"Families Are Like Fudge.....

mostly sweet with a few nuts" Families Are Like Fudge......: August 2006

Aug 24, 2006
Will it Never End?
Okay it is only 11:50 and I'm stuck at work. It feels like I've been here for hours when really I've only been here for 50 minutes. Someone please save me from my boredom. PLEASE!!!!!!
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Aug 23, 2006
I got ROSES!!!!
Okay I'm generally not a big girly girl about stuff like this but when husband snuck in a dozen pink roses I just couldn't help myself. Can we all get and AHHHH. Just thought I'd share.
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Aug 22, 2006
Tagged

1. Grab the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence (grab next nearest book if fewer than seven sentences found).
4. Post the text of the next three sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
5. Tag three people.

"Mystifyingly, four cardinal were absent from the chapel."
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Aug 21, 2006
Six Flags over Elich Gardens
We went to Eliches also while we were there. I can remember going when I was younger and it being so much better. It just hasn't been the same since they moved it. I understand that they needed more room for more attractions but they seem to have the about the same about of stuff in a bigger area and it just sucks now. I want the old one back. For those of you who are familiar with it did you know Six Flags is selling it now. I find that interesting.



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Aug 20, 2006
That What That Was
Till about age nine I lived in a small little town outside Greeley, Colorado. All most everytime we had to "come to town" to do what ever we needed to do. There was this guy that we drove by. Me and my sister always wondered what this statue guy was and why he was there. Well I figured out what it was but still am at a loss for why is where it is. I found this info out by going to Road Side America where they have all of the information below.
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How to Identify a Muffler Man
Avoid the social embarrassment of incorrectly categorizing a muffler man sighting by studying his simple features and variations:

Note: Muffler Men are NOT the 4-6 ft. tall welded sculptures made of discarded car parts at repair shops!

Physical Characteristics
Material: Fiberglass. Knock on his leg to see if he's hollow.
Height: From bottom of shoe to top of head or hat, between 18-25 ft. tall
Head: Well-chiseled facial bones, prominent brow and squarish "lantern" jaw. Crack a beer bottle over this guy's noggin and he wouldn't be fazed. Eyes may appear to stare blankly into the middle distance, or may be painted to leer down at visitors. Exceptions: Halfwits and Indians
Torso: Broad-shoulders, and familiar design of fake shirt folds. Pockets, suspenders, shirt patterns sometimes painted on. Exceptions: Indian models often barechested.
Arms: Short-sleeved shirt, well-articulated veins bulge on forearms. Bent at elbow, left palm faces down, right palm faces up -- with an open grasp to hold an ax, muffler, golf club, etc.
Shoes and legs: Big, blocky shoes measure about 4-ft. from heel to toe. Pants exhibit familiar pattern of folds and creases.

Basic Types
The Classic
Gas Station Attendant, Golfer, Hamburger Man, Cowboy
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Configured with all the basic characteristics, standing 21-22 ft. tall. While shipped clean-shaven, may be customized with a painted mustache or even a beard -- sometimes in the style of the Bunyan model. The Cowboy version of the classic always features a removable Stetson.

Bunyan
Lumberjack, Woodsman
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Configured with most of the basic characteristics, standing 20 ft. tall. The Bunyan probably existed before the Classic. Distinguishing features include a head with a molded wool cap, and a heavy beard. Bunyans are frequently sighted brandishing single or double-sided axes. Shirt may be painted in a red plaid pattern. There is somewhat shorter variation of the Bunyan that wears a hard hat or miner's helmet.

Indian
Noble Savage, the Big Chief, or the Brave
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Shoes and legs are often the same, but other characteristics of the Indian are further removed from purebred M-Man lineage. The head and arm configuration differ, except in cases where May don a single "Brave" feather or full "Chief" headdress. This category is confused by instances of Classics that have been modified to appear as Indians.

