Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Carston & Barney Circus advertisement

Here's how part of the advertisement reads:

CARSON & BARNES
3 RING
CIRCUS
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UNDER A TENT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD
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13 PRETTY BALLERINAS IN THE SKY
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ON TOUR FOR 70 YEARS

—the thirteen ballerinas that have been on tour for seventy years are still pretty (you don't get a very close-up view, see).

36,000 POUNDS OF ELEPHANTS

—I guess that's better than putting "two adults and one baby elephant" or what have you. And it's not like anyone's going to call them on it. It could even say "go ahead, bring a scale." Of course, this could be just referring to the concession stand.
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