“There’s plenty of room for all God’s creatures—right next to the mashed potatoes” has been an advertisement for the Saskatoon Restaurant in Greenville, SC, since at least 1991. Sarah Palin wrote in her book, Going Rogue: An American Life (2009), of an Alaskan version: “I always remind people from outside our state that there’s plenty of room for all Alaska’s animals—right next to the mashed potatoes.” The saying has been printed on generic bumper stickers that are not connected with the Saskatoon Restaurant.
CafePress
There’s plenty of room for all God’s creatures. Right next to the mashed potatoes.
Bumper Sticker
Flickr
There’s plenty of room for all God’s creatures. Right next to the mashed potatoes.
This is an advert for Saskatoon Restaurant, Greenville, South Carolina, and is also available as a Tee shirt.
Reminds me of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It
Home Recording
Scooter B
10-05-2001
There is plenty of room for all of God’s creatures …right next to the mashed potatoes.
Saskatoon – Steak, Fish and Wild Game.
MartialTalk.com
Don Anderson
06-05-2002, 06:23 PM
I always remind people from outside our state that there is plenty of room for all Alaska’s animals - right next to the mashed potatoes.”
Sarah Palin
Free Republic
60 posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 10:39:30 PM by SAMWolf (There’s plenty of room for all God’s creatures….. right next to the mashed potatoes.)
5 July 2003, Fayetteville (NC) Observer:
Billboard for a Saskatoon Canada restaurant: There’s plenty of room for all God’s creatures Right next to the mashed potatoes.
The WoodenBoat Forum
Bumber Stickers {Again}
Tom Galyen
08-26-2003, 08:18 PM
Saw a good one today that read
“There is plenty of room for all of God’s creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.”
MartialTalk.com
Dan Anderson
02-06-2006, 09:36 PM
“I always remind people from outside our state that there is plenty of room for all Alaska’s animals - right next to the mashed potatoes.”
Sarah Palin
Google Books
Going Rogue: An American Life
By Sarah Palin
New York, NY: HarperCollins e-books
2009
Pg. ?:
I always remind people from outside our state that there’s plenty of room for all Alaska’s animals—right next to the mashed potatoes.
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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