Well, It’s been a heavy week here at the Confessional Outhouse, but Friday has come and I’m in a good mood. My Detroit Tigers season tickets just arrived and (somewhat) warmer temperatures are in the forecast. So how about some lighter, outhouse related, stuff to kick-off the weekend?
The Outhouse 500 ran here in Southwestern Michigan a few weeks ago. News Video Here (sorry about the commercial)
I think the Grand Rapids members of the Confessional Outhouse need to enter next year’s race to run a scale outhouse replica of Westminster Abby while dressed as Reformers.
HT: R’na
Another caption contest anyone?
Does that look like an OH saint holding the legs of that poor man?
Can you name the movie the following outhouse image is from? Hint: It’s a Yooper classic written and directed by a famous Michigander who has starred in many films.
I do believe that’s Escanaba in Da Moonlight, Jeff Daniels. He lives in Chelsea, I think.
You Wiki’d “Yooper.” Anyone know what a “Fudgie” is?
Anyone ever heard of the Bloodless Toledo War? That’s how we got the U.P.
By: Zrim on March 7, 2008
at 11:04 am
Yep, we got a much better deal than Ohio.
“Fudgie” – no, but maybe I don’t want to know.
By: Rick on March 7, 2008
at 11:10 am
Depends on who you ask, I suppose. Bragging rights to Corporal Klinger might seem more alluring. We lower-upper natives get squirmy about being associated with Da Yoops.
It may have figured in that at the time that prospects were good for the UP to be our money-maker, because mining was the thing (Calumet was in consideration to be our capital—it is the north tip of the UP’s northern most peninsula). This was before Henry Ford. Had it been post-Ford we may not have cared so much.
A “Fudgie” is the upper-lower peninsula’s term for a downstater who vacations northernly (fudge is something of a northern michigan delicacy–why, I don’t know). One who moves to the northern sector is considered a “Fudgie” for roughly 15 years. We were “fudgies” until I was a freshman.
By: Zrim on March 7, 2008
at 12:02 pm
Caption – “That’s what you get for voting for Huckabee! Tell your fundy friends that I’ll get every last one of ya.”
=)
By: Brad Lenzner on March 7, 2008
at 2:08 pm
Well, we got California from Mexico and the way things are going here now I’m thinking it’s about time to give it back before it gets messed up any worse. Apparently I am now an outlaw for homeschooling my daughter without having a teaching credential. Oh well, life goes on. So what is Michigan like this time of year? If you eat too much fudgie do you become a pudgie?
By: Chris on March 7, 2008
at 2:10 pm
Brad, so you have him putting the guy into the hole. Heh Heh. Does anyone else thinks he looks a little bit like Kim Riddlebarger?
By: Rick on March 7, 2008
at 2:14 pm
Seems Brad is something of a “glass half empty” guy.
Rick,
That looks like KR but with hair.
Chris,
Don’t ask. About what Michigan is like, that is. Because I’d have to answer. And I don’t want to. Because it’s 18 degrees. And I am tired of the cold. And I am tired of my wife telling me she is tired of living here.
By: Zrim on March 7, 2008
at 2:29 pm
Too much hair for Pastor Riddlebarger.
By: Chris on March 7, 2008
at 2:30 pm
High 40s next week – then Spring – then Tiger baseball,
Rick (glass half full guy)
P.S. It could be KR 10 years ago.
By: Rick on March 7, 2008
at 2:31 pm
Hey, how about other news like Brett retiring. The news made my day real crappy or was that “crappier”?!? I wanted to put my head in…
The weekends just won’t be the same…but for now there is Cardinal baseball. Sorry, lived to long in St. Louis area…seminary and first church.
Did live in Grand Rapids for 4 years. Left So. Florida in January of 1984 didn’t see the ground again because of all the snow until first week of June that year. What a wake up call that was for a Florida boy. But I was going to RBC to school…the other culture shock was so many Dutch. Almost changed my name to put a Van before the last name.
Anyway, I just thought I would jump in. It is good to see a sight where so many are having so much fun rather than always discussing how many angels can stand on the head of a pin..by the way..I think its hundreds since those little buggers seem to be able to take any shape they want…:-)
By: Mike on March 7, 2008
at 3:49 pm
“Don’t worry, hold on…I got you. Next time don’t vote for Huckabee and you’ll avoid this mess.”
That better? Sound more like “glass half full?”
That picture is hilarious.
By: Brad Lenzner on March 7, 2008
at 4:03 pm
Captions:
“I’m afraid I’m gonna have to pull rank on you. I didn’t want to have to do this. I’m with the Outhouse Police. There are no tags on this outhouse.”
“Hey! the Beatles’ White Album, a glass of hot fat, and the head of Alfredo Garcia! Score!”
ya dig?
By: Rick on March 7, 2008
at 4:48 pm
Mike,
We have thought about putting Van in front, too. Whenever I experiment, my Slavanian surname does roll off a Dutch tongue much better It goes like this:
“Zr…Zr…Zr.”
“It’s VanZrimec.”
“Oh, VanZrimec.”
“There you go. Easy, eh?”
Brad,
I can’t tell. Has the speaker caused the initial dumping and is now helping out, as if he should get credit? Is this like, “I don’t know why you make me so crazy, woman! You know I hate having to smack you around”? ‘Cause…I am not sure why someone has fallen into a pit just because he voted for Huck. Are you being literal or figurative?
Don’t you just hate exacting Calvinists and their pesky questions?
By: Zrim on March 7, 2008
at 4:54 pm
Oh, no, more Fletch quotes.
By: Zrim on March 7, 2008
at 4:57 pm
Oh yes…FLETCH LIVES. now I am home to be sure
By: Mike on March 7, 2008
at 5:04 pm
Zrim,
Figurative. lol.
He’s rescuing not dumping.
Pardon the pun.
By: Brad Lenzner on March 7, 2008
at 5:38 pm
Out of magnanimity, I waited, but now it’s time for me to submit yet another winning entry:
“I can’t see it anywhere down here! I swear, if you take MY copy of Modern Reformation into the Outhouse one more time! …”
By: RubeRad on March 8, 2008
at 8:29 pm
Wrong John, Joe the Plumber!
By: Sherrie F. on October 30, 2008
at 3:06 pm