While shopping for my fridge, I found out that magnets won’t stick to stainless steel. So I opted for the metal look-alike. Yes, I changed my decision just because of the magnets. Crazy.
Sorry, I thought that everyone knew Mr. Yuk! The magnet I have is of this classic face, and in the black border at top and bottom it has “Poison Control Center” and an 800 number. I remember ads for Mr. Yuk when I was a kid ('70s), and putting the stickers all over the place.
How did you know not to drink the cleaning supplies that mom kept under the kitchen sink??
I’m back, this time with the magnets from my home fridge. I’m including in this list anything that is attached to the fridge by one or more magnets, btw:
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[li]Post-It notepad[/li][li]flashlight[/li][li]bottle opener (with a “Get Cup Crazy” Stanley Cup button hanging on its end)[/li][li]really big hook that holds both oven mitts securely[/li][li]miniature Mr. Goodbar[/li][li]Red Cross Volunteers Make a World of Difference[/li][li]miniature cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee[/li][li]miniature donut[/li][li]Alumni Weekend (from last summer’s 10-year college reunion)[/li][li]National Security Agency[/li][li]Allstate 2004 calendar[/li][li]Vocelli Pizza[/li][li]MD State Highway Administration lightbulb (from the Bright Idea program)[/li][li]the heat pump maintenance company[/li][li]the gutter cleaning company[/li][li]list of measure equivalents (shaped like a glass measuring cup)[/li][li]Netherlands tile (from a museum over there)[/li][li]Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern[/li][li]acrylic picture frame with an old photo of my Mom[/li][li]acrylic picture frame with a postcard that says “There is no way to happiness; happiness is the way”[/li][li]WCBS FM[/li][li]the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, New York, Tennessee, New Jersey, and Maryland[/li][li]holographic eye (that an ex stole for me many moons ago…I have no idea why I kept it at first, but now I still have it because he died 6 years ago)[/li][li]3 metal clip thingies (one is holding a pencil under the notepad)[/li][/ul]
I also have a few nonmagnet things: a bumpersticker that says “Maryland: More Than You Can Imagine;” a bumpersticker that says “Just Eat It” (from an awesome Baltimore restaurant that closed a few years ago); a postcard of Fallingwater; and a picture of my aunt, uncle, and their grandson.
When I was living in Minneapolis, the University open a new museum of Frank Gehry design. A friend commented shortly after the opening that it would be cool to cover the thing in fridge magnets in places that couldn’t be easily reached.
That idea obviously stuck in my mind as I went through the museum with a friend. When we were done, I went to the gift shop and bought a magnet. We went outside to an observation deck(?) and I tested the magnet. I was highly dissapointed as it did’t stick and in fact it slide down the wall and dissapeared in crack between the wall and floor.
Too bad. That place would kick ass if it were covered with magnets.
Ok, my list is kinda wussy, but I’ve moved a lot and have lost a lot along the way, all right?
Farmers & Merchants State Bank. No checking fees! No minimum balance! No bounced check fees under $20!.
Freetrappers Muzzleloading. Neighbor guy. Makes black powder rifles.
Cheesy tourist fridge magnet of Pu’u O’o.
Purchased at the Navy Museum in DC: “A collision at sea can ruin your whole day.” Themistocles, 524-460 BC.
THE most useful fridge magnet EVER PRODUCED! “Measure equivalents: 1/4c = 1 oz = 4 T = 12 t = 59ml”. It ranges from 1/16 to 1 full cup.
Cheesy Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, thing.
Ceramic tile painted with a loon and “Minnesota”.
Ummm…I have clear memories of buying all of my magents, but this one is a generic mare and foal with a $2.99 sticker on the back. It also says “APR 94”. I’m not sure if it was made then, if I bought it then, or if I’m still paying interest on it.
An small tile I picked up in Spain depicting a traditional horse and rider.
I have mostly Bettie Page stuff on my fridge. Specifically, I have the Bettie Page dress up set and the group of five poses. (the top two sets on the link) I also have one that says “I meant to have kids but then I figured cat food was cheaper than college” which pretty much sums up my view on children.
We get a lot of free magnets from home product shows and such.
1 from Gunny’s college (Texas A&M at Commerce)
1 from our insurance company (with space for new address and phone number; we got it when we moved)
1 that came in a bucket of dishwashing pellets - Elroy Jetson riding on back of Astro
1 mortar and pestle shape from Brookshire’s pharmacy
2 Longview Title Company business cards
1 Cleaning Masters business card
1 that says Warning: Strange Dog
Penguin I made from magnet material we had at work
I’m including in this list anything that is attached to the fridge by one or more magnets, btw: