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Quick Draw McGrawSoutheastern Colorado and Portland, OR
Posted 10 years ago
Category: Weirdo
Quick Draw McGrawSoutheastern Colorado and Portland, OR
Serial signageAlong Interstate 70, western Kansas
Posted 10 years ago
I’ve driven across Kansas enough times that these signs (which are repeated several times along the road, reminiscent of Wall Drug ads) have become like old friends. I haven’t yet succumbed to the temptation to pay six bucks to see any five-legged steers, but that’s okay—that’s not why I like these so much. They remind… More
The “steer” in steering wheelMarfa, TX
Posted 10 years ago
If I saw this big boat sailing through Seattle rush hour traffic, it would completely make my day—gridlock or no. I guess it’s sort of a moot point for me, since I work from home, but if I had any sort of morning commute at all, I could totally see myself rockin’ it with this… More
Chop chopWorld's Largest Axe, Nackawic, NB, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
Just in case Paul Bunyan is looking to trade up… I think I found just the thing.
63 axe handles highPaul Bunyan statue, Portland, OR
Posted 10 years ago
Well, I wouldn’t exactly call this statue the handsomest Paul Bunyan in the world, but you gotta love that plaid shirt and winning smile. He’s got plenty of moxie—which makes me think Portland is the perfect place for him.
Putting the “win” in “window”NW Costume, Tacoma, WA
Posted 10 years ago
Window dressing, I am sorry to say, is a dying art. There are still so many old storefront buildings in the U.S. with massive display windows. And so, so few of them still use those windows to display anything, let alone create an imaginative world in still life. Whenever I find an exception, a holdout… More
Captain’s quartersMendocino, CA
Posted 10 years ago
When it comes to water towers, Mendocino might just be the capital of the world. They serve a very specific purpose there: the town sits on a headland out over the Pacific, and the water table there is extremely low. So for the past 150 years or so, residents have had small wooden water towers… More
Hot and coldPratt, KS
Posted 10 years ago
As far as I’m concerned, it’s never too early in the morning to appreciate a good water tower joke.
Fish talesKenora, ON, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
When I lived in Minnesota, people used to tell me hair-raising stories of going fishing “Up Nort’” for muskellunge, and catching specimens that measured in feet, rather than inches. It’s no surprise the muskie is the stuff of legends—but imagine my delight when, without even stepping foot in a boat, the Tailor and I “caught”… More
Just don’t ask for ketchupProvidence, RI
Posted 10 years ago
Rhode Island is not actually an island, but it sure feels like one sometimes—in fact, it’s kind of a (parallel!) universe unto itself. Only in Rhode Island would you find something called Coffee Syrup—you know, for your coffee milk. (Chocolate milk? Not a chance.) It’s the only place where you’d order a cabinet and not… More