Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Okay Folks, Show's Over... Nothing To See Here

Regular contributor Shu sent this my way.  Click the picture to enbiggen.


Chief Wiggum has been reassigned to traffic duty in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Unfortunately, there was an accident right after I snapped this photo, but Wiggum was quick to the scene.
"Hey, let's dig through the rubble! Gather around, everybody! Don't be shy, gather around!"

Thursday, July 21, 2016

You No Come!

Frankie and I saw this a couple weeks ago.  Click the picture to enbiggen.



The owners of this restaurant must be extremely excited about being closed.  They're closed every Sunday!  And from July 2 - 6!  For 5 days!  To be fair, I've worked in food service for the first 12 years of my working career and I was always happy to have a day off.

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Tonya Sue Wilson was a beautiful person


On Monday, July 4, my sister Tonya passed away.  She was a mother, grandmother, daughter and sister.  She always had a smile on her face.  She never complained.  She made life better for everyone who knew her.  I will miss her always.

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

It's The Fingers At The Top I Find Funniest

I'm sorry for being in absentia lately, I was traveling two weeks ago and ill last week.  Excuses, excuses.

Today's submission comes from our newest field correspondent Ring-Leader Lemur.  He captured this picture on the way down to the last float trip.  Click the picture to enbiggen.


Why not slip in to Uranus?  You'll find some nice fudge. Maybe you want to get a Uranus tattoo.  No matter how you get into Uranus, I'm sure you'll nice it a cozy place that you'll never want to leave.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Maybe They're Selling The Air

I saw this at a major pharmacy chain recently. Click the picture to enbiggen.


 It is a container (presumably) used for mixing drinks to take with you.  Seems nice.  It's capacity is 28 ounces.  That is the key piece of information here.  Why?  Let's zoom in a bit.


Yes, the shelf label helpfully does the math to provide the per ounce cost of capacity.  Which is handy information to know.  If you want a 36 ounce container, that'll be $12.85.  Want a gallon? It'll cost $45.70.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Either Brilliant Or Terrible Advertising

I just walked out and took this picture at a nearby intersection.  Click the picture to enbiggen.


In case you can't make out what it says, it reads "Mowing" with a phone number.  My first thought was that no one would consider using them if they can't even provide upkeep for their sign.  However the more I thought about it, the tall grass might work for them, psychologically: "My goodness look at that tall grass.  My lawn is getting a bit tall as well.  And, conveniently, here is a number to call." 

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Maybe The Dog Just Thinks They Are An Idiot

Some unknown co-worker offered these cans of dog food for someone to take.  Click the picture to enbiggen.


In case you didn't enbiggen, each of those are something and rice.  Rice.  A grain.  The phrase "grain of rice" falls just below "grain of salt" in the "grain of..." idioms.  Why would this person even add that anyway?  I didn't flip the note over but it probably said "vegan and GMO-free as well!!!"

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Irony, It Can Be Pretty Ironic Sometimes

Lord Captain Dr. "The Original Chip" Mac, esq. sent this to me a month or so ago.  Click the picture to enbiggen.


What I'm saying is that you should never quit. I can quit whenever I want...

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Great State Of Hoio

Field correspondent Mrs. Musicmannn snapped this picture while traveling in Illinois.  Click the picture to enbiggen.


See, the shot glasses are stored upside down so it only makes sense that the label should be as well.  Either that or the state of Illinois doesn't approve of Ohio's promiscuous lifestyle.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

The '80s, Encapsulated

Field correspondent ExplodyBones took this picture and sent it my way.  Click the picture to enbiggen.


3-2-1 Contact was a PBS show in the 80s which had the intention of fostering interest in science.  This episode is apparently about a young man who survived an hour of submersion in icy waters and explained the scientific reasons behind his survival.  That's not why this is here.  It's the 80-ness of the whole thing.  The clothes, the glasses, the colors,the... everything.  It's amazing what we can convince ourselves is a good idea.

BTW, yes, that is a stuffed panda nailed to the wall.