How to type upside down, your "SO hot" jokes and big-time kitten wrestling videos. How's that for a summer-fun blog post?
One of the great things about online life is you can have an ongoing conversation about what's going on right now, today. With the heat at right around 100 degrees, we decided to have some fun, and threw out the ol' "It's SO hot today in Charlotte..."
I started with: "It's SO hot today in Charlotte, I saw a guy in Plaza Midwood removing his eyebrow ring with a pot holder."
-- It's SO hot today in Charlotte, Jerry Richardson went to training camp in Spartanburg and STILL wore a suit. -- Mark Harrison of Matthews
-- It was SO hot today in Charlotte, a SouthPark couple hugged and the ponies on their Polo logos fell over. -- Me
Here are the responses we got on Twitter. If you like, add your own at the end in the comments section.
-- It's SO hot today in Charlotte, Wachovia is moving its HQ to San Francisco. ... Wait. What? --Brian Francis of Charlotte
-- It's SO hot today in Charlotte, the Penguin's pickles are frying themselves. -- Brian Francis of Charlotte
-- It's SO hot today in Charlotte, the Dairy Queen on Wilkinson Boulevard took down her hood.-- Murray Chapple of Charlotte
-- It's SO hot today in Charlotte, the Penguin's pickles are frying themselves. -- Brian Francis of Charlotte
-- It's SO hot today in Charlotte, the Dairy Queen on Wilkinson Boulevard took down her hood.-- Murray Chapple of Charlotte
-- It's SO hot today in Charlotte, Jerry Richardson went to training camp in Spartanburg and STILL wore a suit. -- Mark Harrison of Matthews
-- It was SO hot today in Charlotte, a SouthPark couple hugged and the ponies on their Polo logos fell over. -- Me
More fun online, and with ice cream, to beat the heat. Ben & Jerry's released a new product, Flipped Out Sundaes. In honor of that, the company has put an app on its Facebook page to flip type upside down . Go here, type what you want into the space, and you can paste it in upside down anywhere online.
And for our last act in a decidedly non-serious blog, a video. My new kittens, Hector and Andromache (yes, from "The Iliad"). Bath time turns into a fight, but wait for the surprise ending when both discover Hector's tail.
It's got so hot in charlotte that Gloria Pace King asked United Way for 2 million dollars to help cool her home.
ReplyDeleteIt got so hot in charlotte today that an Obama sticker fell off of a Volvo in south charlotte.
ReplyDeleteIt's so hot in CLT that Bob Johnson wants to dump his team on someone and leave.
ReplyDeleteIt got so hot in Charlotte that Nick Mackey failed to pay taxes so he could buy more slurpees.
ReplyDeleteIt was so hot in Charlotte today that the Whitewater Center ALMOST turned a profit.
ReplyDeleteIt was so hot in Charlotte today that US Airways started landing flights in Lake Norman so passengers could cool off.
ReplyDeleteIt got so hot today in Charlotte that Police Chief Rodney Monroe had to fan himself with his improperly awarded college diploma.
ReplyDeleteIt got so hot at Panthers training camp they had to shave Sir Pur.
ReplyDeleteIt got so hot today in Charlotte that the twinkle in Mayor Pat McCrory's eye burst into a flaming supernova.
ReplyDeleteits so hot in charlotte today that obama ordered everyone who has a job to buy a cold drink for everyone who doesnt.
ReplyDeleteIt's so hot in Charlotte that posters here have lost any semblance of a sense of humor. Lighten up, folks!
ReplyDeleteIt's so hot in Charlotte that Jake Delhomme threw an interception so he and the offense could take a breather.
ReplyDeleteIt was SO hot in Charlotte today that I stayed inside on my couch in the AC... but I do that pretty much every day.
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