Windows & Porches
The Binface Embassy
Declare your porch, window or garden gate to be a tiny unofficial embassy of Binface-inspired nonsense. Add paper flags, handmade signs and unnecessary ceremony.
The Binface Embassy is a small, mock-official act of civic daftness: visible, removable, cheap and much easier than explaining Earth politics to a bin.
Best for
- porches
- windows
- garden gates
- shopfronts with permission
You’ll need
- paper flags
- cardboard sign
- string
- removable tape or tack
- plant pot or mug as ceremonial desk
- pens
How to make it
- Choose a doorway, window or gate you own or have permission to decorate.
- Make a main sign that says exactly what this tiny embassy claims to be.
- Add two paper flags or cardboard planets for diplomatic weight.
- Create a “visa desk” using a plant pot, mug or tiny table inside your boundary.
- Add one copy-paste label and one absurd department name.
- Step back and remove anything that looks too official or blocks access.
Copy this wording
- “This bin is temporarily recognised as an intergalactic embassy.”
- “Officially unofficial.”
- “Visa applications accepted on bin day only.”
- “Department of Mildly Improved Democracy.”
- “Diplomatic immunity pending common sense.”
Make it more ridiculous
- Add opening hours: “10-ish until tea”.
- Make a tiny cardboard stamp labelled “APPROVED BY NO ONE”.
- Add a paper queue that is merely a line of bottle tops.
Keep it sensible
- Make the unofficial nature obvious.
- Do not attach anything to shared gates or business fronts without permission.
- Keep doors, locks, letterboxes and safety notices clear.
For more boundaries that keep the nonsense cheerful, read the Tiny Rulebook or the guide.
Photo tip
Photograph close enough to show the joke, but crop out faces, house numbers, car plates, street signs, private letters and neighbours who did not volunteer for intergalactic administration.
How to remove it
- Peel tape slowly rather than yanking it.
- Untie string and save reusable pieces.
- Recycle clean card and paper.
- Wipe any chalk pen or residue with a suitable cleaner for that surface.
Tiny version
Make one handwritten A4 sign, place it somewhere you control, enjoy the tiny constitutional incident for five minutes, then remove it cleanly.
Big version
Build a three-part display with a headline sign, a fictional department, props, and one completely unnecessary label for maximum bureaucratic nonsense.
Why it works
A front porch, garden gate, shop window or beach hut can become an embassy with one handmade sign and a heroic amount of over-formality. Try “Embassy of the Intergalactic Binface Republic” for maximum diplomatic cardboard, or appoint a mug on a table as the “official consular beverage department” if you have one from the merch cupboard.
Add small notices such as “Visa applications accepted on bin day only” or “Diplomatic immunity pending collection”. The joke lands best when the sign looks official for half a second and then immediately collapses into nonsense.
If the embassy is on business premises or shared property, get permission first. A good embassy respects local rules, removable tape and the ancient treaty of not annoying the neighbours.