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June 05, 2006

Why not celebrate 6/6/6 in Hell?

Michigan has a small town named Hell. And for tomorrow, the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth year (if you ignore those four digit dates), they're throwing a party.

Nobody is more fired up than John Colone, the town's self-styled mayor and owner of a souvenir shop."I've got '666' T-shirts and mugs. I'm only ordering 666 (of the items) so once they're gone, that's it," said Colone, also known as Odum Plenty. "Everyone who comes will get a letter of authenticity saying you've celebrated June 6, 2006, in Hell."

Most of the goodies are selling for $6.66, and include ownership to one square inch of Hell.

Live entertainment and a costume contest are planned. The Gates of Hell should be installed at a children's play area in time for the festivities.

"They're 8 feet tall and 5 foot wide and each gate looks like flames, and when they're closed, it's a devil's head," Colone told The Detroit News for a Saturday story.

I can't think of a better place for the gates of hell than a playground, especially if the kids have been at the red cordial¹.

¹ While in the US, cordial is a synonym for liqueur, in the UK, NZ and Australia, a thick, sweet syrup (which may or may not contain real fruit) which is diluted with water for drinking. The red colouring has been proven to drastically increase hyperactivity in children.

Scrawled illegibly by Meathe at June 5, 2006 10:10 AM

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