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xiangdo t1_j9sow3z wrote

Reply to comment by MaineSnowangel in Tried to post in oddly terrifying first. This thing scares me when I drive by it. by redfancydress

The one in Rumford is actually a repurposed "muffler man" statue. A chain of muffler shops had them made to be an eye-catcher for their store locations, the hands being oriented to hold a muffler replica scaled to match the statue. When the shops closed the statues were often purchased and modified to suit other purposes.

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MaineSnowangel t1_ja7d4d2 wrote

What!? My life is a lie.

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xiangdo t1_ja7fxtn wrote

There are several around the country that have been converted to Paul Bunyan facsimiles. Google "muffler men", or search the site Roadside America to see some.

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Buckscience t1_jae8j30 wrote

Then there’s his golden retriever-sized (relatively speaking) blue ox, Babe…

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