Signs and giant stuff

So there seemed to be a theme to the day...we saw all kinds of giant stuff and some humorous signs.  The signs provided a bit of hilarity, although I only got a pic of one of them.  First was one for the Jerky Outlet, with their slogan proudly proclaiming that you "can't beat our meat"!  That one was pretty funny but I'll admit that after seeing it 4 or 5 times, it wasn't as funny as the first time.  The signs for the tourist trap in the town of Uranus, MO was another story, and the visit to the place didn't disappoint either.  From the space-themed kitsch to the world's largest belt buckle, fiberglass dinosaurs, sideshow oddities, and even a double decker bus. There was even a bar and food  concessions, including sweets. But the most unique part was the fudge sales that inspired their slogan "The best fudge is found in Uranus!"  Don't believe me?  Just look at the pictures below!
We also saw a number of giant-sized figures.  There was the World's Largest Rocking Chair,a giant hillbilly, and a giant neon dripping faucet, even though it wasn't lit up in the daytime...and of course all of the aforementioned stuff in Uranus!
There were two small towns of note too.  Cuba, MO bills themselves as the Route 66 Mural City, and they did not disappoint.  We saw at least ten or twelve murals painted on buildings in their downtown area, and they were all very well done.  The other town was Bourbon, MO, and their water tower is probably the most photographed water tower in the country, for obvious reasons.  By the way Ruth, I was thinking about you on this one!
Something else we've been having fun with is seeing others  taking the same tour we are and running into them multiple times.  The first 2 days it was a couple on motorcycles.  English isn't their first language, so communication was a bit difficult but my guess is that they're Scandanavian.  They were friendly enough though, but we didn't see them at all today.  We did meet a couple from Italy and they took a couple of pictures for us and we did the same for them.  Nice people!  We wonder how much of the humor they were picking up on in Uranus, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves.
So with all that we've seen, I have to wonder if that's why they call Missouri the Show Me state...because you really have to see some of this shit to believe it!  Signing off for now, your intrepid travelers.