I-696 and Van Dyke Ave
This has forever been my favorite intersection. You know why? No, not because the number "69" and "Dyke" are in it. Because of the Hooters billboard. Last month, they changed the billboard and there are now 3, yes 3, Hooters girls on it as opposed to one. That was all fine and dandy, except at the bottom of the sign was directions to the nearest hooters. It read:
"STRAIGHT AHEAD AT 14 MILE"
Now any Hooters afficiando knows that Hooters is actually at 17 1/2 Mile and Van Dyke. So I instantly thought, "holy wow, there's another Hooters in the area!!!1" I cancelled all my plans for the day and drove to 14 Mile and Van Dyke to check it out for myself. Well, the abandoned Kmart is still there, as is the abandoned IHOP. No Hooters though. I was dissapointed and thought I had read the sign wrong, but on my way back, sure enough, it said 14 Mile. I was pissed. Then yesterday, I noticed that the billboard has been fixed, and now reads "STRAIGHT AHEAD AT 17 1/2 MILE!"
I guess I can't blame the guy who was putting up the sign for messing up. After all, he could have been very easily distracted by the massive Hooters above him. I know I would be.
"STRAIGHT AHEAD AT 14 MILE"
Now any Hooters afficiando knows that Hooters is actually at 17 1/2 Mile and Van Dyke. So I instantly thought, "holy wow, there's another Hooters in the area!!!1" I cancelled all my plans for the day and drove to 14 Mile and Van Dyke to check it out for myself. Well, the abandoned Kmart is still there, as is the abandoned IHOP. No Hooters though. I was dissapointed and thought I had read the sign wrong, but on my way back, sure enough, it said 14 Mile. I was pissed. Then yesterday, I noticed that the billboard has been fixed, and now reads "STRAIGHT AHEAD AT 17 1/2 MILE!"
I guess I can't blame the guy who was putting up the sign for messing up. After all, he could have been very easily distracted by the massive Hooters above him. I know I would be.