Wordless Wednesday

WW is a simple blog post featuring a photo which conveys a message that speaks for itself without using words.

For all the rule breakers, of which I am one, please feel free to add all the words you want.

Make sure you leave a link to your post and I’ll visit your Wordless Wednesday post.

Dolly Parton

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Dolly Parton once entered a celebrity look-alike contest as herself – and lost. The contest was held in a San Francisco club. In order to somewhat disguise herself, Parton exaggerated her features with makeup. However, she got the least applause of all contestants, and ultimately lost to a drag queen. Source: Facts.net

Linking up with a bunch of fantastic peeps from the blogosphere who host Wordless Wednesday – Betty, Steve, image-in-ing, Keith, Senior Salon, Esme Salon, CatSynth, and Suzana.


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16. My GBGV Life17. Moonwashed18. Faith LeeAnne
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46. Enduring Horizon47. Memes 14348. Curious as a Cathy
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52. Roentare Photo53. His Daily Photo54. Melbourne Candid
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85 thoughts on “Wordless Wednesday

  1. suzannedunaway – I am a French Tuxie who has an opinion on just about everything. Whether you agree or disagree, I'm interested.
    Loulou says:

    That is HILARIOUS. And we LOVE Dolly so much. When asked on a show once what is good taste, she replied, “Sequins is good taste, everyone knows that!”Amd mama LOVES sequins, haha. Love your blog…love your wit and humor.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I thought this was a hoot that she could lose. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week. 🙂

  2. onespoiledcat – Virginia – We are Angel Sammy and Teddy......! Two ginger cats - one left for the Rainbow Bridge in December of 2016 (but still keeps in touch...) and the other in the "here and now" having lots of fun. Join us as we try to bring smiles to everyone around us with our blog.
    onespoiledcat says:

    That’s a hilarious story about Dolly……!!! Happy Wednesday.

    Hugs, Pam and Teddy

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I thought it was hilarious too. Happy Wednesday. A hug to you and lots of scritches to Teddy. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Me too. It was a funny fact though. You have a fabulous Wednesday and rest of the week, my friend. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Yes they see what they want to see. I wonder what she looked like. Scritches to Beau. 🙂

  3. angelswhisper2011
    angelswhisper2011 says:

    MOL…I wonder what they thought when they found out that it was Thé Dolly😹Double Pawkisses for a Happy Day and Week ahead to you, Sandee, Zane and the kitties too🐾😽💞

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I have no idea. I’ll bet it made them laugh though. Double Pawkisses to you both and a big hug to Granny. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I think everyone was very amused. I agree with her life story. Happy WW and rest of the week. 🙂

  4. My GBGV Life – Minnesota, USA – I am a GBGV, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeén - enjoying my life and sharing my experiences.
    My GBGV Life says:

    LOL, that is funny. What a fun test to see what would happen.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I agree with you. It made me laugh out loud. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week. 🙂

  5. Eugi – Atlanta Ga – A Pushcart Prize nominee in 2025, my poetry appears in twelve anthologies, and my work is published across six platforms, inclusive of WordPress, PoetrySoup, Spillwords, BlueSky, Mastodon, and Tumblr. I am among those who received Socialite of the Year (Honorary Award) for the Year 2025 by Spillwords Press. I’m thrilled in be in the company of such a talented group of kindred souls. Now retired, I enjoyed a dedicated career in the insurance industry for over 40 years being rewarded professionally and personally.
    Eugi says:

    Dolly Parton is a beautiful soul. I was saddened to hear about her husband. Happy Wednesday. Hugs.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      She is a beautiful soul and it’s sad about her husband. Happy Wednesday, Eugenia. Hugs. 🙂

      • Eugi – Atlanta Ga – A Pushcart Prize nominee in 2025, my poetry appears in twelve anthologies, and my work is published across six platforms, inclusive of WordPress, PoetrySoup, Spillwords, BlueSky, Mastodon, and Tumblr. I am among those who received Socialite of the Year (Honorary Award) for the Year 2025 by Spillwords Press. I’m thrilled in be in the company of such a talented group of kindred souls. Now retired, I enjoyed a dedicated career in the insurance industry for over 40 years being rewarded professionally and personally.
    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We love Dolly too. We are sad about the loss of her husband too. Happy Wednesday, my friend. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      She is a wonderful person and we’re sad she lost her husband too. Happy day and rest of the week, my friend. Scritches to Gibbs. 🙂

  6. Suzana
    Suzana says:

    I’m glad you post about her. I discovered things I did not know!
    Like this one: ‘You can never get enough books into the hands
    of enough children!’
    Happy WW, dear Sandee! Hugs and a fabulous week ahead❤️😘!

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Well said, Suzana. Happy WW and rest of the week, my friend. Hugs. 🙂

  7. 15andmeowing – Ware, MA – Blogger at 15andmeowing
    15andmeowing says:

    That is a funny story. I like her new song about her beloved husband who passed away recently. Thanks for hosting. Have a great day! XO

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Yes indeed, Ellen. You have a great day too, Ellen. A hug to you and scritches to the kitties. 🙂

  8. Eastside Cats Blog – Metro Detroit, Michigan USA – Follow my three cat families and other cat antics at https://eastsidecats.blogspot.com/
    Eastside Cats Blog says:

    Dolly Parton was one of the best things about the film “9 to 5”.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It’s a funny story indeed. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      You’re right about that. Happy WW and rest of the week, my friend. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      She did such a great job making herself look different she lost. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂

  9. Cecilia Upchurch says:

    I recently read an interview she gave about Dolly’s husband Carl Dean being absent from her career. She said they shared so many things in their 60 marriage one being a quirky sense of humor. I know Dolly probably thoroughly got a charge out of not winning her own look a like contest.
    Sandee thank you for this story. Dolly is Queen of all she does
    Hugs Cecilia

