Beaumont, Texas - Muffler Man - Happy Half Wit
- Address:
- 830 S. 11th St., Beaumont, TX
- Directions:
- Ken's Mufflers, on Eleventh Street, at the intersection of Stagg Drive, across the street from the Medical Center.
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Beaumont, Texas - Muffler Man - Halfwit 
After surviving Hurricane Rita this gentle giant still stands in front of Ken's Muffler in Beaumont, TX. The Halfwit has spiffy new duds! He was recently painted. [Angie Cates, 06/22/2007]
Beaumont, Texas - Muffler Man - Happy Half-Wit There is an "Alfred E. Neuman" figure in front of Ken's Mufflers, on Eleventh Street in Beaumont, Texas. He has "Hollywood" painted on his shirt. There is another one on US 75 in north-central Dallas. Also, according to Hal Morgan's Symbols of America , a history of American trade symbols and logos, the Neuman face is actually "a peculiar folk creation used in cartoons and advertisements as far back as 1905 ... All Mad really added was his name and a wider notoriety." Just thought you might find that interesting. [Ken Ellis, 04/22/1998]
There is an "Alfred E. Neuman" figure in front of Ken's Mufflers, on Eleventh Street in Beaumont, Texas. He has "Hollywood" painted on his shirt. There is another one on US 75 in north-central Dallas. Also, according to Hal Morgan's Symbols of America , a history of American trade symbols and logos, the Neuman face is actually "a peculiar folk creation used in cartoons and advertisements as far back as 1905 ... All Mad really added was his name and a wider notoriety." Just thought you might find that interesting. [Ken Ellis, 04/22/1998]
Nearby Offbeat Places
- World's (3rd) Largest Fire Hydrant, Beaumont, TX - 2 mi.
- Gusher Monument and Replica Oil Boomtown, Beaumont, TX - 4 mi.
- Museum of the Gulf Coast - Janis Joplin Memorabilia, Port Arthur, TX - 18 mi.
- In the region: Pirate Jean Lafitte Ruins, Galveston, TX - 65 mi.
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