Summit Up

Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column neck deep in wedding season. As you can see on this page alone, a wedding and anniversary are in our midst.

Today, we are talking about the weddings and, to be more specific, the thank you note we receive from the married couple after we:

1) Spend hundreds on an airline flight;

•) Spend hundreds on a hotel room;

ø) Spend a few bucks on a gift;

¼) Miss work;

¤) And use our vacation time for them, and not on a beach in Bermuda.

So, after all this, here is what we get:

Dear Summit Up,

Thanks for making it to our wedding. It's always fun when you're in town. Your buds, "Groom" and "Bride."

We don't care about the note's brevity, really, but we do find the formalities a little funny. We decided we'd send our thank you note to them after they've been married for, oh, say 10 years. That will make us feel like all this effort is really worthwhile.

And if the opposite happens? We'll send a condolences card, we guess.

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We ran a photo twice on accident last weekend of the Coors truck behind a barrier that said, "No Alcohol Beyond This Point." It was pretty funny, actually, unless you were the Town of Frisco and worried about a special events liquor license.

So after a little laugh, the town wrote us to explain why the truck was placed there. The short and sweet version: They must have signs up to control the perimeters of the event. What's missing in the photo was the sign advising patrons that no alcohol can leave the area. The truck, obviously, couldn't be parked in the middle of the street.

Alas, we're proud of our readers for always having an eye out for the funny ...

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In regards to our question about the meaning of "Espresso," we got a hilarious response from a former copy editor here at the SDN. Jonelle writes: "I roughly translate your ghetto Italian as 'Black like night, strong like the devil, hot like hell, and sweet like love.' I'm probably disqualified from competition, though. It's just as well. I'm not sure how a Summit Up tattoo would fly in the East. Hope all's well at the Corporate Suites. I miss you guys, though I'd be lying if I didn't say I miss the barbecue competition more."

Jonelle, we miss you too. Keep on doing that field agent thang ... and Summit Up tattoos should be worn in the East, of all places ...

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It's Wednesday, and our band name today is the "Noodling Catfish." E-mail us your band name to summitup@summitdaily.com.