GREENVILLE, OHIO – Heather, Melody and I stopped by the Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (125 N. Broadwat St.) on our way back home from the Homeschool Alumni get-together at Alyssa’s home.
Heather and Melody in Front of the Bubblegum Covered Convient Store
The building is literally COVERED IN BUBBLEGUM!
“Sounds gross, but that’s what people have been doing for years. So much so that the walls have taken on the look of a gum sculpture. No one is quite sure just how the custom started, but as they sang in Fiddler on the Roof, it’s “tradition.” Not only don’t they scrape it off, they seem to encourage it.” – Neil Zurcher
I learned about this bubblegum covered building in Neil Zurcher’s book, Ohio Oddities: A Guide to the Curious Attractions of the Buckeye State. You can find Neil’s book on Amazon.com. Neil stopped by our creation science museum this summer and wrote up a paragraph about the Akron Fossils & Science Center for his Ohio Oddities book (we are on page 65 under the title Dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark?). Neil also keeps a web blog at, One Tank Trips.
The Gummy Wall!
Of course we couldn’t resist depositing our own blob of bubblegum so we each vigorously chewed our frozen wads of bubblegum (now frozen from being left in cold car all weekend) and creatively pasted them onto the side of the building—next to the millions of other pieces!
It was amazing to see how long some of the bubblegum blobs had been on the building, presumably for years and years, maybe even decades. Lesson to the wise: “Don’t swallow your bubblegum; even the intense rays of the sun cannot deteriorate it!”
Melody and I Looking Peace-ful
10 Comments
February 2, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Wow! That is a rather sticky situation. Glad to see you back on the blogging bandwagon! Anxious for your next post…
Dt
February 3, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Hey Josiah,
Glad you finally updated! From the stories I’ve heard, it sounds like y’all had quite a memorable time! What might we expect next? (And if you don’t recognize my screen name…ask Nate!)
- Johann Van De Leeuw
February 4, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Hey Josiah,
I just stopped by Doug’s blog, and found the this: “Congratulations to Pat S., Salvadore M., and Josiah D. for correctly answering the question. The image was that of an Ica Stone most likely depicting the division of the continents.” Is the Josiah D. you?!
(‘Twould make sense)!
- Johann Van De Leeuw
February 4, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Well yes, Johann Van De Leeuw, that would be me. Isn’t that Ica Stone fascinating! The ancient’s most certainly lived at the same time as the division of the continents–they even mapped it (and no, it didn’t happen millions of years ago as the evolutionist historians have fabricated)! I’ll send you the rest of the history about the Ica Stones that I sent Mr. Phillips (I have given lectures on the Ica Stones before so I’ve studied them a bit).
In answer to your question “what might we expect next?” How about Darkest Peru… just kidding (though I would like to go there someday)!
Holdfast to the truth,
JD
February 4, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Here are two links to Doug Phillip’s blog regarding the Ica Stones:
What is It?
http://www.visionforum.com/hottopics/blogs/dwp/2009/01/4860.aspx
Blog Contest Answer
http://www.visionforum.com/hottopics/blogs/dwp/2009/01/4867.aspx
February 5, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Josiah- This sentence that you typed: “The ancient’s most certainly lived at the same time as the division of the continents–they even mapped it (and no, it didn’t happen millions of years ago as the evolutionist historians have fabricated)!” Manifests a serious problem for the evolutionists- if the continents divided millions of years before man, then, 1. How did humans map the event, & 2., How did the supposedly stupid early humans populate the seven different continents to such an extent? The second reason could possibly be explained, but they make people think….Glad you mentioned this in passing!
- Johann
February 5, 2009 at 6:17 pm
P.S. Thanks for the e-mail!
February 6, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Nasty my friend :-)
February 9, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Actually Megan, some of the gum was still good. A little sun-dried; but it still had flavor! Just kidding…
February 19, 2009 at 1:01 am
I don’t think that is a good idea Johann.
Josiah