I’ve never cared much about neon signs one way or the other. I’ve never lived anywhere where I could see them without going somewhere, though.
I suppose that what I think about them now is that some of them are pretty, but they can be distracting and/or annoying if they’re in the wrong place. If I did have any opinion about them when young, I don’t remember what it was.
The change I have noticed in gas price signs is that more and more of them are at ground level. Also, most have gone back to physical displays rather than segmented or video displays.
No, Military Intelligence here is a joke, not an oxymoron.
I love neon signs, mostly as an extension of my love for Googie architecture and midcentury architecture in general.
I do find it interesting that during the time when they were common many people apparently considered them “eyesores”, but that was before my time.
They’re also fun to photograph:
Do they still have the giant pirate skull you can see from Google Earth?
We did the daylight tour seven years ago. I want to go at night to see some of the signs lit up.
Somewhere between profoundly and barely nudge around the edges.
A great artist can get me to see something important profoundly differently. But they’re not going to turn me into a different person with an entirely different worldview.
I was including writers within artists, and many works of fiction have changed my perspective on things.
That’s how I interpreted it. Tolkien crystallized my anti-death penalty position with Gandalf’s insight on who deserves death.
Same. I’ve also urinated in lakes. But never in a pool. Pools are crowded, and have nearby restrooms.
I’ve peed in pools, but haven’t been near one in been decades. I regularly pee in bays, back lakes, and the Gulf surf while fishing, where the nearest bathroom is miles away.
Hot dog eating (or pie eating, etc.) contests can be a lot of fun. Yes, they are disgusting, but that’s part of the fun!
Same, but i voted “nudge”.
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is a natural result of a nation that reveres gluttony. I was tempted to say its disgusting but TV programs like man verses food and the number of restaurants challenging consumers to eat things like a 72 oz steak (this is in response to people challenging friends to eat far too much more than the other way round.
This has led to nearly 70% of US adults being obese but that is good, as drugs companies can make millions selling them appetite suppressants rather than getting the population to eat healthily (which would make them nothing)
IANAD, but I do, too – and I was recently diagnosed with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. You might want to talk to a neurologist. I don’t mean to scare you, but it might be helpful. It’s not usually a debilitating condition (and melatonin can mitigate it), but it does mean one has a higher risk of dementia or Parkinson’s later in life.
I’m pretty disgusted by the hot dog eating contests. The disgustingest part, to me, is that they soak them in water before cramming them into their maws.
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They do that to the bun, to make it easier/quicker to swallow. From what I’ve seen, the strategy is to separate the hot dog and bun, eat the water-soaked bun, and then eat the wiener separately.
OK I’ve changed my mind that is disgusting.
You’re not supposed to enjoy the hot dogs. You’re just supposed to cram as many of them down your maw as fast as possible.
I mean, if it makes people happy to do this, they can go for it but I’m not gonna watch.
Yeah, I get all that. Understanding it doesn’t undisgust it.
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This is the only hot dog eating contest that I’ve ever enjoyed.
Make it a real contest: 30 minutes, every hot dog has to have at least two condiments on it of set amounts, and the dogs must be consumed as a unit (no separation of components allowed.) Condiment choice must include either relish, chopped onions, chili or kraut.
Now there’s a contest I could respect!