The family house on the Gulf Coast was not that far from a casino that sprung up, so for a while you could say, "Turn at the giant neon alligator sign."
And by giant, I mean like 40 feet tall.
Sir? I think you have a problem with your brain being missing.
Zoe ,'The Train Job'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Aug 16, 2018 4:18:02 am PDT #28424 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Shir - Aug 16, 2018 4:31:20 am PDT #28425 of 30002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I love these stories of local directions so much. Very little use and a pain to anyone who isn't local or into local history, granted, and at times complex people's lives way beyond necessary, but it is also a remarkable way to pass no-longer-meaningful-knowledge around, and a great (metaphorical) shibboleth.
Sue - Aug 16, 2018 4:45:07 am PDT #28426 of 30002
hip deep in pie
The family house on the Gulf Coast was not that far from a casino that sprung up, so for a while you could say, "Turn at the giant neon alligator sign."
I used to work in a gov't department that was in a building with a maze-like layout. The receptionist would always give directions to the Minister's Office based on this one piece of artwork..."Veer left at the painting of two pigs and a donkey." We got a new minister, who made them change the artwork because she didn't like the Minister's Office being associated with pigs and donkeys.
Theodosia - Aug 16, 2018 4:56:40 am PDT #28427 of 30002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I used to work at the building with a giant brass FAO Swarz bear on the corner. SIGH.
Jesse - Aug 16, 2018 5:19:54 am PDT #28428 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We got a new minister, who made them change the artwork because she didn't like the Minister's Office being associated with pigs and donkeys.
Ha! When I worked at WGBH, new staff were warned not to use pictures of Julia Child as landmarks, because there were a lot of them. (There were a lot of pictures in general.)
Laura - Aug 16, 2018 5:47:10 am PDT #28429 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Thank you Aretha for many things, but changing the news cycle off of the usual is lovely.
Connie Neil - Aug 16, 2018 5:56:59 am PDT #28430 of 30002
brillig
One of hte primary landmarks in my rural community was a white barn. The first time I encountered it was when my mother turned onto a road next to a rickety old barn with no paint on it. "Was that the white bar?" "Yes." "It's not white." "It used to be." The last time I was there, I turned at the white barn, which had fallen down a couple of decades previously.
-t - Aug 16, 2018 6:21:01 am PDT #28431 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
True, Laura. I am super sad about Aretha, but hearing remembrances about her and her music is way better than the usual news, for sure.
Dana - Aug 16, 2018 6:22:58 am PDT #28432 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
OH MY GOD I am literally sitting on a call with my boss, listening to silence while she dithers about what to do. Minutes and minutes of silence.
Laura - Aug 16, 2018 6:26:41 am PDT #28433 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Thank you, Dana. Every day you remind me of the upside of working for myself!