Things to do in Old New Mexico: Die, watch other people die, make pottery.
Evan V. Symon, Cracked.com
This simple caught my eye because it does seem to have an element of truth. Have you ever been to New Mexico? There doesn't seem to be much of anything there, except for dirt and brush. Of course, there's Albuquerque and the other Las Vegas...but that seems to be it.
I thought the author did something interesting when he says all there is to do is to "die, watch other people die...". But then he switches it up a bit at the end and adds "make pottery". He seems to break a pattern, which gives the sentence a tone of humor. The description of "Old New Mexico" is also interesting.
My imitation would be something like:
Things to do in Lowdown Mile High Denver: Get high, get higher, try not to run over any of the obnoxious bicyclers as they dart in to traffic.
I was born and raised in Northern New Mexico.
ReplyDeleteThis entire assessment is accurate.
Though, you can also go to the mountains and get drunk, then drive home drunk (teenagers love this), or do meth. Lots of meth. Big meth problem in NM.
Other than dirt and pottery... once a year in Santa Fe they burn a giant effigy called Zozobra, and once a year in Albuquerque there are some balloons.
But that's about it.