OK, so this post has nothing to do with the original goal of this blog, but as you can see, I changed my title to allow for this story. I just couldn’t leave this one out. And now I have the freedom to post other stuff.
But anyway, there are times when we are left only to chuckle at the latest happenings of our culture. Thanks to Rush Limbaugh for making my day a little brighter with this story. This ought to make your’s brighter too. This is sure to leave you laughing hysterically on one hand and shaking your head in disbelief on the other. Here’s the story:
Basically, the famous “Got Milk?” organization came up with a very clever marketing campaign to use in San Fransisco. The idea was to place adhesive cardboard strips, emblazened with the “Got Milk?” logo, and smelling of cookies, on the local bus stop shelters. I for one, think that is an awesome idea. No body wouldn’t want a bus stop smelling like cookies! And yet I stood corrected. There were some “complaints” brought to the Municipal Transportation Agency, as spokesperson Maggie Lynch said, “We got complaints” and “It is controversial”.
Now, I want you to take 10 seconds to come up with some possible complaints that would make this, of all things, controversial. (1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9…10) OK, times up. I don’t think any of you came up with a complaint this outrageous. There were complaints that opposed the cookie-smelling strip because “the ads could be offensive to the poor and homeless who can’t afford to buy sweet treats”.
Let it be loudly declared that it is now possible to be offended by the reminder that I can’t afford something. Can you believe this? Imagine if we were to actually live our lives with this ability.
I’m at a stop light in my gray ‘89 Honda Accord, and a BMW Z9 pulls up beside me… HOW OFFENSIVE!
I’m at Guitar Center and I see a vintage 1958 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Reissue… O, THE HUMANITY!
I’m still laughing.
Enjoy
Caleb
