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Red State / Blue State

2013-06-07 17:12:56.108199+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

There's a much discussed new big box shopping area in Petaluma, and one of the local reporters is covering the opening of a new store. RT @Yovanna_Argus:

Ah yes, I wondered how long before I would overhear a discussion on ammo while in line at Dick's Sporting Goods. That time has arrived

Now besides the fact that "Dick's Sporting Goods" sounds an awful lot like a franchise in the same vein as "Hooter's" or "Bikinis Sports Bar and Grill" (which has trademarked the term "breastaurant"), I realized that "sporting goods" is to "outdoors" as Red State is to Blue State...

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