The Mysterious Tall Pole is an object that appeared in Birthday.
Biography[]
In Episode 10, this pole is implied to have knocked on Salad Fingers' door. He asks who it could be, opens the door, and sees the pole. Confused, he caresses the pole. He quickly pulls his fingers back in disgust as he despises the smooth, plain texture of the pole. He then looks at his fingers and advises them to stay away from the pole. He then looks back at the pole and asks if this is Hubert’s "birthday stick". The pole never responds, which doesn't surprise Salad Fingers, who comments on it and goes back inside his house afterwards, leaving the pole outside.
At the near end of the episode, Salad Fingers is worriedly sitting outside with five other distorted creatures who resemble him. The ground begins to rumble; it is the pole lowering. When it lowers within Salad Fingers' reach, it has a present on top. He addresses to the pole, "I thought you've all forgotten" as if it is his birthday, not Hubert Cumberdale's. He opens it and very mysteriously, a hat shaped out of Harry’s (Milford Cubicle's) flesh and clothes is found. Salad Fingers puts it on and says he will wear it from "here to the grave."
Its motives or how it appeared are unknown. It may have been one of Salad Fingers' hallucinations or orchestrated by the "platoon."
Appearance[]
The pole is quite tall and has a very light shade of grey. It has a circular line around it every few inches, a smooth texture, and can go up very high (and down very low).
Trivia[]
- The pole is not sentient, yet it's capable of rising and lowering by itself at a fast pace.
- It's possible that the pole is operated by an off-screen character. However, this still doesn't explain how it had a present for Salad Fingers, or how it knocked on the door.
- It may be operating autonomously and is aware of Salad Fingers.
- The pole is alluded to in the 20th anniversary video; while visiting the Yellow Child, Salad Fingers encounters an unusually tall, "textureless" pan that extends by itself.