Spitball Army

There is no reason not to set your goals high, I say.

(BlackBerry photo: spitballarmy.com)

Seen today in Adamsville, Alabama, while I was looking for a restroom.  Every single business on this street had a sign on the door that said “NO PUBLIC RESTROOM,” and my back teeth were drowning.  I finally found one available by ignoring the sign at the Adamsville Pharmacy and pretending that I was going to buy some Clearasil.

On another note: You know, I could spend all day, every day, for at least a month photographing signs in this state.  They are either intentionally funny (see above) or in that other category with the 98% that are unintentionally funny.

Three good things that are making my world a better place:

• Newstalk (language)
  You can learn a little about a lot of things by watching those yappy news shows on CNN, MSNBC and even, yes, on Fox. One thing that you might discover nightly is at least one gem of a phrase, uttered by either the host or an overzealous guest, that is worthy of being added to the contemporary lexicon. Check out these two linguistic jewels, heard last week on MSNBC:

  – system of cascading failure (probably referring to something economic)

  and

  – ethical pretzel (used by Keith Olbermann, describing John McCain’s seemingly evasive stance on torture).

• Scrubbing Bubbles (home implement)
  It’s hard to believe that the product name is actually “Scrubbing Bubbles.” I figured that was just the gimmick, the draw, and very effective branding. But you know what? This stuff works really, really well! One spray and a few hours later all that soap scum wipes right off. What a relief it was this past week to find something that works so easily and so effectively after years of trying to scour the tub clean with a sponge, some Comet cleanser and a whole lot of elbow grease.

• House Numbers (visual aids)
  House numbers have been coming in handy for my work lately.  People with clearly-seen house numbers are saints, in my book.  People without them, not so hot (and thanks for not putting your house number on your mailbox, either).  Today I arrived home and noticed that neither the front of my house or the mailbox had the house number displayed.  Classic!  So now I’m looking for some appropriate house numbers for my swinging pad.

This is the entire entry on Wikipedia for “Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording:”

The Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording was presented at the Grammy Awards of 1980. The award went to Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren (producers) & Gloria Gaynor for “I Will Survive”. The award was new for 1980, and was discontinued before the Grammy Awards of 1981 due to the backlash against disco.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Why was I even looking at this?  Two – yes, TWO – disco songs came up on my iTunes in a row (Candi Staton’s “Young Hearts Run Free” and Evelyn Champagne King’s “Shame”) and I was curious to read what concensus there might be about what the “best” disco albums were.  Too, too funny.