ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, December 29, 1995 TAG: 9512290078
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A-2 EDITION: METRO
Becky Mushko, an English and drama teacher in Roanoke, faxed The Roanoke Times this set of possible explanations for the toothbrushes at the Rockbridge County Courthouse. It includes a playful swipe at the giant mesh-like statue of a judge in the lobby of the Roanoke Courthouse. It also includes many of the puns that other readers called or wrote in about - along with one final pun that apparently nobody else had thought of.
Why are they there?
1: Perhaps someone wanted to create art that is more tasteful and practical than the hunk of chicken wire in the Roanoke Courthouse.
2: Perhaps it's a message to our legislators to make laws with more teeth in them.
3: Perhaps it's a message to lawyers to brush up on their legal skills.
4: Perhaps it's a message to authorities who want to take a bite out of crime, not to forget to brush their teeth afterwards.
5: Perhaps it's a message for those appearing in court to "tell the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth."
- Staff report
LENGTH: Short : 34 linesby CNB