# Is this creepy? (A TV tower in Prague) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 17, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870 "2008-07-17T21:07:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/21 "2008-07-18T11:19:58Z")
Yeah - it’s creepy. We live part time in Prague and take al visitors there. Most agree it is bizarre and creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/22 "2008-07-18T11:33:24Z")
I saw the first photo and thought, “yeah, it does look a bit unbalanced and otherworldly, I guess, but not _creepy_…” Then I scrolled down and noticed the figures crawling on it and thought, “OK, that’s quirky and I can’t decide if it’s comical, ugly, or just plain weird, but it’s not _creepy_…” Then I reached the bottom picture and… AAAAAH! Kill it! KILL IT! Yes, it’s creepy. The only way it could be more creepy would be if the figures were animated and occasionally sucked someone’s face off. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/23 "2008-07-18T12:16:04Z")
Ugly. Not creepy. Next year the competition will have their Martian tripod up. The aircraft lights will be scanning lights that hit the babies. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/24 "2008-07-18T13:23:01Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] I saw the first photo and thought, “yeah, it does look a bit unbalanced and otherworldly, I guess, but not _creepy_…” Then I scrolled down and noticed the figures crawling on it and thought, “OK, that’s quirky and I can’t decide if it’s comical, ugly, or just plain weird, but it’s not _creepy_…” Then I reached the bottom picture and… AAAAAH! Kill it! KILL IT! Yes, it’s creepy. The only way it could be more creepy would be if the figures were animated and occasionally sucked someone’s face off. [/QUOTE] Yep. First picture I didn’t much like it. Saw the babies and mildly liked it. Got to the last picture and said, “JESUS!” I _like_ it. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/25 "2008-07-18T13:48:04Z")
Creepy- especially when you get to the last image. Creepy- yet… compelling! ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/26 "2008-07-18T15:16:11Z")
Weird, but cool. I don’t get why the babies at all. Until that last pic. Then _creepy!_ But interestingly so. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/27 "2008-07-18T15:37:45Z")
Yeah, that last picture is gonna be nightmare fuel for a while to come. _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/28 "2008-07-18T15:58:07Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] Yep. First picture I didn’t much like it. Saw the babies and mildly liked it. Got to the last picture and said, “JESUS!” I _like_ it. Daniel [/QUOTE] Note to self: Find out where LHofD lives and NEVER move there. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/29 "2008-07-18T16:08:47Z")
Showed my husband… his reply? What are the babies for? Birdhouses? Snerk ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/30 "2008-07-18T16:12:59Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] I hate modern architecture. All of it. [/QUOTE] Look what it has wrought on my former campus: > **[The science of architecture: Gehry building to provide distinctive home for...](https://www.princeton.edu/news/2008/04/17/science-architecture-gehry-building-provide-distinctive-home-lewis-library?section=featured)** > > Those who have watched its bold, curved stainless steel roofline emerge on the corner of Washington Road and Ivy Lane no doubt believe the Lewis Science Library designed by Frank Gehry will have a distinctive exterior look. A recent tour of the... Ick. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/31 "2008-07-18T16:26:12Z")
The babies were a cute touch, but the facelessness is CREEPY. In any case, it’s by definition creepy, since the babies are creeping up the tower. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/32 "2008-07-18T17:35:19Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] This guy is either a certified genius or a genuine wacko. [/QUOTE] Maybe he has a fascination with the male form. The tower is a phallic symbol and the alien creatures look like they have uncircumcised penises for heads. Given the Richard Cranium motif I’m thinking it’s an ode to politicians. The only thing missing from this picture is a Boohbah architectural guide. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/33 "2008-07-18T18:03:27Z")
It’s not creepy. It’s horrifying. Why would anyone build this? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![rpinrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@rpinrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rpinrd)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/34 "2008-07-18T18:49:20Z")
“uncircumcised penises” huh? I was thinking they looked like USB ports. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/35 "2008-07-18T18:54:53Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] This guy is either a certified genius or a genuine wacko. [/QUOTE] There is such a fine line between clever and stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/36 "2008-07-18T19:08:35Z")
I agree with **Mangetout** , almost word for word. Tower’s cool, babies are quirky but kind of neat…last picture–AAUGH! Step on it before it breeds, or sucks out my soul! That kid’s face looks like the unholy union between an anus and a USB port. (Try not to think too hard about that, mmmkay?) ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/37 "2008-07-18T19:38:08Z")
[QUOTE=Mahaloth] It’s not creepy. It’s horrifying. Why would anyone build this? :eek: [/QUOTE] Up on the viewing platform there are a series of photos of other (mostly Soviet-built) TV towers. Seems every good Soviet city had one. I’ve been to the one in Tashkent, and used to live just down the hill from the one in Tbilisi (which was always floodlit when we had no electricity). Photos up there include Tashkent, Moscow, Toronto, Kiev? can’t remember them all. There are about to (maybe it happened already?) replace the top antenna and require a big Russian helicopter to do it. The whole area will be closed for half a day while they move things. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/38 "2008-07-18T19:52:54Z")
Babies in general are ugly. Therefore, the tower is ugly & creepy. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/39 "2008-07-18T20:16:57Z")
Totally awesome! Man, I’d love to visit Prague someday and now I’ve got to read more about this architect. \< goes off to add a mention of him in my blog \> ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870/40 "2008-07-18T20:22:22Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] I saw the first photo and thought, “yeah, it does look a bit unbalanced and otherworldly, I guess, but not _creepy_…” Then I scrolled down and noticed the figures crawling on it and thought, “OK, that’s quirky and I can’t decide if it’s comical, ugly, or just plain weird, but it’s not _creepy_…” Then I reached the bottom picture and… AAAAAH! Kill it! KILL IT! Yes, it’s creepy. The only way it could be more creepy would be if the figures were animated and occasionally sucked someone’s face off. [/QUOTE] This was my exact reaction. UGH! Ugly! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-creepy-a-tv-tower-in-prague/456870.md?page=3)