You're Welcome, I Guess

I just received a phone call. The Caller ID read "THANK YOU".

I did not pick up, and they left no message.

Trains and Boats and... No, Just Trains

Slacktivist has a post up on the symbolism of trains in USAn song. Interesting thoughts; of course, they extend to literature as well. Robert Bloch and Manley Wade Wellman come to mind immediately, and I'm sure there are plenty of others.