Oooh! We could probably still get our tickets fixed!
I had a whole section about civic pride.
Mayor ,'Chosen'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Trudy Booth - Oct 08, 2008 10:50:42 am PDT #134 of 12685
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Oct 08, 2008 2:53:39 pm PDT #135 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
I just remembered another little attraction. Seattle recently added a trolley service which goes from downtown to, well, nowhere anyone cares about except local billionaire Paul Allen who owns businesses there.
So, big deal, right?
Well the trolley service is called the South Lake Union Trolley (perhaps the T is Transit, who cares) but anyway, apparently no one was smart enough to notice the acronym was SLUT. The locals noticed and at least one coffeehouse made a killing selling "I rode the SLUT" shirts. Officials were typically lacking in any sense of humor but everyone else still calls it the slut.
So, who wants to come to Seattle and Ride the SLUT?
Laga - Oct 08, 2008 2:55:13 pm PDT #136 of 12685
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I do! I do!
brenda m - Oct 08, 2008 4:32:12 pm PDT #137 of 12685
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
ME! Between the slut train and the muppet exhibit, Seattle has my vote.
Typo Boy - Oct 08, 2008 5:03:09 pm PDT #138 of 12685
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Seattle has my vote too.
And Juliana, I hope you won't take my description of Port Townsend as offensive, especially since I used the same term for my own town.
meara - Oct 08, 2008 7:41:11 pm PDT #139 of 12685
(OK, TECHNICALLY it's not called the SLUT. It's the South Lake Union Streetcar, I think. But it's more FUN to call it the SLUT.)
And I totally think we should have it in Seattle, of course!! It's awesome here!
libkitty - Oct 08, 2008 7:44:04 pm PDT #140 of 12685
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
So, who wants to come to Seattle and Ride the SLUT?
I saw an ad, and assumed it was fake.
(OK, TECHNICALLY it's not called the SLUT. It's the South Lake Union Streetcar, I think.
Sadness.
But it's more FUN to call it the SLUT.)
Well, yeah.
The more I read, the more I like the Seattle idea.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Oct 08, 2008 7:46:14 pm PDT #141 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Meara, if it's called a streetcar now, that is only their attempt to change the acronym because, yes, they did manage to launch the service as a SLUT.
And the damage is done. It'll always be known as the SLUT so their attempts to change it are doubly feeble. Then again that sounds like our city council to a tee.
WindSparrow - Oct 08, 2008 8:08:07 pm PDT #142 of 12685
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
South Lake Union Trolley, as brought to us by the Fail blog: [link]
Fay - Oct 08, 2008 11:20:03 pm PDT #143 of 12685
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
And the damage is done. It'll always be known as the SLUT so their attempts to change it are doubly feeble.
I am reminded Tesco's decision to rename Spotted Dick "Spotted Richard".
I mean, yes, okay, dick, ho ho - but it's so totally well-known that mostly you don't think "Penis! Penis! Ho ho ho!" ...until you find yourself staring at "Spotted Richard", think "WTF???" and then make a mental translation, and then think "OMGWTFSPOTTEDPENIS!"
As successful renaming ventures go, it's akin to Dick Van Dyke deciding to change his name to Richard Van WomanWithComfortableShoes.
...All of which is a verbose way of saying that I'd love to ride the SLUT in Seattle.