Funny Doormats

Many people like to express themselves through their front doormats. It is the first point of contact for the visitor and mats used to simply say, welcome. Nowadays, there is all manner of funny doormats that greet people. Some demand that the reader has their sense of humor intact. There are subtle, brash, insulting and clever captions available on the mats.

Mats for pet owners are very popular, especially in homes where dogs or cats rule the roost. Sentiments such as Cat is God, The Cat and Its Housekeeping Staff Reside Here and Don't Make Me Come Out There (signed by the dog) show who is in charge. Some funny doormats have the simple message, Wipe Your Paws. Another dog authored one begins a long plea with the words, My Captors Continue to Torment Me etc.

Alcohol is another favorite theme, the house owners declaring an exaggerated, hopefully, need for beer or wine. Hence the question, got beer? That's before anyone has got past the door. Another mat declares We Serve Only the Finest Californian Wines, Did You Bring Any?

Hobbies are another subject, mostly involving playing golf or going fishing. A golf widow or widower will buy A Golfer and a Normal Person Live Here or Working Is For People Who Don't Golf. Card sharps can put out a mat with a picture of playing cards on poker night to say Game Underway-Do Not Disturb. Funny doormats keep up with the times and there is one for the latest craze for sudoku. A picture of a sudoko grid carries the caption, While You Wait. Parents also can identify with certain messages on mats. One simply says Mom's Fast Food. Another says Ring Bell, Win A Kid.

For people who are fed up with door to door salespeople and the like, there is We Love Our Vacuum, We've Found God and We Gave at the Office-Now Please Go Away. Funny doormats are not always polite, as in All Welcome Except You, Did You Remember to Wipe, Go Away and stop Thief. Law enforcement is given short thrift with Come Back With a Warrant. Burglars are shown a helping hand with Key Hidden Here, accompanied by an arrow pointing to behind the mat. The simplest, yet cleverest caption has to be Hi, I'm Mat. Perhaps one day, someone will open up a museum of funny doormats. This will be amusing and also give a snapshot of out times for future generations.

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