reefer madness

this is one of my favorite pieces of graffiti i have ever seen in the city. it appears at the high street subway station in brooklyn heights, on the A/C line. sure, it's a pretty simple joke. the simplest pun imaginable for the word high, and i love stupid pun jokes. but that's only half the reason i like it so much. this tile appears on the other side of the tracks from the platform, and that's what makes it so good. someone risked their life, facing the possibility of electrocution or being hit by a train, to make a stupid stoner joke. and it was so worth it.

two great tastes that taste great together

this past sunday adri and i were riding the G, finishing up our car-train-subway ride home from upstate. at the greenpoint ave stop this guy steps on pulling a cart full of soft coolers, like the ones you get free at baseball games. on top of the coolers is an almost empty crate box with two pint containers visible. of course adri and i perk up immediately trying to determine the contents through the fogged plastic covering. the guy instantly asks, "do you guys like wine?". "yes!" adrianne replies eagerly. "do you like sorbet?", he asks. "of course." i say. "are you close to home?" "we're the next stop." finally, he reaches into the box and pulls out a pint of sangria sorbet and hands it to us telling us all about this new dessert. it's wine, that's a sorbet! it tastes just like wine, only cold, ice cold. it's very refreshing! look for it and try some.

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