School has started by now in most places. My friend Roy sent me an e-mail last Friday with the subject line, “Are you getting the maximum usage out of your vehicle:” The body of the message was a collection of images featuring overloaded vehicles. I saw this one and thought of all the college students that recently moved onto campus. (Roy’s granddaughter is one of them.)
Can’t you just hear the harried mom asking the way to the state university and where is her son’s dorm room? (You know it is not a daughter. A daughter would never pack her stuff using gray duct tape. Or, if she did, it would be decorated with hand-drawn hearts, flowers or perhaps unicorns.)
What story does the photo bring to your mind? I’ll recognize the writer of the best story–right here next week.
No story, but I have a title: 'Redneck Travel Guide for Dummies'
They make pink duct tape, nowadays. And pink electrical tape.
My story? I departed for college with a 24x16x10 "tin" suitcase. Today's child leaves home in a Lexus SUV loaded with electronics and refrigerator, and…
Bitter? Who? Me?
Duct tape is universal. In fact the publicist is considering it for Luke the goat's horns.
You guys are being awfully sexist, here. My daughter would have packed like this. She was more of a 'tom-boy' rather than a unicorn-drawing girly-girl. Actually, the first time I saw this picture, I thought of when my daughter left her husband. She would have packed like this.
I don't have a story, but I'm still mixed on if it is a boy or a girl. Sure the gals don't use duct tape, but boys don't bring that much crap to school with them. Maybe it's a brother driving his sister to school????