Can someone explain this?

"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos) 05/10/2015 at 23:09 • Filed to: None

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I’ve read the jalopnik article on this but the answer isn’t satisfying. I’ve seen these things on owner’s cars and frankly they scare the crap out of me. Ever year I usually see one or two of these things at the local air & wheels expo in Teterboro. Are they meant to be scarecrows for children? Or are they just really creepy dolls that turn into Chucky the killer doll?

ranwhenparked > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 05/10/2015 at 23:15

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Old people have a weird sense of humor. Evidence: Milton Berle.

Kailand09 > ranwhenparked 05/10/2015 at 23:28

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to add: they have a weird sense of humor but don’t know when it’s become over-played, and it caught on and became a really dumb trend.

Seriously, people still win shows with these things present. How?

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 05/10/2015 at 23:36

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Link to Jalopnik article? I don’t even know what to search for...

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 05/10/2015 at 23:39

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http://jalopnik.com/5834801/why-do…

SPNKiX > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 05/11/2015 at 01:23

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So, so creepy. Uncanny valley, but with children. Why do this?

Dunnik > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 05/11/2015 at 01:38

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“The dolls let wives of the collectors take part in their husbands’ hobby.”

That makes some degree of sense. I guess.

McMike > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 05/11/2015 at 05:23

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I think they were something for the wives of the baby-boomer collectors to do. You only see them on boomers’ cars/trucks.

Themed displays can also score you higher points in some shows, which is probably the only reason they made their way into the car shows.

This will pass.

E92M3 > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 05/11/2015 at 08:34

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Maybe they are to lure children? Wouldn’t free candy work better?

Creepy indeed!

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > E92M3 05/11/2015 at 11:41

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A ‘79 econoline van with FREE CANDY written on it works better than this.

PS9 > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 05/17/2015 at 18:37

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I feel like if you approach them something like this will happen...