TREES VS BILLBOARDS

                                               I THINK THAT I SHALL NEVER SEE,

                                               A BILLBOARD LOVELY AS A TREE,

                                               INDEED UNLESS THE BILLBOARDS FALL,

                                               I SHALL NEVER SEE A TREE AT ALL.

                        I have been meaning to post this cute little poem that I learned as a child.

                        As I traveled a quad state area this summer I saw many torn and tattered billboards.

                        Which also reminded me of another poem I learned as a child.

                            ONE DAY AS I WAS WALKING ON A DARK AND DREARY DAY, 

                             I CAME ACROSS A BILLBOARD AND MUCH TO MY DISMAY,

                             THE SIGN WAS TORN AND TATTERED, FROM THE STORM THE 

                             NIGHT BEFORE, THE WIND AND RAIN HAD DONE IT'S WORK 

                             AND THIS IS WHAT IT SAID......

                                                      DRINK COCA COLA CIGARETTES.....

                                                       CHEW WRIGLEYS SPEARMINT BEER......

                                                      KENNEL RATION DOG FOOD MAKES YOUR

                                                      COMPLEXION CLEAR....... 

                                                      SANITIZE YOUR BABY IN A HERSHEY CANDY BAR....

                                                      AND TEXACOLA BEAUTY CREAM IS USED BY ALL  

                                                      THE STARS...

                                                      SO TAKE YOUR NEXT VACATION IN A BRAND NEW

                                                      FRIGIDAIRE.......

                                                        LEARN TO PLAY PIANO IN YOUR WINTER 

                                                        UNDER WARE......

                                                       DOCTORS SAY THAT BABYS SHOULD SMOKE

                                                       UNTIL THEY'RE 3......

                                                       AND PEOPLE OVER 65 SHOULD BATHE IN LIPTON TEA.

I read a blog today by Joy Sussman --Joyfully Green.  I as well as Joy started my career as an advertising

manager in my mid 20's in Des Moines, Iowa.  Cut and paste back in my day was with a pair of scissors and some Elmers glue. It was rush rush rush to put the ad together and get it to the printer. Print many more copies than were necessary. After all trees were grown to make paper so they said.  Then the advertising was moved to the highways for all to see. After all the more people who saw the add the more goods that were sold. After traveling this summer I noticed that most of the billboards are now digital and the old billboards are still standing like a sore thumb unattended to on our highways just torn and tattered.  

I want to thank Joy for her blog today, and thank her for not advertising.  

                                                       

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