Submitted by: Phil S via Submit a Kludge!
Thanks to Fixer Fixeditfan for pointing me towards the origin of this nerdy kludge!
Favorite Comment: Fixer Dogmeat says, “Captain’s log, supplemental:
Since I have moved…I mean… arrived, all indigenous life I have encountered in this part of the terra firma quadrant has only manifested hostility. With one exception, hails to come aboard my ship and begin negotiations for a peace treaty have gone unanswered. The location for the talks was set to take place in my holodeck which was running an early-21st-century-suburban-backyard-with-pool-and-grill program. Unfortunately, the decontamination chamber at the entrance of my shuttle bay malfunctioned upon their arrival. I will have to get those fire extingui…I mean…viral elimination injectors fixed as soon as possible.”
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beam me up, scotty
Lemme’ in, Scotty!
THAT will boost your property value! Good job space cadet!!!!
3 … 2 … 1 … Blast-off into the house!
If only the old man from “UP’ was this ambitious….but then where’s the whimsy?
All i can think of is..”WTF?”
I think it’s the entrance to ‘Scientology Infinity ‘N Beyond.’
You know the bay doors on Star Trek weren’t automatic. There were stage hands who had to open then when someone aproached.
You think this guy employs two losers to complete his fantasy?
-sorry I just had to double post
ya his parents
And sometimes the stage hands weren’t fast enough and the cast member would crash into the door at full speed.
Since this has a NASA style symbol, and is obviously an attempt to mimic the Space Shuttle. Where does Star Drek.,.. err Trek come into the equation?
exactly. people are just jealous of how awesome my space shuttle entrance bay is.
Jimmy, age 45, builds a new facade to the entrance of his mother’s basement.
“Told you mom I was gonna be an astronaut!”
Mom. If I’ve told you once. I’ve told you twice. Earth Girls Are Easy.
I think a sign on the door saying “No girls allowed” would have been much cheaper, easier to implement, and equally effective.
what, no alien chicks?
…and totally unnecessary.
+1
It’s kinda great/very stupid at the same time!
The measure of a proper kludge.
As kludges go, at least this one shows a little imagination.
It’s horrible, but somehow it makes me want to raise my hat to the kludge-monger.
I think this is from the next transformers movie
That is *priceless*! It’s great! Go, Trekker! Thanks, Phil, fabulous stuff!
Not getting laid in 5.4.3.2.1
Was about to say the same…
Looks to me like someone decorated this for a party, maybe a kid’s birthday party? It certainly looks like a bunch of posterboard.
As to “not getting laid in 5.4.3.2.1″. Once you’re out of highschool/college, it’s ok to like nerds, as they tend to be the ones with houses and jobs
Decoration it is. This was my first impression too. Kind of a small town museum attracting kids to see the “History of a man in space” or something “space” related.
As to nerds getting laid… they might be getting it more than others and better quality. Individuality is in demand.
Nerds do it more creatively.
If they nerds didn’t get laid they might get suspicious about supporting the kid who’s not theirs.
definitely a birthday party decoration. Someone on flickr found the street view of this house without the decoration, just some christmas lights falling off. Dad loves his son, that’s what! I bet that entry was the talk of the playground for weeks. In that context it’s brilliant!
Captain’s log, supplemental:
Since I have moved…I mean… arrived, all indigenous life I have encountered in this part of the terra firma quadrant has only manifested hostility. With one exception, hails to come aboard my ship and begin negotiations for a peace treaty have gone unanswered. The location for the talks was set to take place in my holodeck which was running an early-21st-century-suburban-backyard-with-pool-and-grill program. Unfortunately, the decontamination chamber at the entrance of my shuttle bay malfunctioned upon their arrival. I will have to get those fire extingui…I mean…viral elimination injectors fixed as soon as possible.
Today’s poll: Did you read this with Kirk’s voice or Picard’s?
+1 Kirk
+1 Picard here
I HAVE FOUND YOU ZIM, You’re clever trying to hide your ship as an earth vessel, oh…hey Spock
“I’m gonna sing the doom song!” “Hi baby!” “But I need tacos!” – Gir
After Star Wars, Harrison Ford went back to carpentry with mixed results…
Boldly going where no woman will ever go….
