Portrait of a Mannequin by jamibann

Portrait of a Mannequin

I laughed out loud when I went into our garage to find my wellie boots this afternoon. There, propped against the rear door, was a full sized, armless, rather beautiful mannequin! I immediately knew what had to be done, but then wondered what the story was! After questioning hubby, it turns out that this beauty is to be the local 'plastic' policewoman in our village, to deter people from speeding. Allan, the Braemar plastic policeman has been in the news, radio 2 in particular, since his recent kidnapping. Not only has a replacement Allan been found, but a couple of new plastic policemen have been found and so our village is to benefit from one of them. Hubby had picked this one up from our local Councillor. She does still need a uniform, however! For Flash of Red February, Week 3 - Portraits.
Her eye bore right into you. Love the idea of a plastic policeman. Do they really work as a deterrent?
February 20th, 2021  
LOL - what a fun capture and narrative! FYI - if I go to the garage today and see an armless mannequin, my first impulse will not be to laugh...the neighbors will easily hears my screams ☺
February 20th, 2021  
Hysterical to find that without knowing why! What a fun ending to the missing plastic policeman 🤣 Great shot
February 20th, 2021  
@salza They do, to a certain extent. For people who don't know the village, at least. From a distance they can be very realistic. Although this one will need some face paint to make her look real!
February 20th, 2021  
@linnypinny Ha ha ... I was just wondering what on earth my husband was up to ... as no-one could have put it there but him!
February 20th, 2021  
Great shot and awesome story. Poor Allan.
February 20th, 2021  
Very funny story, and nice photo
February 20th, 2021  
haha...fab story......she has the look of a young Twiggy I think.....
February 20th, 2021  
She really is very attractive- might distract drivers!
February 20th, 2021  
I had a horrible thought that you were the Allan stealers....has he been found I wonder? This one looks very glamorous.. a Twiggy look alike to be sure! Instead of monuments or other collections of attraction you are having plastic policemen ...great story & perfect timing for the theme!
February 20th, 2021  
A serious looking policewoman. But nice portrait of her.
I think it's funny to see mannequins in the cars at the side of the highway. Anymore, they don't bother to put the mannequins in, just part the car.
February 20th, 2021  
Great story. She's going to be a very glamorous fake policewoman.
February 20th, 2021  
What a great shot and story. Your replacement policewoman looks like Twiggy in the 1960s.
February 20th, 2021  
Kat
Great find, story and shot.
February 21st, 2021  
A fun story & a great mannequin portrait.
February 21st, 2021  
She's lovely- but I suspect if you put her out there without the uniform you'll really have people slowing down! Ooo-la-la!
February 21st, 2021  
Beautiful
February 21st, 2021  
Great story (it made me smile) and lovely photo.
February 22nd, 2021  
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