Kansas man upset with anti-Kansas sign in Oregon store
One of my favorites sayings, which helps me to keep things in perspective, is “If that’s the worst thing I have to deal with today, it’s going to be a pretty good day.” I tend to be a bit on the laid back side anyway, and that helps remind me not to take things too seriously or to get too upset when someone does something I could reasonably take offense over. Honestly, it’s a lesson our latest DUMB@$$ AWARD wiener could stand to learn. If you (are unfortunate enough to) live in Kansas, and you take offense at someone having a little bit of fun at your home state’s expense, what’s the point of getting yourself all bent out of shape?
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A trip to a Subway sandwich store in Oregon left one Kansas resident with a case of indigestion.
It wasn’t the food, it was the sign Joe Davis of Topeka saw on Oct. 2 when he was paying for his order at the Subway in Reedsport.
The sign, which was promoting a new salmon sandwich, included the line “Another reason you’re lucky not to live in Kansas.”
OK, so as an attempt at humor it’s a bit on the cutesy side, but really, what harm is being done here?
“I was a little offended,” Davis said.
Perhaps it’s time that our DUMB@$$ got over himself already. Of all the things that one could reasonably take offense over, this just smacks of someone a wee bit on the intolerant and humorless side, don’t you think??
After returning to Topeka, he e-mailed Subway to ask for an explanation.
“I asked them simple questions, like, ‘Do you have more than one reason that people are lucky not to live in Kansas?’ That opened a Pandora’s box for me,” he said.
“I said, ‘Why did you separate us out? And why would you do that when you have several of your restaurants in our state?’”
Davis said he never got a response.
Look, it’s an ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. No one gets hurt, and while it’s a rather lame attempt at humor, it’s merely a sandwich shop trying to draw a little bit of attention to it’s menu. Clearly, it’s worked, because Mr. DUMB@$$ Davis has managed to provide Subway with a fair amount of free publicity due to his righteous indigantion.
Memo to Joe DUMB@$$ Davis: if you’re going to find something to work up some righteous indignation over, how about finding something that actually MATTERS? American soldiers are dying in Iraq for no reason. Thousands of Gulf Coast residents are homeless and penniless after their homes were destroyed by Hurricanes and Katrina. Poverty, hunger, and HIV/AIDS still ravage parts of the Third World. THOSE are issues worth calling someone to account over. Someone poking a little bit of fun at Kansas doesn’t even merit consideration. Get over yourself, already.
