Local purveyors of subtlety, Bass Country 92.9 FM (and we’re guessing that’s pronounced like the fish, not like the thing you steal in an American pastime…though a more urban/thumpin’ version of country like “base” country does sound intriguing…has this parenthetical phrase gone on too long now?), have been treating us to iconic country singers coupled with bad puns for years now. Straight Ahead for George Straight. Action Jackson for Alan Jackson. Something cleverly cash-related for Johnny Cash that we can’t remember right now.
But the latest is their greatest. Dolly Parton, the spunky personality loosely connected to a set of enigmatic boobs, looms over the roadway next to a breathless pun about said boobs. Just looking at the board, you can tell whoever came up with it could hardly wait to get to the pun (“Hits! Get it?! Hits! With an H!”), which is in all caps and slammed home with an exclamation point. Like the guy who giggles his way through a joke, ruining it, because he can’t stop thinking about how damn funny the punchline is. At least they resisted the urge to say something about headlights.
I believe the Johnny Cash billboard was simply “Need Cash?” I must admit, I chuckled a bit when I read it. At least I laughed at the best of the four though, right? Right? I am ashamed.
Need Cash! That’s it!
I gotta think they spent a little time in the retouching to make dolly’s “hits” even more preposterous than ever…
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Add two twinkling red bulbs, intermittently. Trash it up!! Yehaaaaaaaaaaa!
Anyone notice this billboard has already been replaced? Guess it was too racy for Battlefield and National.
I did notice that. I wanted to call Bass Country and ask how many complaints it took to get the board down.
That is horrible and absolutely fantastic all at the same time.
So rarely does that happen.
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