Agosto 28, 2010

Liberty Tire.

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... a building we rolled by ... as we left Cincinnati yesterday.

IN THE COMMENTS: Pogo said:
Classic racist American building.

No doubt the tires had smallpox.
Noting the "Liberty" clue, I interpret the Indian character as a Tea Party protester (of the original Boston Tea Party ilk).

Meade says:
Tired of getting rolled? Assert your naturally endowed rights to Life, Liberty, and Freedom From Being Trod Upon!

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KCFleming ayon kay ...

Classic racist American building.

No doubt the tires had smallpox.


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I am crabby this morning.
Lileks would like that sign.

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

"Classic racist American building."

That Indian character must be a Boston Tea Party protester, right? "Liberty" is the tip off.

KCFleming ayon kay ...

Tea Party???

Racist fer shure.


Hope Ann and the Reefer Madness writer are enjoying the drive.

I helped build a 16x20 foot dock on the banks of the Mississippi last weekend. It was really fun. 8 guys, all standard testosterone humor. Could have been 40 years ago, save for the Milwaukee drills are now made in China, not Wisconsin.

I need a cuppa joe.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Painted advertising signs can be works of art. Sadly, they're seldom being done anymore.

Peter

Unknown ayon kay ...

Similar buildings down on South Main in Akron. Another example of Depression Art.

ironrailsironweights said...

Painted advertising signs can be works of art. Sadly, they're seldom being done anymore.

I thought that sort of thing went out with the 50s.

If that late.

Trooper York ayon kay ...

Hey is that AllenS's house?

Deb ayon kay ...

Lots of buildings in the South with "See Rock City" painted on them are still around.

Meade ayon kay ...

Tired of getting rolled? Assert your naturally endowed rights to Life, Liberty, and Freedom From Being Trod Upon!

Trooper York ayon kay ...

I have a painting of a big spare tire on my house.

Irene ayon kay ...

I saw the photo and read, "Liberty Tired."

Yesterday afternoon, the Madison Police Department deployed its bomb squad to investigate two suspicious package incidents.

Meanwhile, the local paper concurrently featured this story as its online headline.

Unknown ayon kay ...

Irene said...

I saw the photo and read, "Liberty Tired."

Freud could give you 8 hours on the couch explaining that.

AllenS ayon kay ...

Not my place. I have two feathers.

AllenS ayon kay ...

Hey, how about those Packers?

Palladian ayon kay ...

" Tired of getting rolled? Assert your naturally endowed rights to Life, Liberty, and Freedom From Being Trod Upon! "

Don't Re-tread On Me.

Meade ayon kay ...

"Don't Re-tread On Me[ade]"

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

We should market a drink called Me Ade.

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

Hi, Meade, my darling. How are you?

Trooper York ayon kay ...

Oh my God!

She is tweeting from inside the house!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Palladian ayon kay ...

Give Me[ade] Liberty or Give Me[ade] Death!

jungatheart ayon kay ...

'I have two feathers.'

You know what this mean don't you?

AllenS ayon kay ...

I means I am a warrior. Twice honored.

Old RPM Daddy ayon kay ...

What part of Cincinnati was that?

jungatheart ayon kay ...

'I means I am a warrior. Twice honored.'

You sweet talker.

AllenS ayon kay ...

"I means"

translation--

"It means"

Have you ever been tickled by a feather?

jungatheart ayon kay ...

Didn't notice your typo...heh.

Tickled by a feather? Who hasn't been?

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