DAILY DIRT: WAR PIGS ousts XLMAMA from the The Great Plate Debate medal stand

Daily Dirt for Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024

But DR LOV remains the gold standard for 2024 … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,132 of The Daily Dirt.

1. Just when I thought we had our final Great Plate Debate medal stand confirmed for 2024 … along comes this license plate.

There I was, minding my own business when I pulled up behind a vehicle that had one of the best license plates I have seen all year. It was so-o-o-o good I knew it had earned a medal position.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome WAR PIGS to the medal stand. And in welcoming WAR PIGS, we bid a fond adieu to XLMAMA.

The days are dwindling to a precious few in this year’s contest, which ends Dec. 31. These are your current leaders in the clubhouse, according to The Daily Dirt Committee for Creativity:

Gold medal: DR LOV.

Silver medal: GOD 911. 

Bronze medal: WAR PIGS.

Other top finds during the past week:

• FRM GRL
• TFREE 4
• V BERRY 5
• PAT PAT 1
• CLARNT 1
• RRY PRY

2. Did you know (Part 207)

• That a spoon is simply a tiny shovel for soup.
• That if winners never quit and quitters never win, does quitting while you’re ahead actually make any sense?
• That it was now 42 years ago when Joan Jett gave us “I Love Rock and Roll (Put Another Dime in the Juke Box, Baby)” and Dexy’s Midnight Runners first sang “Come On, Eileen”?
• That it was (gulp … ) 45 years ago that we were singing along with “My Sharona” by the Knack and “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” by Rod the Mod?
• That it was (deep breath … ) 69 years ago that “Ain’t That A Shame” by Fats Domino and “Maybelline” by Chuck Berry were atop the charts.

3. Generally speaking, prices in Alaska are normally 30 percent to 50 percent higher than in the lower 48 states due to the difficulty of getting many of the needed supplies to their destination in the Great North.

Lately, however, those prices are even higher, especially in rural Alaska, which I think is short for the middle of absolutely nowhere.

Here’s an example:

• Butter was recently selling at $8.14 a pound.
• How about a quart of orange juice for $9.79?
• An average-size bag of Tostitos? Would you believe $11.29.
• A box of Cheerios would set you back $11.05.
• Bananas? They’re going for $2.99 a pound.
• A bouquet of flowers will cost you $89.99. (And not a big bouquet, just in case you were wondering.)
• How about six rolls of toilet paper for $9.99. (And that’s not the good stuff either.)
• So the next time you are complaining how high a trip to the supermarket is in West-Central Illinois or Northeast Missouri, take heart.

Steve Thought O’ The Day — Why is the word “abbreviation” so long?

Steve Eighinger writes daily for Muddy River News. If someone ever gets a plate with “STV DIRT”, he might hijack the car.