It’s camping season. Or time to watch a lot of TV, until that Pemco “Blue Tarp Camper” commercial comes on. Or equally good, the classic Henry Weinhard’s beachball spot where the bundl
ed up twentysomething guys are hanging out on a gloomy Northwest beach as two bundled up androgynous blobs walk toward them. One of dudes says, “Hey, let’s go back in.” Another replies: “What are you talking about — the hotties are just coming out.” Let’s review the headlines:
•”Police in Georgia shut down girls’ lemonade stand“: Police shut down the stand run by three girls trying to save up for a trip to a water park, because they lacked a business license and required permits. Midway Police Chief Kelly Morningstar says they also didn’t know how the lemonade was made, who made it or what was in it, the Associated Press reported.
And here we thought nanny goats were willing to eat anything.
•”McKenna brings in nearly $670,000 in one month“: Could the state’s financial troubles be solved by combining the campaign war chests gubernatorial candidates Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee will accumulate over all these months? That would be a fine, bipartisan solution we can all support.
“Making a child’s solo airplane trip go smoothly“: Having them earn a pilot’s license would be a good place to start.
“Upbeat boomers say they’re not old yet“: The 77 million baby boomers are celebrating their 47th through 65th birthdays this year, the Associated Press reported. But they’re not old. Not only are they not old, they are cool.
And they want everyone to believe it, too. If any proof is needed, just check out Toyota’s current ad campaign for its Venza vehicle. Two commercials portray boomer parents out partying late, or out biking, living life to the fullest, Venza-style, as their nerdy, attention-challenged, nannyish, lonely children sit home alone with their electronics, worrying about their parents.
Really? Adults making fun of kids to make themselves feel better? Is that to illustrate just how youthful the baby boomers say they are? Who raised those kids, anyway?
Young people irritated by such nonsense should feel free to growl “Don’t Venza me” (with your stereotypes.)
•”Man exceeds Comcast’s bandwidth limit, gets banned“: KOMO News reported the man has multiple Xboxes, Playstations, Wii gaming consoles, streaming music devices, computers, roommates with digital devices, and a bathroom scale that connects to the Internet, among many other things.
Well, he doesn’t live in his parent’s basement. But maybe he should get out just a bit more. Forgive us, as we Venza against him.
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