Reply #189: Just to set the record straight

[Speck Tater]

Am I correct in assuming this happened either east of the Mississippi or in downtown San Fransisco or downtown Denver?

I think geography might have more to do with it than has been acknowledged here. Things that seem perfectly reasonable in Manhattan or Denver seem downright silly in Tucson or Seattle, while things that look normal and conventional in Burbank or Sante Fe would look pretty tacky or even threatening in Chicago or San Fransisco.