This is Michigan

Posted by Davezilla 20 July, 2005 Latest: Woozle, Kureiton, Dante, tinamarie, dagny,

picture of a vending machine that sells live bait

Image taken by Mistress Tamity

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20 comments:

  1. Ankalon, 20, July 2005, 0:41 |  

    Bleeach. I’ve got one that’s even ironic:

    It was in a dim and dank Best Western. We called it the Mediocre Western. It stood in a dusty corner, an evil idol, “Healthy Snacks,” a beast containing nothing but ageless Snickers and chips.

     
  2. larfus, 20, July 2005, 1:54 |  

    hmm the ebay link is interesting “ANATOMICALLY CORRECT! WORKING VAGINA & RECTUM L@@K!” I think I will pass :wtf:

     
  3. rust, 20, July 2005, 1:56 |  

    I always knew there would be a market for coin-operated LIVE-BAIT dispensers. Who would have figured they would show up in Hellmouth, Michigan?

     
  4. Lung the Younger, 20, July 2005, 3:28 |  

    Mmm. So flies and worms must be a real sought-after commodity in Michigan.

     
  5. JFLY, 20, July 2005, 3:57 |  

    WOW! That’s Wisconsin, too…..

    (I should know, I live here……misplaced Chicagoan)

     
  6. JFLY, 20, July 2005, 3:58 |  

    Ummm….Have a carp and a smile?

     
  7. Spud, 20, July 2005, 8:06 |  

    It looks like a Gottlieb pinnie, except the flippers are a bit largish.

    :geek:

     
  8. Esther, 20, July 2005, 12:17 |  

    “ALL LIVE! ALL BAIT! Come and get these nubile attractors, just waiting to put their mouth on your hook! HURRY NOW!”

     
  9. Merth, 20, July 2005, 12:30 |  

    1. I have seen live bait vending machines in Ohio. None with such an elaborate front panel. It must be the deluxe model.

    2. WHY????? Why does Rescue Anne need to be anatomically correct? I am First Aid / CPR certified and have been for the past decade. I cannot ever recall sitting through a class and thinking…

    15 compression
    2 rescue breaths
    1 vaginal lick / shocker

    Repeat: 4 cycles per minute until EMS or Ron Jeremy arrives.

     
  10. jen, 20, July 2005, 12:40 |  

    I’ve seen that same machine in indiana on a trip, I took pics of it too!

     
  11. Natalie, 20, July 2005, 12:56 |  

    It scares me to think that there seems to be an entire live bait vending machine industry in North America.

     
  12. rust, 20, July 2005, 13:04 |  

    I didn’t know Ron “The Hedgehog” Jeremy was a qualified Paramedic… opens a whole new vista on the concept.

     
  13. Fishy, 20, July 2005, 14:20 |  

    Anybody out there read Chuck Palahniuk’s newest, “Haunted”? There’s a story in there that will give you a whole new perspective on the kind of people who would be interested in buying an anatomically correct “educational” doll like the one on eBay. Not for the squeamish! :dead:

     
  14. M & M, 20, July 2005, 18:28 |  

    How do you get the worms into the coin slot?!

     
  15. DK, 20, July 2005, 18:30 |  

    Bait, diet bait, orange bait, root-bait, jail bait? :roll:

     
  16. Woozle, 21, July 2005, 2:57 |  

    I reiterate Merth’s #1 comment. The Wal-Mart in Springfield, OH just got rid of theirs, and I’m sorry to say I met a guy who was actually saddened by that.

    Mind you, there’s really only one place in town to fish, and there’s a bait store within walking distance, but I guess he doesn’t want to talk to an actual person. Gah.

     
  17. Kureiton, 21, July 2005, 13:22 |  

    There’s one I know of in Belvidere, Illinois. The odd part is that it is literally right outside of an actual bait-shop. I guess if you’re doing midnight-fishing or something.

     
  18. Dante, 21, July 2005, 20:07 |  

    LIVE Bait? How do they keep them alive?

     
  19. tinamarie, 21, July 2005, 23:57 |  

    What’s the problem? Everybody gets hungry when they are stuck in the car on the interstate for a long time, even large-mouth bass. Jesus Carpie, what have you guys got against fish?

     
  20. dagny, 22, July 2005, 12:24 |  

    Apparently there’s a public library in Ohio where you can check out fishing poles…