Columbus Farmers Market again

 We wanted to do "something" with our Saturday, and settled on going out to the kind-of-nearby adventure spot. You know it's always a fun afternoon hunting for treasures. It's not really about the treasures, but the exploration is entertaining. So let's get some pictures to share while we are out.

Flea Market! Who wants to go buy some fleas? That's a good question; can you actually buy some fleas at a flea market? I guess technically this is called  Columbus Farmers Market, so let's go see if we can buy some... farmers?

It's going to sound funny, but the real reason we went was because we were really craving some Arby's; that we had not had in a long while. We even used our fancy Panera Bread Pizza Box-Tray in the car, and managed to NOT spill any of the au juis dipping sauce for the amazing French Dip sandwich. The Arby's is not very close to us, but while we were out here, it's only a little further to get out to the Flea Market.

It was kind of chilly for a Spring day, and grey skies, but we really wanted the Arby's and well... here we are! I'm sure it would have been a lot busier on a warmer, more sunny day. We learned from last time we were here, and hit the "outside" tables first.

I don't think this will help Goku raise his power level, Krillin. We need Goku to be 100% sharp to save the planet. I know it's legal now in New Jersey, but this is not a reasonable thing to expect super-healthy Goku to do.

Everyone had to stop and gasp at the large bones on this table. I think these were dog treats. Or.. they just slain a dragon? What kind of magic could you pull off with some dragon bones?

Who doesn't like a cool-looking knife? I think the feeling is similar to looking off of a cliff; like, on some level you are admiring the view, but also at the same time you are overwhelmed with how dangerous the situation is, too.

My friend really wanted that mace for some reason he doesn't know. Did it look soooooo cool? Is that it? Also in this picture is a pistol cane that reminds us of the Batman movie where the Joker pulls a ridiculously long pistol out of his pocket to shoot down the Batwing. Did we remember that correctly?

If you are trying to look more evil than you probably are, try out a skull ring or two. Those ones with the eye balls in them are especially creepy, if that's what you are going for. I'm not sure why this picture is rotated sideways.

It was still early for them to close down, but a lot of people were already packing up because of the grey skies and small number of shoppers. We'll probably come back again in the summer when it's nicer outside.

Always fun to take a picture of a mis-dressed mannequin. Are these done by the shop keepers to draw attention, or by mischievous shoppers looking to have a silly prank?

I get the Dark Link's Master Sword, but I feel like I should recognize that red sword in the middle there. It's obviously from some kind of anime or movie or something. It's possible some of those other regular-looking swords are from movies or shows, too.

Take this flea market grumpy unicorn home with you! Oh, you think it would still be grumpy? Hmm... how do we cheer it up?

Happy puppy bubble blower! Why do they keep making bubble blowers out of animals when they know exactly where that trigger is? What's wrong with these rotated pictures today?

It's small in this picture and not easy to see, but there's a mannequin head peeking over the end of the table back there that "got us" when we thought it was a person and we flinched when we thought it was staring at us. Got a good laugh out of it.

Is this shoe radioactive? I don't think it had any lights in it, but it was glowing somehow. Is it maybe some kind of ghost shoe?

I don't know how to react to a sign that literally calls me "dumb". It's... funny, I guess? They are just joking, of course. I'm not going to be sensitive about it.

I'm kind of glad I never got into the coffee thing. I mean, I'll drink some sugar flavored coffee-'pacino thing every once-in-a-while, but there are people who need it, NEED IT(!!AAHHH!!), every morning. Is Grogu too young for coffee?

Betty Boop. I wonder if they could get away with creating such a character in today's modern "Cancel Culture" mess. We're rooting for you Betty! I hope they leave you alone.

Inside the building part. Walked by this leather shop and my friend was punched in the face with the leather smells and instantly transported mentally to Busch Gardens theme park where they had a similar leather workshop. Smells are powerful memory triggers!

It's funny but also a nice opportunity to say thanks to all the health care workers these days. Because I guess Minty needs pictures to caption in order to say such things.

Who else had the Power Glove controller for the Nintendo? This thing was sooooo far ahead of the VR...um, game. If you don't know about it, you wore a crazy real glove on your hand, and the 8-bit Nintendo console detected it's position relative to a sensor. Super Glove Ball was a game where you caught and threw a ball, and it was amazing. Also, Iron Sword! Can you believe they had supermodel Fabio on the cover of that game?!

Imagine if they had this sign hanging in the background of a Breaking Bad episode? Would the dog be blue instead? 

Is it cool to have signs like this these days? I think too many people are starting to get some kind of twisted entertainment out of pointing out how "awful" something like this is, daring you to disagree and labeling you as an "awful" person when you do. Maybe I'm being terrible-politics pointing it out, but my friend just thought it was a funny picture to get. Is he awful now?

That's my neighborhood! Minty and all of the squirrel buddies roaming around.

Ohhh wow. When was the last time we had a colored ice cream cone? Does this picture bring back good memories for you, too?

I heard on the news somewhere that ketchup packets were on the verge of becoming a rare thing because of the unexpected huge increase in take-out orders from Covid Pandemic restaurant shuffling. There's plenty of ketchup, but not the packets. So we saw this box and thought the news people might have not checked the facts on that story.

After staring at this lizard for several minutes, we realize it's not a real lizard, but a very life-like statue. I wonder how many other people it "gets"?

The real lizard was up here. I guess the statue was keeping it company? Can the lizard tell the difference? Because we didn't right away. This one was definitely breathing. Why buy a real lizard when the fake one looked pretty cool all on it's own?