Hardy Tar Tar
Tar balls can be fun! Tips for Galveston on how to enjoy its new beach friends
Most people who grew up on the Gulf Coast have laid eyes on a tar ball or two. I say instead of getting our swim trunks in a bunch over the few that washed up in Galveston (the coast guard has confirmed they're a result of the Deepwater Horizon spill, but the Galveston mayor says he's "cautiously optimistic" that there's no cause for alarm) we should be the industrious Americans we are and put the sticky things to some use.
We're not the first to take a crack at it, but here are CultureMap's top five (not 10) original suggestions for what to do with a beachy ball of tar:
Return them to BP — The lady who found $2 million worth of premium-grade cocaine didn't get to keep it.
Resurface your driveway — It's like free asphalt. Right? Kinda?
Stick a Popsicle stick in 'em and douse liberally in powdered sugar — Hey, it can't be worse for you than the Texas corn dog.
Make authentic TarTar sauce — Self-explanatory.
Have a tar sculpting competition — Sandcastles are sooo pre-spill.