seattle

There used to be a little coffee shop in that building called “The Ugly Mug”

What a nightmare, being stuck there forever with something in your teeth

That's glorious. A hint of european medieval gargoyles all the way in Seattle!

Aaaarghhh matey!

@joost (puts on pedant cap) Actually, it's a grotesque. Technically it can only be called a gargoyle if it acts as a drain spout. The word "gargoyle" comes from the Old French gargouille, meaning "throat" or "gullet".
Grotesque, on the other hand, has a much more involved etymology:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

@bug138 that is effin’ adorable

@dreyfusslugado *puts on robe and pendant cap* To go even further down the rabbit hole, since this one appears to be male, and supporting weight it could also be considered an "atlantid" or "telemon," the male version of a "caryatid."

Yes, my three years at architecture school made me very good at trivia and very insufferable.

The endodontists guild

Gotta post walrus from the Arctic Building next

Arctic Building was built with Yukon Gold Rush con man money

@1f2frfbf @dreyfusslugado I'll leave you to it then. :-)

@mcmjolnir Yessss, I’m a big fan of the walruses. The bar inside is pretty schwanky, too.