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Sara's avatar

The Spanish man in the walls was scary enough but the Crocs took it to the next level. I once stayed in an Airbnb in Sydney where there was an actual secret, windowless “quarters” and people were in there. I suspect they were watching everything we did on some supervillain-style surveillance system.

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Alex Varley-Winter's avatar

I feel the reason they put Francis in there is as a spiritual bouncer / guard, bc the bathroom-drinky-kitchen is auditioning for ‘The Shining’.

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Swamp Ruby's avatar

lmao quite possibly

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Isabel Fronzaglia's avatar

I think you should really watch “The Boy” directed by William Brent Bell

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Francis F's avatar

Hahaha, this cracked me up ! The badger, St Francis (I was randomly named after him! Long story) the Spanish man in the walls WTF !!! I saw something similar on TikTok where the family discovered the owner in the walls and when everyone was asleep he would go in the kitchen and cook his food and shower ! and they caught him and filmed him ! 🤦🏻‍♀️🫣

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Margaret Bennett's avatar

What a place. I think I’d have enjoyed the nature roaming in and probably invited them to stay. Not so sure about the Spanish man or St Francis.

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Tommy Mo's avatar

Middle of now in the Scottish highlands? Wear the fox hat.

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Tyler T.'s avatar

Delightful, loved reading this.

This matters NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT but that's Saint Anthony and not Saint Francis.

The book (and lack of a beard) is a giveaway.

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Brian Mcleish's avatar

I read this on a bus, tears of laughter rolling down my face. I am pretty sure people have moved seats to get away from the strange man!

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Isabella Martin's avatar

This absolutely made mine and my boyfriend’s day. Thank you for the laughs!!!

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Caitlin's avatar

There was a MAN IN THE WALLS? That's just barely the most shocking part of this story. Thanks for the twists and turns and long, long hallway!

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Forty, Fat, and Fucking's avatar

“Yassified female Jesus” sent me

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Psychology Drop's avatar

Absolutely wonderful!

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Kemi Nekvapil's avatar

Great storytelling! Beautiful build-up. By the time I got to the badger and the bath, I was hysterically laughing. I am a fan of crocs, but 70% is disturbing. 🙌🏿

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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🙈🙈🙈

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Lewis Holmes's avatar

Incredible tale Ruby, bravo. I need to experience this house for myself.

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Lindsey Smith | Not Normal's avatar

Holy shit! This reads like something out of a movie. Hilarious and terrifying. I have so many questions! Did you ever get that door open? Did you talk to the man? What kind of Airbnb review did you leave?!

Side note, I love that you used a clown head for a person’s head in one of your pics. That’s my all time favorite emoji to sprinkle in texts to people just to be weird and make myself laugh.

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