Funny. Okay...public transportation in the heat -- cool? Sounds inviting...

DROUGHT NO JOKE -- UNLESS IT'S IN DENVER
-from the Washington Post, July 28, 2002

One can say this much for Denver: Even in the grip of a severe drought, facing water shortages and fearing wildfires, it still has a sense of humor.
Officials worried about the region's dwindling water supply have launched an unusual advertising campaign featuring and assortment of billboard slogans that comically beg residents to conserve.
"Brush Every Other Tooth," one proclaims.
"Shower in Groups," reads another.
"Real Men Dry Shave."
"Spray Paint Your Grass Green."
Under each plea is the serious message: "It's a Drought. Do Something."

(and the article continues...)

"Earle said a dentist objected to the slogan "Brush Every Other Tooth" because it promotes poor hygiene."

Lisa! I really like your idea of taking this to a letter format! A very cool way of introducing the character in a comprehensive sort of way. I also dug the paranoid tone of the writer - consistent with his obsessive affinity toward comic books! The Great Pumpkin! Hah. I think you would do well working in a pseudo-sci-fi vein...have you ever read Michael Chabon? Not sci-fi really at all, but he deals with these sorts of emotionally fixated characters quite frequently.

If anything, I think you maybe give too much detail...if that makes sense. This might just be me, personally, but i like the implied nature of personality as demonstrated through anxious language or sometimes even the evident witholding of information can be indicative of a sensitive area. You tend to give even more detail than you need perhaps (for example, in the passage about tunafish). But, on the whole, I think it's pretty concise and quite funny. I particularly like your closing. :) Thanks for sharing this. With any luck, soon this site will have a much more accessible format for posting these things!

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