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Tampa Bay deal of the day: STRIPPER POLE

Click to see the Facebook marketplace ad.

Some notes about the screen capture above, which I took from Facebook Marketplace…

  1. Tampa Bay Facebook Marketplace, you never cease to entertain.
  2. Most people tend to list this item as an “exercise pole.” I rather like the seller’s candor.
  3. Hey, the seller’s not too far away from me.
  4. There’s a short story writing prompt in that photo.
  5. For some reason, the short story that I’m building in my mind based on the photo goes like this: “We broke up, she didn’t take the stripper pole I got for her for Christmas, I have no use for it, and it reminds me too much of her. At least I have the dogs to keep me company and my snacks in the fridge to ease the pain.”
  6. That’s a comfy-looking dog bed. The seller loves their dogs.
  7. Hey seller, could I pet your dogs?
  8. The phrase “STRIPPER POLE” (and yes, in all caps) is the new “For sale, baby shoes, never worn.”
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The most “Florida” post on Reddit today

Screen capture from Reddit’s "Florida" subreddit. The post is by "Neither-Chance8973" and the headline reads "I’m driving my mother in law to an airbnb in Bunnell from Miami for her 57th birthday. Can anyone recommend us any strip clubs within an hour of Bunnell> or any lounges?"
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Wow — that’s pretty Florida. But it’s nice that other people get along with their mother-in-law as well as I do.

(No, we take Anitra’s mom to restaurants and museums instead.)

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Headline of the day

Wfla.com headline with picture of steak on grill: “St. Pete Steakhouse to be Transformed Into Funeral Home.”

It would be even more funny and frightening is the transformation was going the other way.

(By the way, here’s the article.)

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Meanwhile, in Florida…

Tropical Storm Helene is now Hurricane Helene, and its closest approach to Tampa Bay happens tomorrow, which means the grocery stores today look somewhat like this (perhaps with fewer mangled AI faces).

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A new Villages loofah just dropped

Oh, my sweet summer child, do you not know about the “Loofah Code” in The Villages?

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Is Dunedin exploitable in half a day?

Someone on Reddit posted this question to r/tampa:

Is Dunedin exploitable in half a day?

I’ll be passing through Dunedin while visiting family tomorrow and will have about 2-3 hours to stop. Would this be enough time to walk through the main areas and explore?

In answer to that person’s question:

  • If you meant “explore” and this is an autocorrect mistake, just stick to the downtown area, which is full of quaint little shops and restaurants. Two to three hours should be enough. If you like beer, make sure you hit the Dunedin Brewery.
  • If you really meant “exploit,” you might want to give yourself a little more time. The median age of Dunedin residents is 57.7, which means that if you want to properly exploit the area, try some kind of senior scam.
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Motto of the day, again

See the previous post.