See The Big Indian Question

Happy Halfwit
Mortimer Snerd, Alfred E. Neumann, S.F.B., Country Bumpkin
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The gap-toothed, jug-eared Happy Halfwit is comedy relief among otherwise stern looking M-Men types. This strain shares the M-Man's molded torso/arms and legs/shoes. Sports a straw hat or baseball cap. Original Halfwits were sold in heights as tall as 21 ft. Many of today's survivors are a shorter, neckless variety, closer to 15-18 ft.

See the Gallery of Happy Halfwits

Not Really Muffler Men
While not classified as Muffler Men, other roadside fiberglass humanoids are still of interest:

Carpeteria Genie
Prospector
A&W Root Beer Family
Big Boy
Happy Chef
Surfer Dude
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Aug 16, 2006
There baack
My kids are going back to school today. I'm so excited I get to go back to a "normal" sleep schedule. No more being awakened by two screaming kids who are fighting and hitting each other. WOO HOO. Okay it was nice having them home but honestly I didn't spend as much time with them as I would have liked to.
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Aug 15, 2006
Renaissance Festival

We went to the Renaissance Festival in Larksburg, Colorado during our vacation. It was fun but we were rained on the whole time. We were cold and wet. Though if you ever get to go you have got to go see Puke and Snot. They are freekin' hilarious. Though I can tell you they may not be appropriate for young children. Just and FYI on that.



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Metal Sculptures
Okay I apologize to everyone in blogger land that reads this blog. I know I promised to post more pictures from my vacation but I honestly was a complete and total blonde and was trying to figure our photobucket film loop thingy. I had some problems but I have finally figured it out and will be photo posting happy today. I hope to get them all post in individual posts tonight because work is really creepy quiet tonight. I hate those kind of nights.

Okay enough babbling. These pics are of a bunch of sculptures that a local farmer made in his spare time. The are really neat in person. Hope you enjoy. My favorite ones are the fishing guy and the man with the fly swatter.


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Aug 11, 2006
Freekin' Funny
Okay I know this is like 4 or 5 minutes long but I laughed really hard at this. I admit though that is was like at 6 in the morning after only getting less than three hours of sleep but it is still freakin' funny.
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Aug 9, 2006
MuggleCast Turns 50!!!
Okay so I'm a big Harry Potter buff. I feel really geeky sometimes, but, oh well. Just thought I'd share that MuggleCast has turned 50. They have officially been around for a year. WHOO!!!!!
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Aug 7, 2006
Its Your Party

Okay so I couldn't get you a real kitty for your birthday but I hope this one is just as great. Wish I could be there for your birthday. Hope you have a great one.
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Aug 4, 2006
Why Me


Okay I am a true spaz. I always seem to trip over my own two feet or stumble on that HUGE toy in the living room. In my spazziness* I always hurt myself in some shape or form. A bruise here, a scratch there. Well this time I strained my ankle, again. Yes I said again. I can't seem to not hurt my poor ankles. They just do not like me. So everyone out there this weekend I will be hobbling around for you to giggle at me. Enjoy!!!!

*Is that even a word?
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Aug 1, 2006
Retouch
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I saw this on another blog and just had to share it with everyone. It makes me feel a little more normal after going through and seeing how they "photoshop" a magazine photo. Go check it out. Click Here ~~~~>Magazine Photo Retouch
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Name: Audi
Home: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
About Me: I was born in Colorado. Lived in Greeley until 2001 and moved to Oklahoma (yes of all places.) I tell people that my car broke down here and I haven't gotten the money to get it fixed. People actually believe me. I miss home but going there every once in a while cures me of that and reminds me of why I left. Though most of my good friends are still there. With the exception of one. She also thought leaving would be a great idea. Though why she left for Washington State is beyond me. Love yah Megs. I also have two wonderful children and a husband that could be counted as a third but I love him too. With them, work and life I just can't seem to keep up, though some how I seem to do a pretty good job at it.
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