This Is The Week That Was For 07/08/07
Pedestrian Posts A Little Too Manly
Residents of the small town of Keizer, Oregon are complaining to the city that some recent additions to a busy intersection are a little too… shall we say manly looking?
The city installed 52 posts at an intersection in town in an effort to protect pedestrians from traffic at the intersection. Unfortunately, as one city official put it, the posts look somewhat different than they did in the catalogue they ordered them from.
Although many citizens have complained about their appearance, some have seen the humor in it. One woman commented that the city should keep them for sex education, "My son said he wanted to hang a sign on it that says 'always use protection,'" she said.
What will the city do to fix the problem? Well, they plan on retrofitting the posts with metal collars and chains that run between them, which they hope will change the look.
“Gimme a second to wipe the tears from my eyes. I’m trying to get the image of male phallic symbols with metal collars and chains attached to them! Yeah, that’ll fix the problem!”
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Speaking of Symbols
A Berwyn, Illinois landmark known officially as the “Spindle” has had many monikers over the years, names such as “Car-Kabob” and “Eight Car Pileup”. It also has had its 15 minutes of fame when it appeared in the Mike Myers movie “Wayne’s World” in 1992.
Well, now its new name will be “Gone”. It seems that Walgreen’s Pharmacy wants that location for a new drug store, so the “Spindle” has to go. It was discussed that it be moved to a new location but the cost was considered to be a bit much. So, goodbye “Spindle” and hello corporate sell out!
California artist Dustin Shuler, who built the piece in 1989, calls the dismantling "painful" and "a loss for Chicago."
"Personally, I would have moved the Walgreen’s and left the Spindle where it is," he said.
“Gee, I hope the city council got their pockets padded pretty good for that one.”
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And That Was The Week That Was For 07/08/07.
I apologize for it being so short but it has been busy lately and I am still laughing over that B&D Phallic Symbol thingy in Keizer, Oregon!
Have a good week y’all and ‘Til the next time, remember, “It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.”
