Chile won’t change its name to suit the Texas Tavern
Created by Dan, from an image of a drawing shot at Black Dog Salvage
Your daily Letter to the Columnist — Feb. 11, 2013
Dan,
Another (of MANY) great essays. Its greatness is such that I almost believed your BS.
However, I don’t think the country will change how its name is spelled, over a bowl of “chile” in Virginia.
I have been known to craft some essays, one of which was called “The Clam That Ate Roanoke.” It was in the paper before you were born, ok before your kids anyway.
They ran it in the Sunday op-ed, even showing a giant clam from SML attacking Roanoke.
Irony and absurdity. That’s the classic formula.
Clark M. Thomas
ROANOKE
February 11, 2013 - 1:30 PM
I was at Black Dog Saturday and wow, what a change. Arrows and parking directions in the lot, the place was jammed, people buying stuff like crazy. Glad to see the reality tv trend benefitting a local business.
So you decided to write an “April Fools” column on February 10. I’m reminded of what my mother used to say when I tried to fool her after April 1. She would say: “April Fools has come and past, and you’re the biggest fool at last!” She also had one for you. “April Fools is not yet here, so you’re the biggest fool this year.”
Clever column – too bad the Texas Tavern anniversary wasn’t the first week of April. Then it would have been classic.
If my admirer’s hunches are right, we’re both glad to have been some inspiration for this column!