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      She is indeed the Queen of all she does. Happy WW and rest of the week. Love and hugs, my friend. 🙂

  10. mjgolch – Cleveland Ohio – I'm a retired Corrections Officer. I served in the USAF from July 1971 until July 1974. I quit smoking in 1994. I have been sober since 02/02/2022 prior sober date 12/12/1990. I've been married to my Celestine since March 1,1980 and lost her to kidney failure October 2020
    mjgolch says:

    I remember when she did that,one of my local (Over the Air) TV channels had a field day with that one. and I think I did a post on facebook about it.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I didn’t know she did this, but it made me laugh out loud. Happy WW and rest of the week, Mike. Scritches to Screwball. 🙂

  11. DrillerAA
    DrillerAA says:

    Dolly is still the reigning queen of country music. I think her album “Trio”, a collaboration with Linda Ronstadt and Emmy Lou Harris is still some of her best work. Just entering that contest tells you something about her sense of humor.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I love Dolly Parton too. It made me scratch my head when I found this fact. Happy WW and rest of the week. Scritches to the pups. 🙂

  12. CatSynth – San Francisco, CA – Amanda, the host of the CatSynth blog and CatSynth TV! Find us at: catsynth.com catsynth.tv
    CatSynth says:

    Dolly Parton is such a national treasure! And I do know that story about her, such a good sport, and a supportive ally now when both drag queens and transgender people are under such attack from our leaders.

  13. EsmeSalon – I help Entrepreneurs | Innovators | Bloggers & Home Chefs, so please check around and let me know if I can assist in any way. We have a weekly InLinkz party, and it’s free to join, so I hope to meet you there!
    EsmeSalon says:

    Dolly always a good sport and favorite.
    Hats off to Sandee for being an awesome host! Hope your week is full of sunshine and smiles.
    Here are my latest contributions: #37+38. Let’s stay connected!
    Share the love with ES #WW https://esmesalon.com/tag/wordlesswednesday/ NOW OPEN

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I think everyone loves Dolly. Happy WW and rest of the week, my friend. Hugs. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      She’s a wonderful person indeed. A heart of gold. Sad about the loss of her husband. 🙂

  14. Suzette Benjamin – Inspirational, very amateur photography, faith
    Suzette Benjamin says:

    How interesting, bless her heart for entering the contest in the first place ~I like Dolly Parton’s singing and her wonderful personality and presence whenever she has speaking engagements or interviews. She has so many great songs, hard for me to choose my all time favorite. Thanks for this excellent trivia.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It sure does. You and Mr. Sweetie have a blessed rest of the week. Love and hugs, my friend. ❤️

  15. Veronica Lee says:

    That’s hilarious! Imagine losing a look-alike contest as yourself—only Dolly Parton could pull that off! Just goes to show how iconic she is, even impersonators can out-Dolly Dolly! 😂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      She did alter her looks, so that’s why she lost. A fun fact. Happy rest of the week, Veronica. 🙂

  16. Ivan Jose – Quezon City – Narrating stories from the perspective of two souls who are both devoid of pretensions or appetite for anything ostentatious. This blog is about living life, pursuing passions, realizing dreams, and appreciating culture and history.
    Ivan Jose says:

    Oh wow, I think Dolly Parton got the surprise of her life!

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I was surprised about this too. She altered her looks way too much. Happy rest of the week. 🙂

  17. Melody Jacobs says:

    That Dolly Parton story is hilarious! Just goes to show how iconic she is—imagine losing a look-alike contest of yourself! Thanks for sharing this fun fact.

    I just shared a new post; you are invited to read and enjoy. Thank you.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I had no idea she had done this. Happy rest of the week, Carol. Love and hugs to you and Ziggy. 🙂

  18. Wing Commander Basil & The B Team – UK – Well, now there's a question! Furstly and most importantly I'm a cat if mew hadn't already guessed. I got my Wing Commander status in September 2018 but that hasn't slowed me up at all! I tweet, Instacat, FB, Tumble & Pin too and now there's Basil TV on YouTube. All in all I'm a thoroughly Modern Cat; a cat of the 21st century, mew might say. My human & Purrsonal Assistant aka P.A. is Cathrine Garnell, and she writes books including a tale about my fictional alter ego, Basil the Bionic Cat. [See Books Page] I live in a multi-cat household, and mew can meet the rest of The B Team here most days of the week, as they all like a turn on the blog. I like mice, but then don't we all? I also like fresh tuna, chicken and prawns. I LOVE catnip, not in any excess I might add before mew jump to any wild conclusions. Thanks so much for dropping by, as we The B Team, love making new furriends, so do leave us a comment and say hi.
    Wing Commander Basil & The B Team says:

    Dolly is EPIC!!! And the story hilarious!!! Happy Caturday Sandee, and thank mew so much for adding our links again this week, mew are the BEST!!!! Wishing mew a supurr weekend! ❤️😻🐾🐾😻❤️

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Glad you love this post. You’re most welcome for the adds. You have a fabulous weekend too. Hugs to you and lots of scritches to all the kitties. 🙂

  19. EsmeSalon – I help Entrepreneurs | Innovators | Bloggers & Home Chefs, so please check around and let me know if I can assist in any way. We have a weekly InLinkz party, and it’s free to join, so I hope to meet you there!
    EsmeSalon says:

    Thanks friend for participating and sharing your post at ES #WW #67, see you again Wednesday at #68

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      You’re most welcome. Thanks for linking up here too, my friend. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It was a sad thing indeed. I love Dolly. She’s so talented. 🙂

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