Recall comics.Do they think Californians can't laugh at themselves? Home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel put up billboards earlier this month in downtown Chicago portraying a long row of wine glasses, above which it reads: "More choices than a California recall election." "This is an unusual communication for us," said Kathy Paddor, director of marketing for the chain, owned by Northbrook, Ill.-based Euromarket Designs Inc. "But we thought it was timely and, because this is our hometown, we always like to use a sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour about what's around us." Crate and Barrel, which opened its first Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. store near Nate n' Al's on North Beverly Drive last month, opted for something less provocative in its local billboards. "Furniture and housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. with coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. slaw slaw n. Chiefly Southern U.S. Coleslaw. Noun 1. slaw - basically shredded cabbage coleslaw salad - food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of on the side," said one. Will the L.A. billboards have more lasting power now that the recall is now over? Not necessarily. "While it may be over, it's very memorable," Paddor said. "It will be up until our holiday campaign goes up." |
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