Can you guess what this is?

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Can you guess what this is?

Can you guess what this is? Hint: it is not a weapon.

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  1. Jerry T Says:
    June 20th, 2008

    Is it a water drain from the roof?

  2. Raquel Says:
    June 20th, 2008

    That’s what my first thought was too - a drain spout.

  3. Monica Palomo Says:
    June 21st, 2008

    A gargola… ;)

  4. sompopo Says:
    June 21st, 2008

    Possibly a smokestack or something similar that has fallen over?

  5. Rudy Says:
    June 21st, 2008

    I guess everybody is familiar with colonial drain spouts, then.

    Here’s what B.Kennedy sent to me:

    The item pictured today is a spout from a roof drain. It carries the rain
    water away from the side of the house. Sometimes there is a catch basin at
    ground level for the water to land in, thus avoiding erosion.

  6. Colonial House Drains Onto Sidewalk | La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo Says:
    July 10th, 2008

    [...] season, you have be careful with the colonial house drains; both, the ground level drains and the roof drains spouts and Spanish-tile roofs which drain the rainfall right in the middle of the narrow sidewalks. Did I [...]

  7. Walls That Grow Benches in Antigua Guatemala | La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo Says:
    November 22nd, 2008

    [...] town to stroll with the family, with friends or alone, still, one must be careful with the colonial drain spouts or the colonial houses that drain onto the sidewalks, the unevenness of the sidewalks, the [...]

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