Poll results would probably be pretty different if picture polls were a possibility though, yeah... spare a thought for all the people in the pre-internet age who may have read about some of these 'world's largests' in a guide book and got to experience the disappointment of e.g. the animated bear in person after taking a detour to see it.
― salsa shark, Saturday, 27 February 2021 18:56 (three years ago) link
I guess I was imagining a 50-ft version of this thing:
https://i.imgur.com/nxy1AnD.png
― pplains, Saturday, 27 February 2021 19:42 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 28 February 2021 00:01 (three years ago) link
an absolutely stunning result for the world's second largest bee
the thread starter is currently busy playing Hitman but has indicated that she sees this as "evidence of a hive mind mentality"
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Sunday, 28 February 2021 00:02 (three years ago) link
I myself voted for the 2nd largest bee, because the question is which one you visit first, and it makes sense to work up to the larger bee
I have already ridden the world's largest indoor rollercoaster and seen the gopher. I would not immediately prioritise doing either again, partly because of the redundancy and, in the gopher's case, because the whole gopher-centric vibe of that town is frankly a little unnerving
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Sunday, 28 February 2021 00:08 (three years ago) link
Oh my God, you're not kidding! From the Torrington Gopher Hole Museum:https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/gI6z7FjGbz1ZDMAi7o7iWw/o.jpg
― peace, man, Sunday, 28 February 2021 12:29 (three years ago) link
You gotta play to your natural ... ah ... advantages
― Guys don’t @ me because I tazed my own balls alright? (hardcore dilettante), Sunday, 28 February 2021 12:35 (three years ago) link
Or, When life hands you gophers you make ...
nightmares. you make nightmares.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 28 February 2021 15:51 (three years ago) link
Torrington was aghast in 2013 when Clem was found toppled from his pedestal, the victim of what the town called "inherent design flaws" and possibly some gopher-hating fiend giving Clem a hard push. The smiling fiberglass rodent was rebuilt, repaired, and reattached with enhanced nudge-proof anchoring in 2015.
― peace, man, Sunday, 28 February 2021 16:05 (three years ago) link
i love ilx
― sarahell, Sunday, 28 February 2021 17:09 (three years ago) link
thank for the new display name
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:18 (three years ago) link
Taxidermist humor is all about getting mounted and stuffed.
― peace, man, Monday, 1 March 2021 11:49 (three years ago) link
i know it's not prairies but
Just learned there is a giant pistachio in Alamogordo, NM pic.twitter.com/4g9qkFWUD7— Godzilla vs Bong (@Grief_Eater) March 1, 2021
― The Scampo Fell to Earth (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 09:17 (three years ago) link
NEWS FLASH giant cheeto comes to Cheadle, limited time only
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-hamlet-of-cheadle-now-home-to-giant-cheeto-statue-1.6095656
no word on whether it is the world's biggest or merely one among more impressively-sized puffy dusty cheese snacks, however
― salsa shark, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 21:47 (one year ago) link