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"Ride The Slut!" or "Take a load off and Ride the Slut!" Name for Seattle’s Metro named the South Lake Union Transit
The second version being my creation is of course, my favorite though no one asked me. I’m just sayin’ if you see one of the T-shirts proclaiming "Ride the Slut!" on e-bay snag it! That is the official version, and the proceeds go to the unfortunates who were duped into letting this floozy into their neighborhood, having their identity robbed, then helping to pay for it!
Yes, we have a new slut in town on the arm of a ten ton gorilla, Paul Allen, you may remember him as partner to Bill Gates. While still a bachelor, I do hear he is good to his mother, having purchased an island for the two of them.
Conveniently, the trolley, otherwise known as South Lake Union Transit goes from a massive group of Allen’s condos to shopping mecca Westlake Center. This isn’t exactly what you’d expect for fifty million bucks. In fact, smaller towns throughout the state have tried the "quaint" trolley idea and most soon sold them at prices we could well afford if we had access to trolley tracks.
However, when dealing with someone who can erect a giant structure which to most observers appears to be a large pile of psychedelic dinosaur vomit in the middle of town, and call it a Rock n’ Roll Museum, you can do anything and manage to get the taxpayers to unknowingly chip in!
What a thrill it will be to come to Seattle and ride a – trolley.Keep in mind this is one of the most congested areas in the country now. One local expressed his opinion in the op-ed section today. "Great! Just great! Portland has the MAX (Metropolitan Area Express),San Francisco has BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and we have the SLUT."
The Monorail, which is featured in every movie shot in Seattle,only goes a very short distance. In fact,you can get there faster walking if there is a line waiting. It was thought this would be a terrific commuter boon, but was voted down four times! I don’t remember anyone voting about contributing to Allen’s latest toy, The SLUT. Oops,perhaps I should employ the more delicate language many talking heads on television have been using, "The S-L-U-T". Many thought the acronym was merely an oversight by Allen’s Nerd Force Vulcan Enterprises, apparently not, as all other suggestions were turned down.
Yes, the name will stick appropriately enough, as many people in Seattle feel they’ve been screwed again.