Afterthought

Other businesses for which the slogan 'Try your luck' would be inappropriate:

Butcher's shop
Skydiving school
Vasectomy clinic

Barbershop

Hairdressers' and barber shops are known for having names based around (usually) terrible puns. Things like 'A Cut Above', 'Heads Up', or 'Curl Up and Dye'.

The barber shop I passed today caught my attention not with its name, but with its slogan.

"Try your luck.
Get your hair cut here."

Now, I'm no David Beckham. My haircuts tend to be pretty basic, cheap and cheerful affairs, not $150 extravanganzas. But even so, when I go to get a haircut, it's rarely with the attitude, "You know what? Who cares how it turns out? I'll try my luck today."

'Try your luck', in the context of haircuts, makes me think of three things.

1. Sweeney Todd
2. The time I tried to get a haircut in China before I could speak any Chinese at all, let alone 'short back and sides please'
3. The time my cousin (aged 12-ish) got his younger brother (aged 10-ish) to cut his hair for him

None of those fill me with confidence. I think I'll steer clear of that barber shop, to avoid what could become a hairy situation (sorry).

And if you think I'm being overly cautious, then let's see you put your follicles on the line.

A cold day in here

The best thing about the snow in Christchurch today is how it hides all the muddy liquefaction. Our city looks pristine and beautiful again. Well, until it all turns to slush!