I guess when you build something that's not really visible you need a truly big plaque--in this case a suck-up plaque from the consulting engineer and general contractor to... everyone in the phone book. There's even an area set aside for people to stand in front of this thing and worship. Is it just me, or does "City Council" look like a cartoon character that's just run off the edge of the Grand Canyon? And why is line 3's baseline crooked--did someone forget there was a pump station? (Yes, I've been spending too much time working on this page!)

Let's put all our names on a plaque. Why? To better serve the customer, of course.

I always thought that the film industry was unique in being so egotistical as to show us everyone involved in a film, like the caterer's accountant's second assistant. I used to wonder what it would be like if every business operated like that. Well, this is what it would be like.

Sort of. In this case there's not even so much as an associated project. It's kind of like going to the movies,sitting down with your popcorn, seeing a brief screen saying something like: "MGM puts out movies that make money. The following honors some of the employees who make this possible." And then you see 10 minutes of credits.

I'm curious about the person in whose voice the plaque was nominally written. Did he leave his name off, in modesty, or is he listed with the rest, a recipient of his own praise?

Amazing how I must have passed this by hundreds of times, but never noticed it until now. Does this bank still exist?

We're so pleased about our centennial that we're giving away clocks!

Okay, at least this one makes sense to me: an insurance company bartered a clock for an ad. What I don't understand is why it's apparently been there for 21 years without my noticing it.