Guess the April Fools lie

in #contest7 years ago

We got to visit the grandkids in Cedar Rapids, IA this weekend.

  • woohoo fun fun fun
    • On the way home we stopped at the 7 year old Bass Pro Shop in Duh Moines.
      • I really liked the way they did the mounts!

Bass Pro Shops Des Moines.jpg

I took too many pictures
and don't want to add them all to this post,
so will do something a bit different

  • This calls for audience participation...

See if you can pick the April Fools lie from this list of things I saw this weekend.
Only 1 guess allowed per comment and I will post a pic if it's NOT the lie...

  • HINT: (In other words...) If you want to see a pic of any of the following, guess it...

Pick one!

  • A company spent $1+ million marketing it's products on a display visible from I-80.
  • I ate an Easter Egg doughnut.
  • The Duh Moines Bass Pro Shop has a bowling alley.
  • There were chemtrails preceding the snowstorm.
  • I attended my second ever hockey game.
  • Herbert Hoover is quoted inside the Duh Moines Bass Pro Shop.
  • There is a mounted fish like I caught off the coast of Florida 30 some years ago.
  • The wild boar mounts were muddy.
  • The Iowa record buck scored 307 5/8 Boone & Crockett
  • Hunting is a proud Iowa Tradition.
  • There was a huge alligator gar mount in the DM BPS.
  • There was a mermaid in the DM BPS.
  • I chased a bear up a tree at the DM BPS.
  • There was a beautiful sunset tonight.
  • There were several full buffalo mounts at the DM BPS.
  • Several of the fish mounts were above you, so it looked like you were in the water.
  • There was 6" of snow on the hood of my pickup when I got home.
  • There are 17 mounts in the Archery Pro Shop pic.
  • I count 15 points on the bull elk mount.
  • I spent too much money at Bass Pro Shops on things I needed.

Remember only 1 guess per comment

Then let someone else comment before you guess again...

If you win, I will send you half of all the fishing lures I bought.

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I did not expect the pro shop to have a bowling alley, but since it does, it definitely went up several notches in my book!

I've been in places like that before, and I'm always fascinated by them, but I don't know enough about any of it to make any kind of informed decision when it comes to buying. I was into fishing a long time ago when my boys were younger, but that was probably 1998.

Now, before I totally lose my man card here, I do better at Home Depot. However, when push comes to shove, I'm best at Fry's.

Don't ask me why. It just worked out that way. :)

But hardware stores can be so boring.

  • I've yet to see a stuffed buffalo at Lowes!
    • I was really bummed out I looked and found nothing I needed! haha
      • On the other hand... No man has ever said he has enough tools!!!

Oh, I agree, hardware stores can be pretty boring. A Fry's though can get very exciting, and very expensive. :)

I think it was a Cabella's in Las Vegas where we went. Huge store, with a full-sized one engine plane hanging from the ceiling, stuffed animals everywhere. They actually had two bowling lanes and some other game that I didn't get to try. I thought it was pretty awesome. I need to fish out those pictures :)

The Iowa record buck scored 307 5/8 Boone & Crockett

record buck 1.jpg

record buck 2.jpg

I chased a bear up a tree at the DM BPS.

Bears.jpg

The fool is you didn't buy any fishing lures.
:)

Hmm Evidently that was too easy... haha
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Hooray, I win half of nothing! Wait, how much is that again?
:)

A company spent $1+ million marketing it's products on a display visible from I-80.

Kinze.jpg
The company is Kinze. Son-in-law used to work for them...

I ate an Easter Egg doughnut.

Hurts Donut.jpg

Hurts Donuts.jpg

The Duh Moines Bass Pro Shop has a bowling alley.

BPS Bowling Alley.jpg

There were chemtrails preceding the snowstorm.

Chemtrails 1.jpg
Chemtrails 2.jpg
Chemtrails 3.jpg
Chemtrails 4.jpg
Chemtrails 5.jpg

I attended my second ever hockey game.

RR 1.jpg
My view
RR 2.jpg
from up there...
RR 3.jpg

Herbert Hoover is quoted inside the Duh Moines Bass Pro Shop.

Herbert Hoover.jpg

There is a mounted fish like I caught off the coast of Florida 30 some years ago

Mahi Mahi
Mahi Mahi 1.jpg

The wild boar mounts were muddy.

Wild Boar.jpg

Hunting is a proud Iowa Tradition.

Hunting.jpg

There was a huge alligator gar mount in the DM BPS.

Alligator Gar.jpg

There was a mermaid in the DM BPS.

Mermaid.jpg

There was a beautiful sunset tonight.

Sunset.jpg

There were several full buffalo mounts at the DM BPS.

Buffalo 1.jpg

Buffalo 2.jpg

Several of the fish mounts were above you, so it looked like you were in the water.

Fish 1.jpg

Fish 2.jpg

Fish 3.jpg

Fish 4.jpg

Fish 5.jpg

Fish 6.jpg

Fish 7.jpg

There was 6" of snow on the hood of my pickup when I got home.

Snow.jpg

There are 17 mounts in the Archery Pro Shop pic.

Archery mounts.jpg

I count 15 points on the bull elk mount.

Elk.jpg

I spent too much money at Bass Pro Shops on things I needed.

As @summertooth figured out, I didn't find any fishing lures I needed. In fact, I didn't buy me anything! I know amazing huh?

  • Of course the wife did need a new coat and more jewelry... ::rolling eyes::

Haha, looks lile I am late to the party. I was going to guess bowling or mermaids as being falsehoods. Well, it's a good thing I looked through the comments! Too bad I didn't win half of your lures you didn't find.

Bass Pro is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about going bowling! haha It was kinda cool the way they had it all set up.

  • Can you believe I walked every aisle in the fishing gear and didn't find one thing I had to have?!?!? That's just bizarre!!! haha
    • A couple of years ago, I went to an auction of a local big outdoorsman (hunter and fisherman...) I bought a few boxes of "stuff" and am set for quite some time when it comes to fishing tackle!!! Quite a bizarre predicament for me to be in! haha

Haha, I actually know the feeling. I go to Cabelas sometimes and I usually look but don't buy!

“The Duh Moines Bass Pro Shop has a bowling alley.” is the lie. I think...

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