Doofy Johnny Appleseed Statue
New Market, Virginia
American folk hero or ancestor of Alfred E. Neuman? Whoever created this statue in front of the closed Johnny Appleseed Restaurant might have imagined Johnny as the latter, with a goofy expression, giant feet, and a pot on his head. There seems to have been some problem with scale as well, as Johnny is carrying an apple as big as a pumpkin. Pinholes in Johnny's shirt allow him the "speak" through a push-button voice system, although he's often been mute on our random visits.
This part of Virginia calls itself "Apple Capital of The USA," but real-life Johnny Appleseed (yes, he was a real guy, 1774-1845) never set foot in Virginia, bare or otherwise. Is Virginia envious? Maybe that is why they mock him.