark hours and do not fall asleep in your hammock.. Or no telling what might happend next:/