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Part of admin's adventure in Tacky Food Poses, Tacky Landmark Poses | Tags: ABC Gum, Already Been Chewed Gum, funny travel photos, funny vacation photos, Market Theater, Pike Place Market, Seattle Gum Wall, Seattle tourist attractions, Seattle tourist traps
Art Preparation: Judy and Mosey get their gum ready for permanent display.
SUBMITTED BY: Judy Cohen and Mosey Brown LOCATION: Seattle, Washington (2015)
With Seattle city officials announcing they will steam clean the infamous Market Theater Gum Wall at Pike Place next week, getting rid of an estimated one million pieces of Already-Been-Chewed (ABC) gum, we decided to pay homage to the site before it disappears forever.
According to The Atlantic, this Gum Wall is the world’s “second-germiest tourist attraction” behind the slobbered-over Blarney Stone in Ireland.
Springing into action at the request of TTP, Judy Cohen and Mosey Brown shared some mother-son bonding at the colorful saliva monument today on their way home from school.
“I respect the cultural significance of the Wall, but it’s still utterly revolting,” said Brown, a high school freshman.
Mosey Brown's modeling shoot by the Market Theater Gum Wall.
Cohen revealed that unlike the one million visitors before them, they chose to continue chewing their gum.
“Gum is made of chemicals, sugar, additives. Things that aren’t good for us. I can’t imagine it’s good for brick,” Pike Place spokeswoman Emily Crawford told The Seattle Times.
Here’s a wideshot of the majestic rubbery mural:
Seattle's Market Theater Gum Wall captured on November 6, 2015 (Photo courtesy of Judy Cohen.)
(Have your own creative pose with the Gum Wall? Post your favorite pics on the Tacky Tourist Photos Facebook page!)
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Selfie Central
Part of admin's adventure in Tacky Restaurant Poses | Tags: David Meerman Scott, Moscow, Russia, Selfie Bar
Globetrotter David Meerman Scott outside the "Selfie Bar" in Moscow
SUBMITTED BY: David Meerman Scott LOCATION: Moscow, Russia (2015)
Sometimes you just can’t resist the obvious!
(David Meerman Scott, author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR, is widely regarded as a Social Media Pharaoh)
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OUCH: Do Not Head Lose
Part of admin's adventure in Tacky Signs | Tags: Chris Kilham, ethnobotany, funny travel signs, funny vacation pics, medicine hunter, Thailand vacation pictures, University of Massachusetts
Watch your head, silly Westerner!
SUBMITTED BY: Chris Kilham LOCATION: Thailand (2015)
This shop owner’s English grammar may not be perfect, but his or her heart is in the right place.
(Chris Kilham is a medicine hunter, author and educator who teaches a popular ethnobotany course at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.)
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American Gothic Reimagined
Part of admin's adventure in Tacky Historical Poses | Tags: American Gothic House, funny travel photos, funny vacation photos, Grant Wood, Iowa tourist attractions, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
Recreating the iconic Grant Wood painting "American Gothic" at the original American Gothic House.
SUBMITTED BY: Thomas Schmeh and Tan Chau Qun LOCATION: Eldon, Iowa
Only two roles to choose from: Somebody’s gotta play the wife!
Here’s the original for comparison:
No need to bring your own pitchfork. The American Gothic House Center, which celebrates the life of artist Grant Wood, provides tourists with complimentary props.
(Thomas Schmeh is the director of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa.)
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