From David Sedaris: Traveling across the United States, its easy to see why Americans are often thought of as stupid. At the San Diego Zoo, right near the primate habitats, theres a display featuring half a dozen life-size gorillas made out of bronze. Posted nearby is a sign reading CAUTION: GORILLA STATUES MAY BE HOT. Everywhere you turn, the obvious is being stated. CANNON MAY BE LOUD. MOVING SIDEWALK ABOUT TO END. To people who dont run around suing one another, such signs suggest a crippling lack of intelligence. Place bronze statues beneath the southern California sun, and of course theyre going to get hot. Cannons are supposed to be loud, thats their claim to fame, and -like it or not - the moving sidewalk is bound to end sooner or later. Its hard trying to explain a country whose motto has become You cant claim I didnt warn you.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Jan 2014 01:26:05 +0000
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