Mystery Solved!

A special thanks goes out to Ben Polly, whose sleuthing uncovered the mystery of the "I'm Sorry" billboard. He tracked down the billboard company, who gave him the following response:

Hi Ben,

Personal boards often do intrigue others….the board on West O was placed by a gentleman, not a company. It was directed at his long-term girlfriend. I do not know the specifics (nor would we share them even if we did), but he had a reason to apologize to her and thought this would be a good way to say it in a “big” way. He did not wish to disclose his name or hers, but the 3 lines on the side represent a signature of some sort that they both understand…maybe he has just always signed his notes to her that way.

It would probably be an interesting addition to your blog, and you can speculate how you wish on the story behind it…You know as much as I do otherwise J

Donna

As Donna says, speculate away my friends. And again, props to Ben for the over-zealous but well-appreciated detective work. If you ever take out an anonymous passive-aggressive billboard for your love, you better pray to God (or Thor) that Ben Polly doesn't find out. He will hunt you down and kill you. Or at least find some shit out.


Also, I was kinda right: desperate attempt at reconciling with an ex FTW!

cheers.
.charlie

We Like You More Than a Friend.

Hey loyal readers/confused passersby,
First of all, thanks for reading. The feedback has been good, so we're just gonna keep on... keep truckin'. And, we'd love for you all to get involved in our goings on here at Just Above Kansas. Here's how you can help:

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Interested? Just e-mail me and I'll make it happen. As always, thanks for reading.

cheers.
.charlie

I Took Out a Billboard For All My Ex-Girlfriends.

Not really. But on my way home from work I see this billboard. It sits at about 15th and West O.


Hmmmm. No corporate logos, no URL, no anything. But the thing does look somewhat professionally done, what with the little graphical elements and color choices -- an amateur probably would've gone for black and white, right?

So here are the possible explanations for who would be apologizing to the city, and why...

1. Mayor Chris Beutler (the new guy) for slashing youth sports from Lincoln's budget, rendering Lincoln's youth an entire generation of Bad News Bears. He's a nice guy, and I think he'll be a good mayor, but he did kind of screw that up.
   
2. Maurice Purify for accidentally turning into a Miami Hurricane for a few weeks there.
3. Alltel Wireless and/or Time Warner Cable for general bastardness.
4. Cliffs and WC's for both closing for remodeling/moving at the same time, leaving me with nowhere to drown my sorrows after work.
5. Rod Kush for years of agonizingly bad commercials that, for some reason, always ran during The Simpsons when I was growing up.
   

Your thoughts? Who else could be apologizing? Comment below and add your two cents.

.cheers
charlie.

I Promise We're Here

Sorry for the lack of posts. Busy week(s) of work and preparing to leave for a week. So may be a little slow (though I promise a new post soon) and then we'll hit full stride by the end of July.

And.... if you have post/story ideas or pictures or things you'd like to see here, please email me. You know you want to.

thanks.
.charlie

#1 With a "Bullet"

Here's something I hate.

"Whoa, did someone shoot up your truck, Tom?"
"No, but it looks like it, right!?!?!"

I put this in the same tool-status category as Bluetooth headsets. Exactly how low does your self-esteem need to be for this to be a part of your vehicle? Is this guy so insecure about his toughness that he feigns this sad attempt to look like someone shot up his car? Or does he just like NASCAR?


cheers.
.charlie