tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post3549720375384671712..comments2023-11-05T04:37:58.776-08:00Comments on Keep in Touch With Mommakin: Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Signmommakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18138745092234541349noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-34467532872774777202009-08-04T19:02:43.453-07:002009-08-04T19:02:43.453-07:00Oh Tammy, I have tears of laughter running down my...Oh Tammy, I have tears of laughter running down my face... I am so sorry I was slow in getting to this one! The only way this could've been better was if you'd added <i>photos</i> what it's like being in between Pedro's giant legs (!) So. Damn. Funny...<br /><br />Your parents clearly passed their smarts on to you.the girl with the pink teacuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899687576835455016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-21540766901807340902009-08-03T09:44:12.862-07:002009-08-03T09:44:12.862-07:00In theory, Pedro sounds great and I can see why yo...In theory, Pedro sounds great and I can see why you'd want to stop there! Your parents had a good plan to shut you up. (About Pedro, anyway.)Vivienne @ the V Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423346418730195821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-82388001076813792512009-08-02T21:40:48.348-07:002009-08-02T21:40:48.348-07:00Tammy I don't appreciate you talking smack abo...Tammy I don't appreciate you talking smack about my Tio Pedro's place. He's just trying to bring a little bit of culture to you ingrates.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-66264881751891775572009-08-01T04:30:09.662-07:002009-08-01T04:30:09.662-07:00Thanks for the Sat am laugh. Love your sassy self....Thanks for the Sat am laugh. Love your sassy self. Happy Sharefest by the way.JennyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594526663480442855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-75097410572075337322009-08-01T01:30:11.638-07:002009-08-01T01:30:11.638-07:00for you...
http://theredheadriter.blogspot.com/20...for you...<br /><br />http://theredheadriter.blogspot.com/2009/08/secrets-friends-and-sharing.htmlThe Redhead Riterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146525055317050737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-29739737219407789672009-07-31T12:22:37.130-07:002009-07-31T12:22:37.130-07:00The first time we passed that way, we were really ...The first time we passed that way, we were really hyped by all of the hype...at first, second, third, glance I thought it reminded me of one of those spooky roadside side shows where you might find the worlds smallest horse and the bearded lady displayed for your viewing pleasure...but if you stayed overnight, you'd be captured by three maniacs who would truss you up, stick you in a hole with only your head poking out, where they'd then fatten you up and use you for the meat in their chilli.<br /><br />Pedro rocks, it's not to late to turn back.Alex the Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516151350022189691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-35775508334422951202009-07-31T10:26:35.029-07:002009-07-31T10:26:35.029-07:00I love, love, LOVE your younger self!!! Mind you....I love, love, LOVE your younger self!!! Mind you.... I don't think I would have loved RAISING your younger self..... :-)<br /><br />Myrtle Beach........<br /><br /><br />I've been there, once........<br /><br />I want to go back.....<br /><br />I want to retire there!! ( who doesn't??)mzbehavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512446526032513256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-13784723072130808552009-07-31T05:53:30.433-07:002009-07-31T05:53:30.433-07:00omg!!!!!! I will NEVER forget South of the Border....omg!!!!!! I will NEVER forget South of the Border. We had the same experience and it made me SMILE to read yours. <br /><br />sigh. <br /><br />those were the days. ..........Vodka Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734323418017847775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-41142117050104700892009-07-30T18:20:42.773-07:002009-07-30T18:20:42.773-07:00That is funny - I've never driven that way bef...That is funny - I've never driven that way before. I do remember,tho, taking vacations with the kids where the highlight of the trip was those junk shops.BONNIE Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051131465977943433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-52282355822260429602009-07-30T15:34:29.109-07:002009-07-30T15:34:29.109-07:00I remember really loving the signs to tourist attr...I remember really loving the signs to tourist attractions and my parents were simply annoyed with them. I particularly remember the See Ruby Falls and Lookout Mountain ones but I heard almost every single one of those signs is gone.Liz Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960276167677132860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-42647889279712539532009-07-30T15:30:58.054-07:002009-07-30T15:30:58.054-07:00OMG, before coming to the comments sections, I cop...OMG, before coming to the comments sections, I copied the SAME exact line as Housewife Savant, planning on pasting it here:<br /><br />"Oh Pedro, you magnificent bastard!" <br /><br />Too funny! Both the line and that we think alike! Love the trips down Memory Lane...<br /><br />When we went to Mexico, there was a guy who set up a "bazarre" every night at our hotel. His name was Cheapo Filippo. Junk. But man, did we love saying his name.Gibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271264528110884129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-43413354372028437522009-07-30T12:40:26.830-07:002009-07-30T12:40:26.830-07:00Oh God! You are showing my cultural ignorance. I h...Oh God! You are showing my cultural ignorance. I had no idea what the ‘x miles to South of the Border’ signs were referring to: I kept wondering why they didn’t just say ‘x miles to the border’ And which border?