You might be a redneck …

Highway 17, Charleston, SC

McElree’s Wine of Cardui

Washington, North Carolina “Wine of Cardui” was a patent medicine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, marketed as a cure for “female diseases”.  In 1916, the Chattanooga Medicine Company, which made Wine of Cardui, won a libel suit against the American Medical Association, which had published an article in its Journal calling the [...]

Strip-Mall Fail

Burlington, North Carolina

For the birds

I’d seen this poster in various places around San Francisco, and thought it was a whimsical prank. But it turns out to be a viral marketing campaign for hands-free mobile phone equipment (now mandated by California law).

Larkin Street

Unlikely business combinations

Woodie tree farms

I suppose that “Woodie” is a good name for a tree farmer. But, if I were named Woodie, I don’t think I’d name my son Richard.

I certainly hope they don’t manage any hotels

No doubt this company, located in downtown Greensboro, deals only with suitably clean and pest-free properties. But I’m not sure they’d be my choice if I were on the market.