I love it when you stumble across a website that answers a question you've had for years. Like at least a few of you, I have long been curious about those huge fiberglass advertising figures you occasionally see adorning roadside businesses. They usually have their hands in a position that suggests they were designed to be Paul Bunyan holding an ax, but that someone adapted the mold to make them into someone else holding something else — like a muffler or a set of tires.
If you don't know what I'm talking about — or especially if you do — you'll want to visit this page and read all about what they call "Muffler Men." There's an interview with a guy who made a lot of them, plus a nationwide index to their location and the many variations and…oh, just go look. You'll understand. And many of you will go, "Oh! I've seen those things!"