Ugly Heater Solution: Just Go With It

A friend of ours just moved into a new apartment and figured out pretty quickly that his roommates have a sense of humor. Instead of trying to hide their giant heater they made it into another member of the family. Introducing Mr. Belvedere:

SO even though most of us strive to hide an ugly heater and some of us do it with alarming elegance you can always go the humorous route and make your own Mr. Belvedere (as the guys call it). He gets a lot of attention, gives most people a good laugh and most importantly doesn't take himself too seriously.

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Lol, I love it.

posted by girlonthem00n on October 1st 2008 at 1:21pm
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LOOOVE IT! Clever and witty.

posted by MelissaLeigh on October 1st 2008 at 1:23pm
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magic.

i want one.

posted by each drop of blood a geometry on October 1st 2008 at 1:37pm
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hehehe. thanks for that bright spot in my day.... like when people don't take themselves or their homes too seriously

posted by formosagirl on October 1st 2008 at 1:44pm
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well done, old chap!

posted by Kate (NC) on October 1st 2008 at 1:44pm
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Love the presence of optimism.

posted by callbob on October 1st 2008 at 1:53pm
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yup. totally love it. (you thought you were going to get negative response, didn't you???)

posted by animalhouze on October 1st 2008 at 2:09pm
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Landlady: "Oh, you are SO not getting your deposit back."

8^)

posted by btoddster on October 1st 2008 at 2:15pm
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You call THAT an improvement?

posted by shirley-temple-of-doom on October 1st 2008 at 2:38pm
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That is hilarious!

posted by Seaside on October 1st 2008 at 2:47pm
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If my tenant did that, I would give him his entire deposit back plus a case of New Castle.

Doh moh mate gato , Mr. Roboto, indeed!

posted by Seaside on October 1st 2008 at 2:49pm
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This is really cute & creative!

posted by rhianna on October 1st 2008 at 3:13pm
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As a member of the "Mr. Belvedere" tv cast, I know our Mr. B would have just loved this. Many thanks.

posted by ilene on October 1st 2008 at 3:22pm
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Cute!

My friends had a huge old wall heater in a dilapidated two bedroom rental guest house that they called "Mamma". They'd negotiate from the warmth of their beds through the thin walls for who was going to brave the cold and go turn Mamma on.

Sounds dirty, now that I think about it... ;-)

posted by LilyC on October 1st 2008 at 3:33pm
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BWAH!!! LOVE IT! That is too funny. Of course, only college kids could get away with doing that, but it would make me smile!

posted by amiencc on October 1st 2008 at 3:54pm
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You could also make it a butler and put a coak hook on the wall or put a shelf up and some real cocktail glasses. :-)

posted by kimg924 on October 1st 2008 at 4:42pm
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You know, somebody should do R2-D2 or Dalek kits for these things. EXTERMINATE! Or like 60s lounge swank sci-fi Get Smart style kits too. Hmmmm.....

Ooo, and radiator covers too.

Forget you've ever read this...

posted by dn on October 1st 2008 at 4:52pm
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Genius! So clever.

posted by Amymj on October 1st 2008 at 5:17pm
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Oh I'm so relieved that you guys like it! Animalhouz-- I was somewhat concerned that I was going to get blasted for this, since it is something funny. SO phew.

posted by laure on October 1st 2008 at 8:21pm
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that is lovely! :-D clever and funny.

posted by maike on October 2nd 2008 at 12:32am
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If I had any heaters that looked like this, this is what I would do.

So cool.

posted by SputnikSpak on October 2nd 2008 at 4:10am
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ilene, cast member wha???

i dig it, though i would get sick of it real fast.

posted by kdkaboom on October 2nd 2008 at 5:00am
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