Sunday, November 17

Giant Cheeto statue held by orange fingertips erected in Canadian town

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The brand has been looking for the “perfect” home for the statue and settled in a city with a namesake name of that familiar dust

Photo: Dave Kotinsky / Getty Images

A small town in Canada has a salty new claim to fame, as it is now home to a colored Cheeto statue bright orange of 17 feet, according to one report.

The so-called “Cheetle Hand Statue”, currently on temporary display along a highway in Cheadle, a hamlet of approximately 100 residents, features a huge representation of the singular sandwich which is held up with three fingers.

The digits are dusted with orange powder, which just so happens to be officially known as a “cheetle,” according to Pepsi, maker of the candy.

The brand has been searching for the “perfect” home for the statue and settled in a city with a namesake name for that familiar dust, Yahoo reported, citing a company statement.

The orange powder indicative of a Cheeto is officially known as a “cheetle”, according to the brand.

A TikTok user captured the widest image of the statue, which will be on display along Railway Avenue until May 4 November.

Of course, netizens had a field day with the unveiling.

One stated that “finger stains round it out”, however other users thought it looked like something else.

“They did a lot to try to make sure people didn’t think it was just a big piece of shit,” admitted one.

“…at first I thought something else was going on,” said another.

“at first glance… I definitely didn’t see a cheeto…” another said similarly.

Canada is no stranger to hosting several notable roadside attractions.

There’s a giant Easter egg in Vegreville, the world’s largest dinosaur in Drumheller, a UFO landing pad in St. Paul and a giant moose statue at Moose Jaw, just to name a few.