Post #4256089
2026-07-30 22:40 UTC
“Mighty Og was a roadside attraction consisting of a 36-foot (11 m) high sculpture of a gorilla from the waist up.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Og
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@ramsey@phpc.social 2026-07-30 22:45
@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io “North Dakota has a number of these giant statues including a 40-foot (12 m) sandhill crane (the World's Largest Sandhill Crane in Steele), a 38-foot (12 m) high Holstein cow(Salem Sue in New Salem), a 40-foot (12 m)grasshopper (part of the Enchanted Highwaynear Regent), and a 60-short-ton (54 t) buffalo(the World's Largest Buffalo in Jamestown). One hypothesis put forth is that these figures distinguish one community from another in an otherwise somewhat featureless landscape.”