I’ve been meaning to start keeping a log of the various Day-Glo-colored objects I spot while making my way through the world. On one hand, it seems like the sort of thing that could lead to an odd compulsion, but on the other, it could be a neat resource to draw from when it’s time to start doing school visits.
Monday would have been a good day to begin the log. Day-Glo items I spotted included a jogger’s pullover, the air hockey tables at a bowling alley, and a garage sale sign in my neighborhood. I’ve also got a Day-Glo paper bag that seems like it would be a good start for a collection of things to haul into a classroom. But my wife has drawn the line at risking blindness by knitting me a Day-Glo orange sweater.
Why not ask people to send in photos of Day-Glo colored objects they find? I’m going to start watching for them now. :-)
Why not ask people to send in photos of Day-Glo colored objects they find? I’m going to start watching for them now. :-)
Why not ask people to send in photos of Day-Glo colored objects they find? I’m going to start watching for them now. :-)
Day-Glo has long been in my vocabulary, because when I was a kid, I saw a fake mail-order catalog in a Bananas kids’ humor magazine, and one of the items listed for sale was a 2-story-high Day-Glo orange inflatable ox. (I believe the writer of the fake catalog was Bananas editor Jovial Bob Stine, who later became R.L. Stine of the Goosebumps books…) I thought that was one of the funniest things I’d ever read (at age 10, anyway), and I have alluded to it several times over the years!
And come to think of it, when I met my husband he was wearing a shirt with little green triangles all over it…almost Day-Glo green. (He had an excuse–it was the late 80s! Not sure if that also excuses me for thinking it was kind of a cool shirt. But then, I had some socks the same color!)
Day-Glo has long been in my vocabulary, because when I was a kid, I saw a fake mail-order catalog in a Bananas kids’ humor magazine, and one of the items listed for sale was a 2-story-high Day-Glo orange inflatable ox. (I believe the writer of the fake catalog was Bananas editor Jovial Bob Stine, who later became R.L. Stine of the Goosebumps books…) I thought that was one of the funniest things I’d ever read (at age 10, anyway), and I have alluded to it several times over the years!
And come to think of it, when I met my husband he was wearing a shirt with little green triangles all over it…almost Day-Glo green. (He had an excuse–it was the late 80s! Not sure if that also excuses me for thinking it was kind of a cool shirt. But then, I had some socks the same color!)
Day-Glo has long been in my vocabulary, because when I was a kid, I saw a fake mail-order catalog in a Bananas kids’ humor magazine, and one of the items listed for sale was a 2-story-high Day-Glo orange inflatable ox. (I believe the writer of the fake catalog was Bananas editor Jovial Bob Stine, who later became R.L. Stine of the Goosebumps books…) I thought that was one of the funniest things I’d ever read (at age 10, anyway), and I have alluded to it several times over the years!
And come to think of it, when I met my husband he was wearing a shirt with little green triangles all over it…almost Day-Glo green. (He had an excuse–it was the late 80s! Not sure if that also excuses me for thinking it was kind of a cool shirt. But then, I had some socks the same color!)
Hey, I think I used to have some Day-Glo sneakers. They’re probably over twenty years old, but if I can find them, I’d be happy to pass them along to you. FYI – the green stuff growing on the inside of the shoes is definitely NOT Day-Glo.
Hey, I think I used to have some Day-Glo sneakers. They’re probably over twenty years old, but if I can find them, I’d be happy to pass them along to you. FYI – the green stuff growing on the inside of the shoes is definitely NOT Day-Glo.
Hey, I think I used to have some Day-Glo sneakers. They’re probably over twenty years old, but if I can find them, I’d be happy to pass them along to you. FYI – the green stuff growing on the inside of the shoes is definitely NOT Day-Glo.
Wow, everyone — I’m really taken aback by the number of “Day-Glo” comments I’ve gotten, not just in response to this post, but also in other threads.
Varian, what a generous offer. Janee, your suggestion that folks send in PHOTOGRAPHS is sounding (and smelling) better than ever.
Wow, everyone — I’m really taken aback by the number of “Day-Glo” comments I’ve gotten, not just in response to this post, but also in other threads.
Varian, what a generous offer. Janee, your suggestion that folks send in PHOTOGRAPHS is sounding (and smelling) better than ever.
Wow, everyone — I’m really taken aback by the number of “Day-Glo” comments I’ve gotten, not just in response to this post, but also in other threads.
Varian, what a generous offer. Janee, your suggestion that folks send in PHOTOGRAPHS is sounding (and smelling) better than ever.