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(Telegraph) Weird ♫ The Love Padlock is a little ol' place where ♫ We can get crushed by YEEEEARRRRRGH ♫   (telegraph.co.uk) divider line 40
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Deacon Blue 2009-04-18 11:33:02 PM  
It's too much hard work to stop the fence from someday collapsing on
loved-up couples.

 
Fubegra 2009-04-18 11:34:35 PM  
Howard Dean went to Japan?

 
Lemon-Lime Malthus 2009-04-18 11:35:33 PM  
blogs.sltrib.com

Forever the face of YEARRRRG.

 
Bizarro Ninja 2009-04-18 11:38:23 PM  
Declaration of Love? Do people actually write like that?

 
skinink 2009-04-18 11:38:42 PM  
I went to a Japanese fence and saw a love lock,
But it wasn't really a lock,
It was a lock robster!

 
Degenz 2009-04-18 11:40:53 PM  
Get rid of the fence.

/ta da

 
sedition 2009-04-18 11:41:54 PM  
Oh, the delicious irony of Google ads.

 
Fabric_Man 2009-04-18 11:42:13 PM  
They're living in their own private Aichi Prefecture.

 
Cthulhu_is_my_homeboy 2009-04-18 11:44:00 PM  
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

 
ScottRiqui [TotalFark] 2009-04-18 11:44:52 PM  
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

 
glenlivid 2009-04-18 11:45:51 PM  
Just what I needed: Fred Schneider stuck in my head for the rest of the evening.

*shakes fist at subby*

 
dubbswallaby 2009-04-18 11:49:24 PM  
My Lock was tin........and it rusted.

 
skinink 2009-04-18 11:50:28 PM  
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.

 
Your Faith is Creepy [TotalFark] 2009-04-19 12:01:48 AM  
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.

 
Juniper Jupiter [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-04-19 12:16:04 AM  
Love Padlocks?

Sounds....KINKAY!!!

 
some_beer_drinker 2009-04-19 12:17:40 AM  
z.about.com

who did what now?

 
Occam's Chainsaw [TotalFark] 2009-04-19 12:25:21 AM  
Fabric_Man: They're living in their own private Aichi Prefecture.

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

 
mason4300 2009-04-19 12:25:50 AM  
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.

 
simpsonfan 2009-04-19 12:27:35 AM  
This is also done elsewhere...

 
illicit 2009-04-19 12:32:29 AM  
If only there were some type of fence that could be built that padlocks could not be latched to...

 
lordphulish 2009-04-19 12:38:59 AM  
Is there a locksmith in the house?
/obscure

 
Scutter 2009-04-19 12:47:55 AM  
They've never heard of electric fences? That would stop this ritual pretty darn quick.

 
Cosmic Crab 2009-04-19 12:51:15 AM  
www.weirdasianews.com

 
thirdful 2009-04-19 01:01:22 AM  
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.

 
Oznog 2009-04-19 01:03:52 AM  
That's kinda cool.

I want pics!

 
Oznog 2009-04-19 01:05:14 AM  
static.flickr.com

Oh sweet jesus.

I found pics.

This Thread Is No Longer Useless

 
Sod A Dog 2009-04-19 01:06:20 AM  
I, for one, am totally relieved that this is in no way related to the Great Ballsack Conundrum.

 
FatherDale 2009-04-19 01:08:44 AM  
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 2009-04-19 01:10:54 AM  
Oznog: Oh sweet jesus.

I found pics.

This Thread Is No Longer Useless


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

Apparently Wiki: Love Padlocks is an international phenomenon.

 
FatherDale 2009-04-19 01:11:27 AM  
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

 
Yummy 2009-04-19 01:38:52 AM  
YEEEEARRRRRGH is a d!cK, man.

 
Hanky [TotalFark] 2009-04-19 02:06:07 AM  
Risking death? That might be a bit of hyperbole.

 
redsquid 2009-04-19 02:57:46 AM  
If you're just shacking up for a while you can use a zip tie!

 
Saiadan 2009-04-19 03:53:51 AM  
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.

 
Unknown_Poltroon [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-04-19 05:30:17 AM  
Put up a wall? A fence with bars too thick for a padlock? A 1000 dollar fine?

 
ifrog 2009-04-19 06:30:50 AM  
make them sign a BBC safety waiver first to have the padlocking supervised.

 
RammaLamma 2009-04-19 12:26:10 PM  
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.

 
Nobunny Snowhare 2009-04-19 02:32:26 PM  
I have a love padlock on my bike. I would "love" to find the keys.

 
barc0001 2009-04-19 02:40:01 PM  
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.

 
meepbtch 2009-04-19 02:52:31 PM  
I wonder if the couples who had their padlocks bolt-cut suddenly broke up...

 
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