Junior Asparagus

Junior's new goal, starting 20 April 2008, is to visit all 50 states, and he needs your help! He is expecting a fun and leisurely trip around the country before heading back to Girard, Pennsylvania... but he wants to see and enjoy the best parts of America along the way! Come on, show him a good time!

Junior first got left in California on 5 July 2002. He was to get as close as possible to Girard, Pennsylvania by 4 July 2004, in time to be a Fourth of July centerpiece. Although his arrival was a little late (19 February 2005 to be exact), he did finally make it back.

But it was barely two weeks before Junior found himself at the Pacific again, except this time he was in the middle of it, having been left stranded in Hawaii on 7 March 2005! Taking advantage of the situation, he was happy to tour the islands before being whisked across the country and then spending nearly a year in Germany!

Now that Junior has been returned to the States, he'd like to visit all 50 of them while he's here. Of course, he doesn't mind taking his time, taking in all that America has to offer along the way (after all, he's got new batteries), but he can't fulfill this life-long dream without your help in moving him along.

So, if you get Junior, please don't keep him for much more than a week or two. Please take as many pictures as possible at various points of interest (he wants to make a scrapbook later on). The pictures should be serious, funny, cute, or all three at once if you can manage! When you're done, move him along his way. If you can't get him to another state quickly, at least move him towards a state he still needs by checking the map below.

As of 18 October 2008, Junior has been logged in 20 states:

He has also been logged in Germany and has travelled over 32,300 miles (52,000 km).

Junior can talk! At first, Grandma B. asked why you had to poke out his eyes to get him to talk (after all, he's a Christian toy). We then quickly pointed out that it was a button on Junior's back (directly behind the eyes) that was triggering the sound.

Junior says the following:

• "I'm Junior!"
• "Who are you?"
• "God made you special, just like he made me!"
• "Whoa... déjà vue...."

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