The Shore: So Tacky It’s Awesome

There’s an Associated Press story in Metro today about all the different rules the different South Jersey shore communities have. In Wildwood, for example, camels are banned from the beach. Mayor Ernie Troiano: “Our beaches are as wide as a desert, but you won’t find any camels on our sand.” Hopefully, that is Wildwood’s new motto.

Meanwhile, in Surf City you can’t dig deep in the sand because the township isn’t sure if the unexploded munitions found on the beach were all removed.

“How can you tell a kid not to dig in the sand?” asked Faith O’Dell, who lives near the beach in Surf City, where most of the old fuses and such were found. “It’s their nature; it’s what kids do. And when your kid says, ‘Why, Mommy, why can’t I dig in the sand,’ what do you tell them, that they could blow themselves up?”

Yeah, that’s exactly what you tell ‘em. You say: “Don’t dig in the sand, son, or you’ll die.” Scare ‘em into submission. But while some were lamenting the munitions found on the beach, one entrepreneur was loving it:

Presiding over a busy cash register, a jubilant Joe Muzzillio, owner of Exit 63 Wearhouse, reported his best Memorial Day weekend ever.

“It was definitely busier than usual for me,” Muzzillio said. “I came out with these T-shirts that I can’t keep on the racks.”

Muzzillio motioned to a display of shirts printed with “Surf City Bomb Squad,” “Surf City’s a Blast,” and “I Got Bombed in Surf City” – which cost $8.99 to $14.99 and came in various styles, including a cute pink camouflage style for women.

Wait, did he do “I Got Bombed in Surf City”? Oh, oh, he did.

Thou shalt not [AP/Metro]
In Surf City, the goal was to have a blast [Philly.com]