<br /><br />I feel so boorish and uneducated.Simon Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515986779205716110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-46722291450239188482009-07-30T12:18:45.095-07:002009-07-30T12:18:45.095-07:00My younger daughter is very Pedro-susceptible. We...My younger daughter is very Pedro-susceptible. We had to stop in every. single. tourist. shop. on our recent vacation. And they all had the exact same JUNK! But did she care? No, she did not. She obviously hasn't learned that essential rule about parents being smart. Maybe a visit to Pedro would solve that. Or maybe not!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589606390781637262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-36119515234728060692009-07-30T11:31:31.689-07:002009-07-30T11:31:31.689-07:00I hate those dang signs. They are obnixious & ...I hate those dang signs. They are obnixious & they do not make me want to stop. Of course I know they have junk. :o)Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775110752834313420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-7378021677263359802009-07-30T10:56:08.380-07:002009-07-30T10:56:08.380-07:00Sadly and alas, no Pedro signs posted on my person...Sadly and alas, no Pedro signs posted on my personal Memory Lane. And, by the sounds of it, Burma Shave, Stuckey's, and those sci-fi looking alerts directing you out of town in the event of nuclear fallout don't fit this bill (<i>billboard</i>???). But your painting is so vivid and fun that I feel like I'm keyboarding between the legs of a GIANT Pedro! Thanks, Tammy! I had a nice trip!SparkleFarkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354679950013636478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-72984873337752672832009-07-30T09:34:15.793-07:002009-07-30T09:34:15.793-07:00We've been visiting SOTB since I was a wee one...We've been visiting SOTB since I was a wee one. Did you know that they had to relocate the planned Interstate because Pedro refused to move? The last time I stopped was 3 years ago, while on college visits down South with Ella Dos. Same place. We didn't buy anything but cokes, and of course the requisite bumper sticker, but it was just like being home!Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-85843200482985715892009-07-30T09:23:50.649-07:002009-07-30T09:23:50.649-07:00Thank goodness your blog is back!!
What was up wit...Thank goodness your blog is back!!<br />What was up with it I wonder?<br />I wonder if your parents would have stopped years earlier if they knew it would cause you to cease and decist?<br />Macey :)Maceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405187347144334323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-42890853524302320722009-07-30T07:29:32.652-07:002009-07-30T07:29:32.652-07:00Parents are ALWAYS right!!!Parents are ALWAYS right!!!Keeper of the Skies Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070776690950281427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-90185606293148757142009-07-30T06:44:28.454-07:002009-07-30T06:44:28.454-07:00I am eternally traumatized by the "BOILED PEA...I am eternally traumatized by the "BOILED PEANUTS" signs...those signs SAID they were good. The texture, omg. <br /><br />*DRY HEAVE*<br /><br />-Michelle<br />DomesticationOfTheSingleGirl.blogspot.comMichelle@DomesticationoftheSingleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875515103822677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-48254246252896902432009-07-30T06:39:30.251-07:002009-07-30T06:39:30.251-07:00I think I need to go there! I loves me some souve...I think I need to go there! I loves me some souvenir CRAP!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982881362706361805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-34419873181053452162009-07-30T05:44:02.058-07:002009-07-30T05:44:02.058-07:00I love those Pedro signs!! I've never stopped...I love those Pedro signs!! I've never stopped but it really does make the drive more entertaining! Next time you go through call me and we'll meet up :)<br /><br />I think most of the shops are closed these days. I always crane my neck as we fly by and it *looks* like a lot of the places are closed down... but we aren't stopping to check...Kathy B!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13932652254033295435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-1975312987174775812009-07-30T04:25:43.535-07:002009-07-30T04:25:43.535-07:00I have never driven the the Sunshine State. I'...I have never driven the the Sunshine State. I've visited all the coastal states but never drove the coast. My grandparents did yearly for a while and EVERY year they brought back something from South of the Border...like it was a religious experience or something. Should I ever have the opportunity, I would HAVE to stop just to be able to say I Was There!<br /><br />I agree with the Geek. They weren't smart enough to realize YOU were smart enough to see it for what it was...JUNK! Great post...as always.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462135507379897869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-23880942190242577542009-07-30T03:59:12.783-07:002009-07-30T03:59:12.783-07:00If they were truly smart, they would have brought ...If they were truly smart, they would have brought you there the first time you asked so that you could see truly how crappy it was.<br /><br />It would have put to an end all the whining and requests right from the start.Badass Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030944236271663794noreply@blogger.com