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Tomball Pickle Man

Well-dressed pickle turned patriotic joint statue in old town Tomball.

Tomball, Texas

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In front of an old antique bank safe in a parking lot stands a statue of a ghostly pickle in Uncle Sam colors? A marijuana joint holding a charred pizza? Who's to say...  Originally built by an Italian restaurant that specialized in fried pickles, it was formerly painted green and wore a black top hat while holding a pizza.

One of the next tenants decided to make the pickle man more patriotic and painted its body white and its clothes red and blue. This caused an obvious resemblance to a huge anthropomorphic weed joint to many people.

As of 2022, the Tomball pickle man has been repainted.to its original colors.

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Visit curio shop Cloud Chief &Co and eat at Tejas chocolate +BBQ while wandering old Tomball.

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