It's too much hard work to stop the fence from someday collapsing on
loved-up couples.

Howard Dean went to Japan?

Forever the face of YEARRRRG.

Declaration of Love? Do people actually write like that?

I went to a Japanese fence and saw a love lock,
But it wasn't really a lock,
It was a lock robster!

Get rid of the fence.

/ta da

Oh, the delicious irony of Google ads.

They're living in their own private Aichi Prefecture.

Oh noez! If the fence collapses the divorce rate will skyrocket! The fence has to be kept standing to preserve the sanctity of marriage!

Oh, wait. It's Japan.

//Nevermind

skinink: I went to a Japanese fence and saw a love lock,
But it wasn't really a lock,
It was a lock robster!



Very nice.



/Enjoy the month

Just what I needed: Fred Schneider stuck in my head for the rest of the evening.

*shakes fist at subby*

My Lock was tin........and it rusted.

ScottRiqui: skinink: I went to a Japanese fence and saw a love lock,
But it wasn't really a lock,
It was a lock robster!



Very nice.



/Enjoy the month

Thank you very much ScottRiqui. Much appreciated.

I saw TFA was from the Telegraph, hence read the headline as "Love Paddock", hence had a very different set of expectations from what the article actually delivered - and as a bonus, got Fred Schneider stuck in my head for the rest of the evening. Bravo, subby.

Love Padlocks?

Sounds....KINKAY!!!

who did what now?

Fabric_Man: They're living in their own private Aichi Prefecture.

I'm laughing a lot harder than I should at that one.

Your Faith is Creepy: I saw TFA was from the Telegraph, hence read the headline as "Love Paddock", hence had a very different set of expectations from what the article actually delivered - and as a bonus, got Fred Schneider stuck in my head for the rest of the evening. Bravo, subby.

Hahaha! Ok, I wasn't the only one then. I never even use the term "paddock" yet I still read it that way, for some reason. Thanks to the headline, I was envisioning a young couple getting it on in the middle of a field and getting trampled by a pissed off bull or something.

This is also done elsewhere...

If only there were some type of fence that could be built that padlocks could not be latched to...

Is there a locksmith in the house?
/obscure

They've never heard of electric fences? That would stop this ritual pretty darn quick.

FTA: "Mihama officials have built a monument in the shape of a heart in a park close to the lighthouse and are encouraging love-struck couples to attach their padlocks to that instead, but to no avail."

Why is every official so damn stupid? People are putting locks on a fence, why the hell would a heart in some different location appeal to them?

Simple solutions:
1. Build a set of fence that can be removed and relocated near the said retarded heart. Put up sign stating that full fences have been moved.
2. More fencing near it doesnt have to block the light house, just add to more areas people would put locks on spreading out the weight.
3. Put up a sign "Lock up to be free of the herpes" or something close to that. Make it so they dont want to bring lovers there.

That's kinda cool.

I want pics!

Oh sweet jesus.

I found pics.

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I, for one, am totally relieved that this is in no way related to the Great Ballsack Conundrum.

I was afraid to GIS for 'love fence', but I did anyway. Cuz that's how I roll. Sadly, nothing interesting, except maybe this (pops)

Seems to be lovin' her some fence....

Oznog: Oh sweet jesus.

I found pics.

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Ah... I screwed up. That is A padlock fence, but one in Pécs, Hungary.

Apparently Wiki: Love Padlocks is an international phenomenon.

FatherDale: I was afraid to GIS for 'love fence', but I did anyway. Cuz that's how I roll. Sadly, nothing interesting, except maybe this (pops)

Seems to be lovin' her some fence....

Hmph. When they say 'unfetchable link', I guess that's what they mean...
http://image63.webshots.com/163/7/15/95/429371595OtVNsz_ph.jpg

YEEEEARRRRRGH is a d!cK, man.

Risking death? That might be a bit of hyperbole.

If you're just shacking up for a while you can use a zip tie!

I've been to Japan. PUT UP A STRONGER FENCE!!!!! Geezus, is it that hard for you to pull your head out of the Sake bottle and figure this out for yourselves? OMG!
/And before you flame me (and I really don't care if you do) it really is that simple.

Put up a wall? A fence with bars too thick for a padlock? A 1000 dollar fine?

make them sign a BBC safety waiver first to have the padlocking supervised.

skinink:

I went to a Japanese fence and saw a love lock,
But it wasn't really a lock,
It was a lock robster!

Done in one! You win one Internet. And ice-cream. And other great things beginning with 'I'.

/My hat.
//It is off, sir.

I have a love padlock on my bike. I would "love" to find the keys.

Nobunny Snowhare: I have a love padlock on my bike. I would "love" to find the keys.

I had the same problem once. The replacement key I used was shaped like an angle grinder.

I wonder if the couples who had their padlocks bolt-cut suddenly broke up...