...stealing candy, chips, and cigars (WT!?) from a BP station!
(Another tip of the hat to Steevil, who should take up blogging himself so we don't miss out on stories like this. Or like this. Or this. Also, I would just like to say that I'm glad all those Olde English royal colonial types had regular names like "Mary," because it would be sorta crappy to have to live in a placed called Britneyland or N'keeshialand. "Maryland" has a nice ring to it.)
Posted by Terry Oglesby at August 9, 2007 12:23 PMOn the other hand, "Britneyland" (shudder) actually SCANS like "Dixieland". Can't you hear it:
Look away, look away, Britneyland...
Sorry about that!
Posted by: Stan at August 9, 2007 12:49 PMSpeaking of nice names, the BP station is in Anne Arundel County.
Posted by: steevil (Dr Weevil's bro Steve) at August 9, 2007 12:58 PMIt does lend some classiness to the story, that's for sure.
And yes, Stan, you should be very sorry for that.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 9, 2007 01:03 PMSo they break into the BP and take junk food, cigars but no beer?!?
What the deliquents of today coming to?
Posted by: southtrek at August 9, 2007 01:15 PMAnd no nudie mags, either.
I tell you, kids today...
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 9, 2007 01:21 PMAnne Arundel (and Baltimore County) is one of those benighted jurisdictions where you have to buy beer&wine at liquor stores. Some MD counties have different arrangements.
Posted by: steevil (Dr Weevil's bro Steve) at August 9, 2007 01:22 PMOh, good grief--and I bet you the booze shops don't have candy and smokes! What sort of crazy mad world is this?
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 9, 2007 01:27 PMReminds me of the joke about how you know you're in Walker County (hinter lands of B'ham).
When you see a convience store offering gas, watermelons and tanning beds - you know you're in WC.
Posted by: southtrek at August 9, 2007 03:14 PMI have to admit that this isn't just Walker County. I used to live in Irondale, and there was an ancient gas station that used to be at the intersection of Overton Road and Grant's Mill Road, and they did in fact have gas, farm-fresh produce, and a tanning bed. And minnows.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 9, 2007 03:20 PMI thought minnows didn't tan? Too much melanin or something?
Posted by: skinnydan at August 9, 2007 03:51 PMI've not heard that before, Skinnydan. If anyone can verify this, please leave a comment. We're all waiting with baited breath.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 9, 2007 04:01 PM>me slaps Terry w/a frozen Halibut... I didn't get that Bass-ackwards, did I?
Posted by: Chef Tony at August 9, 2007 07:44 PMErrr, well--I'm not quite sure.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 10, 2007 08:20 AM