My kid’s high school has an Einstein quote at the top of their website today. Not a bad idea, right? He was a smart guy, educated, sciencey dude. Just the sort of guy you can rely on to get your students excited about learning stuff, right?
The quote: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
I mentioned this recently, but the City of Ottawa some time ago attempted to find a motto to emphasize not only the city’s natural beauty but also its booming high-tech industry.
Naturally, they came up with: “Ottawa. Technically beautiful.”
McDonald’s still can’t compete with a proper coffeehouse, but I have to admit - they did significantly improve their coffee. I can actually drink it now.
During Rush Week, one of the fraternities put up signs reading: “Life is a race. Finish first.”
I suggest that this slogan was not well thought out.
Yeah, they should really wait until they make Eagle Scout before they start in on that merit badge.
Of course, as everyone should know, webelos are an extinct subspecies of bison that once roamed the prairie of North America in the millions. “Webelo” is actually a Plains Indian term meaning “it staggers but does not fall down,” in reference to the beast’s legendary stamina. Alas, the mighty herds of webelos were no match for the Winchester rifle and introduced cattle diseases, although there has been some attempt to recreate the species through careful breeding of hybrid “webeefalos.”
Wouldn’t she come after the scouting has been done?
“Madrid con M” was a very short-lived slogan. Literally it’s “Madrid starts with an M,” which is just duh; euphemistically, and since “m” is an euphemism for “mierda” (shit)… the joke wrote itself.
Elsewhere: it wasn’t exactly funny on its face, but the Texas DoT once considered putting “Friendship” as a slogan on its license plates. Texans were highly annoyed, as they felt it made us look like sissies.