It’s probably time to put those slogans on ice
Attention, Everett:
TMI.
You fell prey to the Too Much Information syndrome be unconsumed weekend, when you hosted Skate America, a major figure-skating competition that attracted competitors, fans and journalists from around the globe.
As it turned out, your city was a fine host. And we could pay attention why you’catastrophe want to seize on the suitable to promote Everett and Snohomish County as a fine tourist journey’s end, estimable of revisiting.
But answer us this:
Was it really such a good idea to remind folks, without ceasing the “Welcome” page of the authoritative event program, that among your municipal nicknames are “City of Smokestacks” and “Pittsburgh of the West”?
Just asking.
Other excessive admissions:
Yep, That’sitting Montlake, One Big Sheep Ranch: ESPN’s Mark Jones and Bob Davie, sitting in one of the West Coast’sitting largest cities and admiring the view from Husky Stadium to Lake Washington before last Saturday’s U-Dub-Notre Dame game, gushed about the stadium’session “pastoral beauty and bucolic scenes.”
Speaking of Montlake: On the day he resigned last week, Huskies football coach Tyrone Willingham’s record at the U-Dub was 11-32, yet he’ll leave with some $7 million in compensation for his four years. That’session near to $625,000 by win. Pretty good work if you can get it.
Clean Bill of Health: Exxon Mobil turned a profit of approximately $15 billion in conclusion quarter. When they have to $20 billion, they’ll consider a special kickback so gas-station owners can put that squirt of soap back in the windshield-washing buckets again.
About That Barack Obama Infomercial: Very made bright. Very moving. We were with him all the way to the part where he started demonstrating that Flowbee vacuum hair timist.
