Monday, August 07, 2006

Move Over, Lone Star

It has been decided by myself that no other slogan has been ripped off and misapplied more often than "Got Milk?" not even "Don't Mess With Texas," originally part of an anti-littering campaign, now the key "point" of the vast apologetic propoganda defending that endless expanse of desert, concrete and sewage smells (see also, "Everything's Bigger in Texas").

What brought me to this conclusion? (Surely you must be wondering.)

Not the "Got Jesus?" devotionals, or the "Got Crabs?" memorabilia sold by various seafood restaurants, or even my Pacific Islander friend's "Got Adobo?" t-shirt, as you may have thought. No, today I passed a printer supply truck with the giant white lowercase letters on a black background spelling out "Got Toner?"

That was the kicker.

3 comments:

Saint K said...

They really do misapply the phrase, "Got Milk?" I am thinking of the episode of Mad TV we just happened to be watching today, with a skit that ended with a blank black screen and white writing that said, "Got Urine?"

-Lindsey on behalf of Kyle and Lindsey:)

Two Guns said...

Who's Lindsey:)?

Saint K said...

You two are so cute.