Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Weird Wisconsin

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I see this pink elephant along I-39 every time we travel south a bit, but have never stopped to take a photo. He faces the interstate, but as you can see, we stopped behind him, so I still haven't got a front shot. *sigh* Can you see he's wearing glasses? And no, I haven't been drinking, I actually saw a pink elephant, wearing glasses.


UPDATE: You can see front shots of him along with a map of where he is here.


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Cheese curds are very popular here in Wisconsin and we'd like them fried please. This truck just cracked me. I spotted him at the Neekoosa Giant Pumpkin Festival last month. And while I didn't eat curds there, I did find some yummy chocolate dipped cheesecake on a stick.


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They had a few big pumpkins. They all got weighed, I can't remember exactly what the winner weighed but I think it was around 1100 lbs! Last year's was over 1400 lbs!

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23 comments:

  1. jamaNovember 4, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    What's a pink elephant doing there? any special reason?
    That is some humongous pumpkin! should be enough to feed the entire village in some country. I've never seen pumpkins those sizes here, just too big for the average family.

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  2. TracyNovember 4, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    There's something slightly creepy about the pink elephant...LOL! Is there a story behind that one. Funny cow truck! Those pumpkins are GINORMOUS!! I kind of feel sorry for the pumpkins being allow to grow that big--that's just too big! Fun post, Lisa :o)

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  3. LanceNovember 4, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    Hi Lisa,
    Well...there you go...that pretty much proves Wisconsin is weird!!! I've never seen the pink elephant (I think I'm missing out!).... Time for a trip up I-39!!

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  4. daniNovember 5, 2009 at 12:02 AM

    WoW! Now those are some pumpkins.

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  5. JuliaNovember 5, 2009 at 1:20 AM

    Wow, I have been to Wisconsin several times and never seen a pink elephant, isn't that a detox thing?, LOL. Love the shots and those pumpkins are very impressive.

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  6. Mojo,NC,USANovember 5, 2009 at 1:28 AM

    Okay, now I'm gonna have the Pink Elephants On Parade song from Dumbo stuck in my head all day. Thanks Lisa!

    I thought deep-fried everything was a Southern thang. Apparently not.

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  7. KristiNovember 5, 2009 at 1:30 AM

    The skin of the pink elephant reminds of those hairless cats! Sphinx, I think??

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  8. Erin Prais-HintzNovember 5, 2009 at 1:49 AM

    The pink elephant! I drive by that all the time. My dad when we were little used to play dumb when we would say we would see the pink elephant...making us think we were crazy! I did a post on my blog back in July with the pink elephant! Such a great shot...I kind of like the behind image!
    Thanks for making me smile today.
    Enjoy the day!
    Erin

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  9. kayeNovember 5, 2009 at 2:39 AM

    interesting photo's. I'll have to check out the story on that pink elephant.

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  10. SOGAPHOTOSNovember 5, 2009 at 3:02 AM

    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Well, whaddya know? And here I was thinking I was being original. LOL It was the "M" for me, none of the other days of the week made any sense for anything! I may have to start participating in yours, too!

    I LOVE THAT ELEPHANT! Totally weird and random.

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  11. Sandcastle MommaNovember 5, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    Those pumpkins are so big they almost don't look real!
    That pink cow is something - I wonder how many people have passed it and then had to do a double take LOL

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  12. PamelaNovember 5, 2009 at 4:09 AM

    I better go read all about that elephant, otherwise I'm going to have nightmares.

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  13. LizNovember 5, 2009 at 7:56 AM

    The pink elephant gets my vote for weirdest of the bunch! Why is it there? Advertising something? Is it art? Inquiring minds want to know!

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  14. MarthaNovember 5, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    I wish we had a big pink elephant. I like it, but then again I'm a little weird myself ;-)

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  15. KalaMarieNovember 5, 2009 at 2:19 PM

    That pumpkin shot is incredible and fried cheese curds are AWESOME!

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  16. AndyNovember 5, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    And I thought I had a few to many drinks! :)

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  17. SandyCarlsonNovember 5, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    Well, that's lovely. I have had one too many and wondering how to ask to borrow those glasses.

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  18. nikkipolaniNovember 5, 2009 at 4:04 PM

    Y'know, I've been to Wisconsin a couple of times, but I must not be near all these weird sites! I love all the zany things you find to photograph :-)

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  19. bettyNovember 5, 2009 at 5:03 PM

    what a cute elephant!! that must be a sight to see along the side of the road

    betty

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  20. LoriNovember 5, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    When I see big, prize-winning pumpkins like that I think of Alcott's Little Men, where they take a huge pumpkin and make it into a carriage of some kind, and using a do (I think) pull Amy and Laurie's daughter in it, dressed as Cinderella. Loved that book!

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  21. AlishaNovember 8, 2009 at 1:06 AM

    Yummmy. I LOVE fried Cheese curds! Cool truck and elephant too, but wow on the pumpkins! Those are huge!

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  22. Carlos Bohorquez NassarNovember 8, 2009 at 3:00 PM

    weird elephant indeed, must be cool to shoot him from different angles!

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  23. Michelle JohnsonNovember 11, 2009 at 2:45 AM

    that pink elephant is something straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. and, what about those pumpkins- they're a carvers dream come true. great shots all around. hope all is well.

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