Lagniappe: an unserious blog
Me: Ooh, a Colorado quarter.
Slim: This is a lame quarter.
Me: It's designed by a committee. It's bound to be lame so it can be inoffensive. You have one guy, he can impose an artistic vision.
Slim: But "Colorful Colorado"? It's a coin, it has no color!
Me: At least it's not a logo of a rectangle.

Separately, Slim and I like the new Montana quarter of death.
Slim: Sorry your trip didn't go so well.
Me: Well, the casino felt sorry for me and comped my hotel bill and meals. And gave me a ride to the airport.
Slim: That was nice of them. And you had fun, right?
Me: Yeah, I did. Plus I got a bitchin' tattoo.
Slim: ...
Me: They got your name wrong, though. Hope you don't mind that it says "Amanda" on my left thigh.