Say, why should Sean have all the fun? Here is “Mug Shot Saturday”, presented by the Claudius and Tiberius Cats Memorial Salt and Pepper Shakers, which sit on the kitchen shelf.
When I lived in Michigan I was supporter of PBS-TV, Channel 56. As a perk for my donation, they gave me this dear 56 mug. I think it must be 30 years old by now. I wonder if they are still operating.
This “Raven” mug I purchased on a trip to Alaska in 1980. I really wanted to buy something more substantial, like a totem pole, but this was all I could afford at the time. Now I have quite a lot of nifty things from the Northwest, but this little mug remains dear to my heart.
Here is my Distinctly Tea mug. Distinctly Tea in Canada (bless them!) is where I get most of my stash.
WSU is my medical school alma mater. People who don’t live in the Midwest always ask me if it is in Indiana.
For reasons unclear to me, I always have a Campbell’s soup mug. Some of my warmest memories are my trips to Wisconsin with The Best Friend and go to antique malls . I’ve had several soup mugs over time; they are often broken. This gives me the excuse to go to The Land of Cheese and visit TBF and go find another one. There is no lack of them.
Finally, here is “The office mug” . The caption says –
“Can we up the dosage? I still have feelings.”
18 comments
October 13, 2012 at 1:11 PM
victorinvermont
Mug shot Saturday looks fun. I especially like the Raven piece. And the Campbell Soup memories. Hmm… I may have to do a post to compliment yours. 😉
October 13, 2012 at 1:42 PM
anne marie in philly
OMB, I LOVE THIS POST! campbell’s soup is a local business round these parts!
October 13, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Laurent
PBS Channel 56 Detroit Public TV still in operation.
October 13, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Urspo
That is nice to know !
Sent from nowhere in particular.
October 13, 2012 at 3:40 PM
JustAMike
Channel 56 Detroit is available all the way out to western Canada by cable (if you subscribe to “time shifting” options).
Love the cats and their various poses!
October 13, 2012 at 4:20 PM
Jay
As always a creative post. thanks
October 13, 2012 at 8:36 PM
Ron
I have all these mugs and I don’t even drink coffee or hot tea but I can’t bear to get rid of them. Each one has a story just like yours. I am trapped.
October 14, 2012 at 12:07 AM
Erik Rubright
I took me until reading halfway through this post before I got the whole “mugshot” play on words. I’m slow. Or tired. Maybe tired. Yes, tired.
I’m curious about the story of the Claudius and Tiberius Cats Memorial Salt and Pepper Shakers. You should expound upon that for us.
October 14, 2012 at 1:37 AM
Raybeard
Despite your interesting mugs (partic. Campbells) in all these shots it’s Claudius and Tiberius who steal the limelight for me – their positions in the final pic most of all.
October 14, 2012 at 3:29 AM
Mitchell Block
My favorite is your “office mug” with the very cleverly posed cats beside it! We had a wonderful collection of pig salt & peppers, built for us over the years by a good friend. I packed them up to ship them to Spain and then mistakenly dropped off the box at Goodwill! I sure do miss them now!
October 14, 2012 at 7:32 AM
Richard
Nice collection! I have two Campbell soup mugs, a bit shorter and wider than your mug. My kids ate soup from them when they were young. I’ve kept them for sentimental reasons.
October 14, 2012 at 10:11 AM
truthspew
Knowing your profession I think a Far Side mug – the one with the guys in lab coats staring at the guy and saying “Nuts, just plain nuts!”
October 14, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Urspo
That was my all time favorite mug – AND I LOST IT I would pay a lot to get a new one.
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October 14, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Shawn
While Sean’s “mugshots” might be exciting…..yours are quite entertaining!
October 14, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Jason
What an adorable super collection of mugs all in one place, which cannot often be said, unless of course its one of my family reunions!
October 14, 2012 at 5:50 PM
jason
Very cute! But how’d they get arrested? 🙂
October 14, 2012 at 6:46 PM
zeph
“Can we up the dosage? I still have feelings.” Ah, wonderful. Dark, dark humor, not so detached from reality. Well, we must feel, mustn’t we? Although it’s not always fun. Bash me over the head, doctor, #2 mallet!
October 16, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Rick
I like that salt n pepper set up. I would have never thought you’d own such. Now why is that? I too have collected mugs over the years but much like frig magnets, matchbboks and tee shirts, there’s just no more room. Your last mug is a keeper.