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?
ME! Between the slut train and the muppet exhibit, Seattle has my vote.
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.
(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!
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.
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.
South Lake Union Trolley, as brought to us by the Fail blog: [link]
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.
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.
Oh, heck no. I've not even been there, I just think it's hilarious that he was mayor.
Oh, hey. We were going to do a poll or somesuch, right? I'll get to that today.
