{"id":76423,"date":"2017-12-09T07:40:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T12:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=76423"},"modified":"2019-10-29T18:47:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T22:47:16","slug":"yer-saturday-chuckle-things-you-see-while-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=76423","title":{"rendered":"Yer Saturday Chuckle – Things You See While Traveling"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a recent trip, I took a route I hadn\u2019t taken in 20 years. Much of the route was pretty much the same as I remembered. But there was one recent change that caught my eye.<\/p>\n

Now, I happen to like roadside billboards. Yeah, some of them can be pretty garish and ugly. But they are a source of info when traveling by car. And some of them can even be fairly entertaining.<\/p>\n

Thanks to LBJ’s wife, Lady Bird, and our \u201cnanny state\u201d Congress back in the 1960s with it\u2019s \u201cwonderful\u201d Highway Beautification Act, highway billboards are now somewhat the rarity. But a few do still exist; some billboards in existence when that \u201cwonderful\u201d law was passed and which meet certain criteria were grandfathered.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the billboard that caught my eye:<\/p>\n

<\/center>Yeah, you read that correctly. \u201cThe best fudge is found in Uranus\u201d \u2013 the Uranus Fudge Factory in Uranus, MO, that is. (smile)<\/p>\n

Seems the place opened about 2 years ago, in 2015. Previously, according to RoadsideAmerica.com<\/i><\/a> it was \u201cBig Louie\u2019s Burlesque Saloon\u201d. So the place has more class today than it did in the past. (smile)<\/p>\n

In addition to selling fudge, the place is apparently a general store. There\u2019s also a gun shop, a tattoo parlor, a \u201cparty bar and grill\u201d, and some other novelty items.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one of those \u201cnovelty items\u201d. (Yeah, DB Bunghole \u2013 I\u2019m throwing you a slow, straight \u201csoftball\u201d here. Hop on it!) (smile)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

And since they\u2019re in Missouri \u2013 heavily influenced by the Democratic Party since before the days of the Pendergast Machine \u2013 you know their labor force has a union:<\/p>\n

<\/center>Your guess is as good as mine regarding how they ended up with Local #2. I\u2019d have guessed Locals 1 and 2 would be in Greenwich Village and the Castro District.<\/p>\n

On that last trip, I didn\u2019t have time to stop. But I might be back that way again early next year. And if so, I\u2019m gonna have to stop and see the place. Maybe have some wings for dinner.<\/p>\n

Not sure I’ll try the fudge, though.\u00a0 (smile)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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