Signs and Wonders
by Scott Hardie on February 5, 2008
Driving through Georgia now. Just passed a plain yellow billboard saying The God with Moral Fault, amazon.com. Hidden agenda? Easter egg? No, it turns out to be some ordinary book about Judaism. I was hoping for a page saying "made you look" or a video of Rick Astley.
Also we saw a sign for an information center open "every day, 8am-close."
Logical Operator
The creator of Funeratic, Scott Hardie, blogs about running this site, losing weight, and other passions including his wife Kelly, his friends, movies, gaming, and Florida. Read more »
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