Kitsch Butter

American Treasure Tour Trivia Blog

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KITSCH  KRAP ...(we got lots of it at the American Treasure Tour!)

Top Song on this Date in 1953~

How Much is that Doggie in the Window?

Did you Know?

The most dogs ever owned by one person were

5,000 Mastiffs owned by Kubla Khan.

Birthday Pick: 1962

Billy Bean

General Manager Oakland A's

Movie "Moneyball" was made about him.

On this date in history:  1943

Meat, butter and cheese were rationed due to World War Two.

Not the case today.

Titleholder: Don Lerman, who goes by the name "Moses" and is another Glutton Bowl winner, downed seven 1/4 -pound sticks of salted butter in 5 minutes.

Additional Accomplishments: Lerman, an IFOCE Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, also holds records in baked beans (6 pounds in 1 minute, 46 seconds), bologna (2.76 pounds in 6 minutes), quarter-pound hamburgers (111/4 in 10 minutes), and other categories. He placed third in the Glutton Bowl's cow brain eating finals, losing to Takeru Kobayashi-the Tiger Woods of "gurgitation," as it's known in the trade. Kobayashi, who is most famous for winning the Nathan's Famous 4th of July hot dog eating contest six years in a row (2001-06), consumed 57 entire cow brains, or 17.7 pounds' worth, in 15 minutes to win first prize.

BUTTER SCULPTURE

How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make a pound of butter?

a.  3.6

b.  21.8

c. 13.3

*answer at bottom of post

What month is dairy month?

a. June

b. September

c. March

**answer at bottom of post

Have a kitschy day.

*b. 21.8

**a. June

Treasure Profile: Pinchy The Lobster

In between the gems of American history that the American Treasure Tour is dedicated to preserving and presenting, are little (or big) items to remind us that we are all here for the best reason-- to have fun! To that end we proudly present, Pinchy the Lobster.

Is he commemorative of the opening of some famous American factory? No, well, we don't really know. Was he famously displayed at the end of some great American boardwalk? Possibly. He is your average, run of the mill, 8 foot long stuffed lobster.

We like to imagine that he was born on the west coast, and grew up in an LA suburb where he fell in love with acting, and once starred in a horror movie about man-eating giant lobster aliens. (They would make a movie about anything in the 50's)

We think he's rather kitsch, do you know of any serious lobster art? Was it Dali who was rather fond of lobsters?