When you’re writing a mystery or horror story, you more or less have to follow certain narrative rules and guidelines. For instance, characters have to have motivations, show complex feelings, and have to act more or less logically so that they appear more than cardboard cutouts. In short—things have to make sense to the reader. Real life, however, can be far more chaotic than fiction. And far from everyone behaves like a rational human being ‘ought to.’
Welcome to the world of the utterly bizarre, Pandas! Redditors from all around the globe shared the strangest and weirdest things that they’ve ever seen in someone else’s home in a viral r/AskReddit thread. And their experiences are bound to take you far outside your comfort zone.
What they saw ranged from creepy and terrifying to confusing and inexplicably awesome. Check out their stories below, and upvote the ones that really left their mark on you. What’s the most peculiar thing you’ve seen as a house guest? Be sure to share your own stories in the comment section at the bottom of this post.
We got in touch with Connor, the founder of the massively successful @con_spiracy TikTok account, to get his opinion about how modern entertainment that deals with the strange and the bizarre shapes our expectations. He also shared his thoughts about distinguishing between fact and fiction on the internet. Connor shares stories about true crime, weird facts, morbid events, and conspiracies with his 4.4 million followers. Check out Bored Panda's full interview with the content creator below, Pandas!
#21

My friend and his family bred and raised cockatiels. For some reason, when one would die, they would put it in Saran Wrap and store it in their freezer. I found this out by randomly discovering a half dozen of them one day when I was digging for ice cream. He thought it was the most rational thing in the world, and as a person that doesn't raise or breed specific animals, I didn't second guess him. Only in hindsight did I start to truly think it was f*****g weird.
Report
61points
#22
I did a window replacement on a big house in an expensive old area of town. It was lived in by an elderly lady until she passed. It was recent because all her things were still there, this place was a perfect time capsule of the 1960's each room had a different theme/vibe and there were manniquens set up all wearing 60's clothing in every room in different scenarios. It was really bizzarre. Kinda seemed like the lady was lonely or something.
Report
56points
#23

My great-grandma on my dads side has two walls of furbies. I went over there when I was around 7, and started hysterically crying about those creepy f*****s. Never went back.
Report
56points
#24
A trash hat. Instead of a trash can lid my friends use a sombrero to cover their kitchen trash can.
Report
52points
#25

Slept with a girl a few times, she had a wall of tarantulas and small snakes. Horror memorabilia everywhere including stick on bloody feet making a trail thru her kitchen.
Bedroom was wall to wall mirrors...
Bedroom was wall to wall mirrors...
Report
50points
#26
Hard to pin that one down.
- At a friend's birthday party at her friend's house. That friend collects 1800s era medical quackery. Like a huge box with dials and tubes that, when working, deliver mild shocks to probes the patient holds onto.
- A friend that collected "bad taxedermy," which was less bad than tacky. One was a masterpiece in a huge glass jar the size of a beer keg: a sewer rat in a small cowboy costume riding saddle on a rattlesnake like a rodeo. Complete with three mice "kids" on a split rail fence looking up in awe. Sadly, her house burned down, and she lost everything.
- A full sized replica of the throne of Mary, Queen of Scotts. He had it at the head of his dining room table, but said it was uncomfortable to sit in for any length of time.
- A friend that collected "bad taxedermy," which was less bad than tacky. One was a masterpiece in a huge glass jar the size of a beer keg: a sewer rat in a small cowboy costume riding saddle on a rattlesnake like a rodeo. Complete with three mice "kids" on a split rail fence looking up in awe. Sadly, her house burned down, and she lost everything.
- A full sized replica of the throne of Mary, Queen of Scotts. He had it at the head of his dining room table, but said it was uncomfortable to sit in for any length of time.
Report
50points
#27

I cleaned houses for a while. One client was an elderly funeral home owner who lived alone in a big place. His master bathroom was carpeted (gross) and had a urinal. Directly above the urinal at eye level was an oil painting portrait of a man staring back at you.
Report
46points
#28

my aunt has a framed photo of meryl streep in her computer room. i was very perplexed and asked my cousin if she noticed the rogue meryl and she casually said, “oh yeah, i told mom that her and meryl streep looked alike and then i guess she printed that out!”
you go, aunt yvonne.
Report
44points
#29

One of my old best friends is a bit on the eccentric side. Instead of a dining table and chairs, he has a full corner booth and table recovered from an Applebee's that was either closing down or remodeling. It takes up the entire dining side of his kitchen.
Report
42points
#30

A man in a hospital bed without a nose. I was around 9 when we were invited to the backyard - everyone was running through the house and I was trying to keep up. The sight of that poor man stopped me in my tracks.
Report
40points


