Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
That’s a Relief!
Friday evening, I entered San Francisco airport for yet another trip across the country, when I noticed all the Men and Women restroom signs had been replaced with this novelty:
So I suppose in order to pander to the mentally ill 0.7% who would get upset at the more traditional representations (man drawing with pants, woman drawing with skirt), they’ve done this. By using this sign, San Francisco has eliminated the pesky problem of offending anyone by replacing the silhouette of a male human with the device into which you take a big, healthy dump.
Watch List Wound-Up (1 of 5)
Penny for Your Thoughts
My family travels fairly frequently, and I buy a lot of airline tickets. In doing so, I am often presented with a “special offer” along the following lines (this one is from America Airlines):
The Universe Sends a Message
They say no one rings a bell at the top. But it seems that they do lose their trousers during a reversal. Specifically, this bit (I have courteously spun it up to just before the incident) – – press the Play button and watch for about 20 seconds:
