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Tag Archives: truck
The Amazing Truck Mascot
Here in Lansdowne, PA is another fine example of the urban phenomena of Truck Mascots. Truck Mascots are usually discarded toys that generally commercial truckers lash to the grills of their vehicles to become sort of like flying maidens on … Continue reading
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Tagged Spider-man, toy, truck, truck mascot, urban phenomena
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Small Truck Mascot
On the way home from work I spied this tiny example of what I like to call Truck Mascots. A truck mascot is a discarded stuffed animal or toy that is used to adorn large industrial trucks sort of like … Continue reading
Christmas Mickey
This isn’t the typical Truck Mascot in that the stuffed animal isn’t lashed to the front or grill of a truck, but it was close enough to count. Mickey was tied to the back of a landscaper’s trailer which was … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, city, landscaper, Mickey Mouse, trash, truck, truck mascot, urban, urban phenomena
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A Sad Shrek
Here’s another example of the urban phenomena I refer to as Truck Mascots. Truck Mascots are discarded stuffed animals that are usually lashed to the grills of large industrial trucks although this one is attached to a pickup. This driver … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartoon, city, doll, Philadelphia, Shrek, stuffed, truck, urban phenomena
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Three the Hard Way
Here’s another fine example of that bizarre urban phenomena that I call Truck Mascots. A truck mascot is usually a discarded toy or stuffed animal that is lashed to the grill of large commercial or municipal trucks. Generally the trucks … Continue reading
A Mack with a Quack
I spotted this fowl truck mascot on 5th Street in Philadelphia, PA.
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Tagged East Coast, garbage truck, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philly, truck, truck mascot, USA
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Venison Gives Me Gas
Generally, Truck Mascots are stuffed toys or animals discarded by their original owners and lashed to the grills of mainly commercial trucks sort of like flying maidens on ships of old. The driver of this Philadelphia Gas Works truck opted … Continue reading
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Tagged antlers, deer, PGW, skull, truck, truck mascot, urban phenomena
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