Prolific thongs and bras
New Zealand is a funny place!
It is known for being prolific producers of sheep, netball, rugby, and cricket champions.
AND then there’s a different sort of prolific.
On one island there was a fence full of bras – in honour of breast cancer awareness and research….
And on the other island there was a fence full of thongs (called flip flops to some).
I’m not exactly sure why they were there, but it was worth a photo 🙂
When I saw this week’s prompt for the Daily Post photo challenge was the word prolific, I immediately thought of these two examples.
Maybe not the exact meaning of the word, but quite a fun interpretation I thought 🙂
What does prolific mean to you?
Deb xx
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Interesting, and I was thinking of a different thong. lol Here in the US we see a lot of dollars and license plates on walls but don’t think I have ever seen anything on fences.
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We’re a weird mob downunder in NZ (and Aus!! )
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What can I say…interesting! Shared x 4 ♥
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Yes! Very interesting 😊
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What wonderful quirky sights. So much better than lovelocks which are so overdone. So funny we both wrote about the same sort of thing this week, although my ‘thongs’ were different to yours 😉 As an aside when I lived in South Africa we called foot thongs – ‘flip flops’, and trainers ‘tackies’.
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Thanks Jo, I agree they are very quirky sights but that’s what makes them fun 🙂 I like the South African name for trainers, I haven’t heard that one before.
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Thongs, flip-flops, slippahs, zorries, shower shoes… and there are probably a few names I’ve forgotten. I always liked flip-flops best since that’s the sound they make.
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I like that they sound like flip flops too!
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Thongs !! I love colloquial crossovers
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I do too Orla!! It’s such fun hearing about all the differences around the world. 😊
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I believe you have captured “prolific” perfectly with your photos, Debbie! I could have used the snow picture of my front yard for that photo prompt. The snow definitely was prolific that day – we set an all-time record for snow in the month of April last weekend. 🙂
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Yes you could have used the snow pic Erin, it was awesome and prolific. Thanks for your comments on my photos, it was such fun using them to highlight the word prolific. 😊
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I enjoyed your choices for this week’s challenge! 🙂
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Many thanks, I enjoyed sharing them too 😊
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Love these two photos. One the message of breast cancer awareness, the other of what? Good foot care? Lost sandals looking for their partner? Fun in the sun? Who knows?
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Who knows indeed, but it was a fun take on the theme just for a change 😊
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Such a fun post! When I first saw the title, I thought that your topic was ‘bras’ and ‘underpants’ (which I often call thongs, depending on the cut)!
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Haha! I wondered if that would catch anyone out Donna!! I’m not one to usually wrote about underwear, except in special circumstances 😂. I enjoyed sharing a fun look at this prompt anyway and I’m glad you also enjoyed it.
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That is a lovely message behind that display of bras. It is quite a sight but for a good cause. Maybe the thongs are just there for all of us to admire. You could get them in so many different colour and patterns 🙂
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Yes the message behind the bras is lovely and such a bright happy sight to see. The thongs are just a bit different!! Thanks Mabel.
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That certainly is a sight. Right up there with a giant tree filled with hanging bicycles I saw while traveling in Vermont, USA. It’s hard for me to find a bra I like so I wonder if those are some of people’s least favorites that they sacrificed. No clue on the flip flops.
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It is a great sight Lisa and for a good cause as well. A tree of bicycles would be an amazing sight to see!! Yes I wondered the same thing about the bras, and how they came to be donated. The ‘thongs’ are just a bit different 😂
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Wonderful! I love these photos.
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Thanks Hayley, it was a bit of fun today 😂
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What a fun interpretation of the theme Deb. There’s a place in Cooper Pedy, Crocodile Harry’s, that has some rather unusual undergarments too. What a quirky world we live in!! 😏
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It’s amazing all these quirky places that have this sort of thing going on. I’ve not been to Coober Pedy yet but can believe it!!
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TWO great shots Deb and I’ve never seen either on my three trips to NZ. My son-in-laws sister collects bras for breast cancer awareness and each year tries to break the World Record for the longest line of bras. A great and fun way to spread the message of breast checks. Xx
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That’s a great thing to do for breast cancer awareness, good in her! I had fun with this prompt today 😂
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I’ve seen the bras but not the thongs – that’s what I call them to. There’s a pub in Oxford, UK (The Bear) that has its ceiling and walls covered in students’ ties. Oh the strange things we see. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Jenny! I love hearing about all these places that do odd things!!
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Great photos – but if in NZ shouldn’t it be jandals – LOL. Have you ever been to Daly Waters pub in the NT – they have all sorts of everything there too, including a big hanging of bras, and a thong tree.
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Probably should be jandals but I call them thongs, much to the delight of my daughter in the UK!! No I haven’t been there but I’ve heard if it. Thanks for visiting. 😊
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Most people will what you’re talking about when you call them things anyway – only Kiwis would know what jandals are. And, yes our UK friends always raise an eyebrow when I talk about my thongs.
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We call them flip-flops in California because the word thong conjures up …well, what everyone is talking about! I like the Hawaiian “rubba slippahs” better, LOL! Great pics for prolific, Deb!
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I like that too Terri, rubba slippahs is something I’ve not heard of before!! Thanks for weighing in on the discussion. 😊
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Hmmm… prolific can mean a lot of things. Also, I was thinking of the other kind of thongs!
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Sorry if I’ve disappointed you Phil 😂
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What? Never!
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