Next Week: Navel Lint Sculptors

I wasn't intending to do a series on the Expo Center reader board but Outlaw send me a second one.  

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He writes:  Has the expo center really run out of events that they have to host?  The Aladdin lamp collectors and now this?

Now, I understand that caring for the elderly is a serious and important responsibility and when they are frail it is even more difficult prospect.  The people who devote their lives to that deserve everyone's respect and admiration.

But, come on,  yelling "WELCOME FRAIL ELDERLY CONFERENCE" is absolutely going to get some attention here.

Jafar Would Be Simply Giddy

Regular contributor, Outlaw, snapped this picture and sent it my way.

He writes: So this is happening.  I bet it's a bunch of nerdy men wearing those little shoes with the curled up toes, baggy PJ bottoms and doing their best Genie impressions in the voice of Robin Williams.

I think it looks a bit roomy to me.  If I recall correctly, your average genie only needs an itty bitty living space.

Just Like With Sex, Apologize First

I've driven past this hotel chain's sign more times than I can count but I finally read it the other day.  Click the picture to enbiggen.

It's not a great comfort when a hotel has a permanent sign that basically says, "We're going to screw up but, don't worry,  we'll try to fix it."  What mottoes did they pass on?  Mayhap I shall hypothesize:
 - "Friendliest Bedbugs In Town!"
 - "All Rooms Now Include Doors (for a reasonable up-charge)"
 - "Don't Worry, We Fired That Guy"

And for the inevitable questions, no I do not know what an "AIK" is and why you can get unlimited WiFi with one.

The Best Part Of Waking Up Is Africa In Your Cup

This is bag of coffee that my boss bought off the interwebs.  Click the picture to enbiggen.

That line right below the name, Big Bang (heh!), reads "Brilliant Blend with Natural Ethiopia".  Let me reiterate: WITH Ethiopia.  I'm not sure how any product can contain a country, natural or otherwise, other than literally putting soil in it.  Don't get me wrong, it's very good coffee.  I'm just pleased that they put the two main ingredients on the front of the package.

I Truly Hope This Was Just An Oversight

I saw this stack of calendars when I was at a local business a couple weeks ago. Click the picture to enbiggen.

These are provided by a local insurance agent and they want to make your Mondays better by putting little quips on those days such as "Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home" and "You never truly understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother".  I'll just let you check out what's on the 16th.

A New New-And-Improved

Our newest field correspondent, Little Mamma, took this pic and sent it my way.  Click the picture to enbiggen.

Looky what we have here.  It's Van Camp's new original recipe baked beans!  Or is that original new recipe baked beans?  Whichever it is, it's the newest, most originalist, baked-beanyist recipe you'll find in a can today.

From The Department Of Redundancy Department

We haven't heard from Lord Captain Dr. "The Original Chip" Mac, esq. lately but that's who gives us today's post.  Clicken to enbiggen.

This is like a infinity mirror or matryoshka doll of legalize.  Why stop at just one iteration?  And how to even know when to stop.  Lawyers are a self-sustaining profession.

Do It Like A Westerner

Correspondent Fireman Tim took this picture in a bathroom in Iceland.  Click the picture to enbiggen.

I don't know about anyone else out there but I don't think I have the calf strength to pull off that position on the right.

Because "Trough Of Grub" Is Copyrighted

Today's contribution from the seemingly co-author of this bog, Shu.  Click the picture to enbiggen.

Where to start. This is a restaurant off of Interstate 95 in rural North Carolina, just a few miles of the North Carolina-South Carolina border.  I'm guessing that whoever came up with the name Barrel of Meal also came up with Mr. Burns' Casino.
"Homer, let's go to Barrel of Meal!"
"Yes! I've got a hankering for Meal. Mmmm...meal."

With a name like Barrel Of Meal, why is there not a mile long line to get in? (Or get out.) There's a Closed sign on the door. This was mid-afternoon, so I don't know if they serve only breakfast and lunch, or if they don't open until dinner, or the name Barrel Of Meal caught on about as well as the movie versions of Howard The Duck and The Adventures Of Pluto Nash, and it's closed permanently.

But wait, there's more.

Check out what's lurking behind the right-hand side of the restaurant. Does that mean Barrel Of Meal is, indeed, still in business and you don't have to go to the Restaurant At The End Of The Universe to meet the Meat of the Day. The liver is believed to be tender as he has been force feeding himself all week. And don't worry, when he turns himself into your barrel of meal, he'll be very humane. So, reservations for barrels for how many?

Childhood Obesity Is Becoming Too Accepted

Today's post comes from our newest correspondent, BeerGirl.  I don't think there's a need to enbiggen today,

This is just insensitive. On a positive note, with that many families, I'm sure there will be an excellent selection of large children to choose from.