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Apr 14, 2021 17 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Since Cuomo is clearly jealous that he doesn't have a Treehouse Holiday

here's a sukkah appreciation thread

we'll start with something that seems within reach if I ever get a deck Image
and this one built of wooden shims Image
succulent sukkah

sukkulent Image
this sukkah, whose builders are PREPARED Image
love the autumn colors Image
honestly if I ever manage to obtain a living situation with a covered deck, I want it to just look like this all the time Image
Samaritans build sukkahs with these amazing fruit mosaic roofs Image
giant public sukkah Image
Sukkot on the Farm is trying to revive the ancient, ecstatic water festival of Simchat Beit Hashoeivah Image
Sukkahs with murals inside Image
avant-garde sukkah in Texas Image
avant-garde sukkah in Detroit Image
also avant-garde sukkah in Detroit: Image
simple, traditional sukkah to finish up the thread Image
anyway, Sukkot is the holiday where we:

A) build treehouses
B) sniff lemons
C) shake the lemons at God

Jewish holidays are awesome and it's too bad Cuomo can't get over his jealousy and just hang out in a treehouse with a Jewish friend
this has been your April edition of "these people and their fucking treehouses"

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