12 જાન્યુઆરી, 2012

"Smokin' the Competition."

P1040509

(Somewhere in the middle of Texas.)

19 ટિપ્પણીઓ:

traditionalguy કહ્યું...

Nicotine, o Nicotine, we once had a true love. But that is all gone with the wind.

Tobacco was the cash crop that made English Colonies here viable.

traditionalguy કહ્યું...

Them's TCU colors. Ft Worth must be nearby.

Quaestor કહ્યું...

All those skewed horizon lines. Is this the lair of Batman's arch-nemesis?

Ann Althouse કહ્યું...

Something about the lettering on that sign makes me want to say: "putting the 'tit' in competition."

DADvocate કહ્યું...

Smokin. Reminds me of The Mask.

cliff claven કહ્યું...

Althouse misses Titus.

edutcher કહ્યું...

Be interesting to see who ends up "Smokin' the Competition" after the assault on Bain Capital.

It doesn't seem to be going Newt's way.

the jackal કહ્યું...

I believe the line is "deep in the heart of Texas."

અજ્ઞાત કહ્યું...

`"Gambler Cigars" ... two bad habits in one.

Peter

Wince કહ્યું...
આ ટિપ્પણી લેખક દ્વારા દૂર કરવામાં આવી છે.
Wince કહ્યું...

"Smokin' the Competition."

Somewhere in the middle of Texas.


Brownsville Station?

Irene કહ્યું...

"Newport Pleasure. Buy a pack. $6.19 plus tax."

We're not in old-time Texas any more!

(But he sells Zigzags for 0.99)

Chip Ahoy કહ્યું...

It would almost be clever if it did not lead immediately to 'yeah but.' For this signage presents a self-depricating paradox.

It is a shop that sells smokes but smokes the competition instead of its own tobacco product so it supports the competition then while it claims to leave them behind in a cloud of smoke.

dbp કહ્યું...

A definite no on a "Civility Bullshit" tag for this one!

Steve Koch કહ્યું...

Althouse may be pulling our leg. Rather than being deep in the heart of Texas, as Althouse claims, that picture was probably taken in west Texas somewhere (probably Lubbock). It is understandable that Althouse would not want anyone to know that she is visiting Lubbock (happiness is Lubbock in your rear view mirror).

Beldar કહ્યું...

@ traditionalguy: Tobacco wasn't ever much grown in Texas, actually.

@ Steve Koch: As one who grew up 60 miles south of Lubbock, I can righteously remind you of the closing lyrics of Lubbock native Mac Davis' actual song:

I guess happiness was Lubbock, Texas

In my rear view mirror

But now happiness is Lubbock, Texas

Growing nearer and dearer

And the vision is getting clearer

In my dreams


And I think I finally know

Just what it means

And when I die you can bury me

In Lubbock, Texas, in my jeans.

Steve Koch કહ્યું...

Beldar

Mac repeated the refrain
"Happiness is Lubbock in my rear view mirror" 4 times before he finally decided that he was both right and wrong about Lubbock. The song was about Mac feeling that Lubbock sucked for a big chunk of his life before he finally changed his mind (somewhat).

J. T. Drake કહ્યું...

Was this possibly in Post, Texas?

J Lee કહ્યું...

Drive into Uvalde from the north on U.S. 83. See the store with the big "Guns/Liquor" sign outside. Welcome to Texas.

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