There goes the neighborhood

Today's Wall Street Journal features this article about an "up and coming" new micro-neighborhood called CHUMBO. What exactly is CHUMBO? See the map below.

Crown Ticklers

I found a pleasant surprise waiting for me the other day on the underside of the cap of my Ballantine 22oz that I had just picked up at Don Juan:



"MUSIC TO MY EARS"



From JokeLibrary.net:

"In 1977 the Falstaff Brewing Corp was purchased by a California based holding company who also owned General Brewing (Lucky Lager). Rebus puzzles appeared on Ballantine Ale, Ballantine Beer, Ballantine India Pale Ale, Falstaff, Haffenreffer, Kassel, Lone Star, Lucky Lager, Narragansett, Pearl, Rainier Ale, Regal, and Texas Pride during the 1970's and the 1980's. They were called "Crown Ticklers".

A rebus is a puzzle that consists of pictures of objects, signs, etc, which by the sound of their names suggest words or phrases."

Here's a couple more from the archives:



"A PINCH IN TIME SAVES NINE"




"SOCK IT TO 'EM"



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