"Are you the man on the sign?"

Those of you who are new to the Razor will no doubt be surprised to learn that in addition to blogging, I have a real job. It is the superhuman amount of reading that I do for my real job that provides me with most of the material for the blog. With that said, I have never, and will never, blur the line between the Razor and my career. With that out of the way, I wanted to relate a funny story.

My business partner and I, as part of our marketing efforts, recently contracted to have a billboard erected to advertise our company. Due in large part to the recent advances in photo editing computer programs, we decided to use our much photo-shopped faces on the billboard. Thus concludes the back story...

Today, taking advantage of my infatuation with the Chick-fil-a Chicken Sandwich and the girl who works the cash register (who I wrote about here), John convinced me to eat lunch with him. On the drive over, we were lamenting the cost of the billboard and wondering if it was worth the expense. After navigating the traffic jam in the Chick-fil-A parking lot and waiting in line for what seemed like a long time, we finally approached the register.

I've eaten at fast food restaurants a near-infinite amount of times and as such, am pretty familiar with the routine. "Welcome to Chick-fil-A, would you like to try one of our combos?" Or something like that.

Imagine my surprise when the first thing out of her mouth was not an offering of delicious fried chicken, but this:

"Aren't you the man on the sign?"

"Why yes, yes I am the man on the sign."

After much prodding and arm-twisting, John convinced her that he too was on the sign, standing right next to me in fact. Considering that the young lady, while not in the core demographic we were trying reach, is certainly well within my personal "target market", I consider the advertising expense well worth it.

Those of you desirous of seeing the masterpiece are encouraged to drive very slowly while passing the International House of Pancakes on Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL.

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