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Conect11
Jul 11, 2007 ⭐ See this poem's read count — a supporter feature

Luscious

Karen and I drove

down the seedy part

of Brookpark Road

in Cleveland.

On one side of the street were boarded up strip clubs

with one sole survivor:

The old "Crazy Horse"

across from the Days Inn

where they charge by the hour

and the skanks come 2 for 1.

But the neon was burnt out

on a few of the letters

making the sign read:

"The Crazy Ho."

We savored the luscious irony.
— Conect11, Jul 11, 2007
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barbsdad2003

19 years ago

Reminds me somehow ...

of a Chinese restaurant near Burnside in Portland, Oregon, that I'd be surprised is still there, one whose sign was intact in and around 1965---no letters missing, that is---that read Hung Far Low. That's about as luscious as I can get in response to your luscious piece here. Thanx. Chuck PS: Another sign on a piece of property not far from the above read Trespassers Will Be Violated. By my lights, this was text that threatened molestation if not outright rape.
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Conect11

19 years ago

there

is a restaurant in Cleveland called "Hot Dog Inn." The neon sign says "Old Fashion Hot Dogs." I drove by everyday and for three weeks straight "Fashion" was burnt out. Mark

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