Unintentional irony of the day

by Jack Grant

I was just watching an online slide show that was briefly interrupted by an advertisement. The last photo shown before the ad was of a fireman in New Orleans carrying an old woman out of the flooded area where she had spent days trapped in her house.

The ad - a travel agency promoting inexpensive vacation trips to New York, Miami, and New Orleans.

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Now is definitely time to book your room for Mardi Gras. I understand there have been a rash of cancellations for some damn reason.

Go figure.

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