That spaceship looks just like a house!!
i bet when you ring the door bell there is a count down from 10 and no one opens the door until it reaches 1.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.ding dong.who is there?
This can’t have been made by a Star Trek fan, because he would have to have left his house to build it.
NO! That’s not why. It’s because this is obviously a Buzz Lightyear fan.
Rent control to Major Tom.
Drop the Cheetos bag
and put your clothes back on
This is rent control to Major Tom, we’re banging on the door.
What’s that nasty puddle sitting on the floor?
You must pay the rent and keep things neat,
Or we’ll put you on the street
With the stray cats and the hobos in the trash
Rent Control to Major Tom, your time is up, you’re going to crash!
This is Major Tom to Rent Control,
I cannot understand
I’ve got lotion on my hand
And I’m very busy can’t you see
Why do you keep on bothering me?
*snoffle*
*snaps*
*snigger*
*snarg*
+10
Photo by Erik Wilson from Flikr.
House is located on 3rd Ave, between Geary and Anza, in San Francisco, CA.
Article: http://fwd4.me/1CK
Google Map: http://fwd4.me/1CO
Original: http://fwd4.me/1CS
Oops, got the Google Map zoom wrong. But the rest should be okay.
Awesome thanks
I go by that way almost every day. WHY have I not seen this before?!?! I’m going tomorrow..
The space shuttle isn’t on the house anymore. The house next door even has a different paint color. Seems like the photos is fairly old.
Eh, maybe google street view is old. heh. I guess I’ll have to go find out for myself.
Yay, I got a mention!
I think TinEye (http://www.tineye.com/) is awesome.
No chicks at this crib . . . not even GREEN ones! BTW, where’s this fantasy eyesore, Bozeman, Montana?
Unempoyed and desperate for recognition, the orange traffic cone, Mike, shows up at ShuttleDorm Earth Command to apply for the all-important job of nose cone.
I live in the big space ship. You cant miss it
I can if I try really hard!
I give it a “D” for Dorkiness.
I think the TARDIS is stuck in geek mode…
Engage!
It’s only holloween
Yeah, it’s gonna be a while until Press to MECO.
I’m sure he has a great relationship with his neighbors.
Well, NASA has to get to the moon SOMEHOW….
WE ARE THE BORG.
LOWER YOUR SHEI- whoops, wrong one. But seriously, that house looks like it’s morphing into the ship. Wait…
“RealtorBot, Transform and take off!”
To infinity and beyon…………………… aahhhh…………… stupid ice………ahhhhhhhhhhhhh………
Is that a rocket in your neighborhood or are you just happy to see me
I can’t help but love this!
I can imagine showing up there on a Sat. afternoon with a dice bag. (And, yes, I am female.)
This would actually be awesome for a kids birthday party.
You know what? I want it. I want it hardcore.
*sigh* I really miss San Francisco.
So do I, so do I.
hahaha !! this must be taken from the rocky horror picture show at the end when the house takes off !!
let’s do the time warp agaaaaaaain !!
With the Space Shuttle program coming to a close, some NASA engineers are trying their hand at second careers. Flip That Rocketship!
Duh. This is clearly not a Star Trek tribute, much less Transformers or anything like that. You can clearly see that this thing resembles a Colonial Viper.
I think this is quite bogus, the cardboard would most certainly burn upon take-off. Not to mention the dryer vent material, which would be unable to survive reentry.
We have enough of them here, now we have to deal with douche bags from space?!?!????
Also, wasn’t this house on “How to catch a predator” ?
this is clearly an extreme home makeover project.
How is this a kludge?
It was originally a space shuttle that they lived in, but after a couple kids they had to kludge it to make it larger for the family.
no for today it would be 201003.5
Apparently this house undergoes seasonal make-overs and such, but is always in some kind of costume.
BTW, I took this picture, and just want to say thanks for all the views and comments. I have not been inside the vehicle house, however, and do not know the owners/builders/costumers/astronauts.
I want one
Wow. This is indeed an epic fail…of the *poster*. Less than a minute of researching would tell you this was a holiday decoration someone put up, not some sort of hazard-kludge. What happened to the ‘fail’ part of this site, anyway?
lift-off to planet stupid.