Absolut-ley Famous

Some day soon, happy tourists will be looking for their favorite star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and they'll find a bottle of vodka.

No, not a bottle dropped by a sidewalk drunk. This will be a "star" commemorating a generous donation from the Absolut vodka company to restore the actual stars, which are deteriorating rapidly.

Sports stadiums, kid's playgrounds, movie theaters, symphony halls. I guess everything used to be named after rich people. Now, it's international conglomerates. Soon, everything in this nation will have the name of some corporation stamped onto it, hanging over it in neon, embedded in its sidewalk, or otherwise advertising its sponsor.

I wonder if they'll pay me extra if I get an About.com tattoo?

Absolut tribute/by Valerie Macon, Getty Images