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June 22, 2015

Peanuts Around Town – Part 2

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If you recall I have connections to Dothan, Alabama.  My husband took a position with a company there in January 2015 and we currently have a home that we rent there that he stays in when he is not traveling around or in Iowa with me.  I go to visit occasionally and at one point we thought we would buy a house in Dothan but that plan has changed.  Over the years I have learned to go with the flow when it comes to moving. After all in the past year I thought I would live in Texas, Alabama and the reality of the fact is that now I will be moving to North Carolina.  So you can see that sometimes I get confused about where I am.

One of the really fun things about Dothan is their love of all things peanuts. I stopped in at the Dothan CVB on one of my first weeks in Dothan and picked up a lot of information including their Peanuts Around Town map.  I introduced you to their Peanuts Around Town back in March and shared a few of the ones I had the opportunity to photograph.  My trips to Dothan have been limited but I have found a few more to share with you today.

The first one is obviously in front of the UPS facility and I love how he has everything from package to scanner at his ready.
upspeanutThen comes the AT&T one named Noki.  Ready to take any and all calls.  Cute, huh?  Not sure if that is a flip phone but it is certainly a big one.

nokiThe Military Nuts located outside of the Tuffy business is high on my list of favorites to date.  Who doesn’t love all things military, including nuts? 
military peanuts 3Of course you can probably surmise that my favorite one is the Navy nut.  Seriously–who can turn down a man in uniform?military peanutFinally today I offer you the offering from Hooters Restaurant.  Sadly (or not) the Hooters is no longer in business in Dothan so I am glad that I was able to get these photographs before the restaurant unexpectedly closed one day.

hooterspeanut

hooterspeanutbackI will be spending more time in Dothan in the sweltering summer days while we are between houses so I hope to be able to get out and get some quality photos taken of the peanuts that I have missed.  One that I am anxious for is the unveiling and installation of the Dancin’  Dave Peanut.  I first heard about Dancin’ Dave from a seat mate on a flight from Dothan to Atlanta.  She told me I had to see him and follow his Facebook page.  After I clicked on it and read a bit about this man I agreed.  So that is my quest.  To actually meet and have a picture taken with Dancin’ Dave sometime.  He is an area icon and I think this video will show you a bit of that personality.

 

 

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  1. Just A Mom Giving It A Tri
    June 22, 2015 at 06:37 am

    I love all of them! They are so cute! 🙂

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      June 22, 2015 at 06:59 am

      Thanks. They have some really fun ones and I have a lot more to go see when I am down there next time.

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  2. ozzieohlonemanthinktank
    June 22, 2015 at 07:01 am

    What a clever community idea.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      June 22, 2015 at 07:02 am

      It really is a fun thing. I want Chris’s company to do one but I think I might have to fund it myself! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    June 22, 2015 at 07:55 am

    These are the type of quirky things that make a town especially memorable.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      June 22, 2015 at 07:58 am

      They are so fun and I think the locals take them more for granted than a visitor does. That is why I have to get the rest of them photographed. Come late July and August I can get that accomplished.

      Reply
  4. poemsandponderings
    June 22, 2015 at 09:00 am

    Didn’t they make that movie “The Creature From The Black Legume” in Dothan?

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      June 22, 2015 at 09:22 am

      HAHHAHAHHAHHAH!

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      1. poemsandponderings
        June 22, 2015 at 09:44 am

        I thought you’d get it..

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        1. Beth Ann Chiles
          June 22, 2015 at 09:46 am

          I did. It made my morning. Thank you.

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          1. poemsandponderings
            June 23, 2015 at 01:23 am

            Always a pleasure Beth Ann.

  5. jenieats
    June 22, 2015 at 09:08 am

    That Hooter’s peanut is cracking me up. I can’t wait to get a photo with the Mason City humpty dumpty statue.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      June 22, 2015 at 09:22 am

      That is definitely on my list as well! I am hoping the weather cooperates …

      Reply
  6. Mary
    June 22, 2015 at 10:05 am

    I feel for you being in Dothan right now! After we got married, we lived in Enterprise for the summer (until my new job started). I told him that I loved him, but I could never live there! I would walk outside and not be able to breathe with the humidity!
    Love the peanuts…I had no idea that was there!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      June 22, 2015 at 10:57 am

      Chris says it is miserable there now with the humidity and the “no seeums” which he says are horrible even on the plant floor. Ugh. I am not there quite yet—will be there late July to mid August but I suspect there might be some road trips in there. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Gibber
    June 22, 2015 at 11:38 am

    Those are just nutty. I know bad joke. Really cool though!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      June 22, 2015 at 08:00 pm

      They are totally nutty but so much fun. I can’t wait to see the rest of them.

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      1. Gibber
        June 22, 2015 at 08:12 pm

        I know. I’m sure it makes lots of people smile! That’s a good thing!

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  8. Darlene
    June 22, 2015 at 02:02 pm

    I love these Mr. Peauts! I can’t resist a ma in uniform. When I met my hubby he was in the British militry and looked smashingb in his uniform. I was hopelessly smitten.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      June 22, 2015 at 08:01 pm

      Chris was a Navy officer and yes—those uniforms make the man! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Helen Brown
    June 23, 2015 at 12:07 pm

    What fun to look for all the peanuts around the town.

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  10. donnahup
    June 26, 2015 at 09:49 pm

    I love these! They are adorable!!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      June 27, 2015 at 08:00 am

      Thanks, Donna. They are so much fun.

      Reply
  11. Dancin' Dave - A Legend in the Wiregrass - It's Just Life
    August 03, 2015 at 06:00 am

    […] July in his honor.  I have written about my quest to see all of the peanuts around Dothan here and here and seeing this one will most likely be my favorite memory.  All because I got to see it with […]

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  12. Peanuts Around Town - The Next Installment - It's Just Life
    August 13, 2015 at 08:01 am

    […] go find all of the painted peanuts in Dothan that I can. (You can read my previous posts here and here.)  Some of them are a bit elusive as they are hiding inside businesses and can’t really be […]

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