Saturday, June 11, 2005
Street Signs
This is the beginning of a new era: we are now rating a new category everyday. Leave a request for a category or one item, and it will spark a whole new set of sarcasm and ridicule.Slow Children at Play
The sheer lack of punctuation on street signs has finally caused a problem: the words "slow children" meshed together without any distinguishable separation makes many people laugh and make fun of slow children, and also this sign. While everyone knows what this sign really says, it's easy enough to make fun of, and anything that's easy to make fun of, we like.
Unknown Bicycle Sign
We're not really sure what this one means, although we think it might mean something like "don't ride on a bridge with large potholes in it without a front tire". An obvious warning, but some prison inmate must have been bored that day. "Hey guys, look at this sign! Think they'll figure it out?"
Parking in Rear
This sign just sounds funny. It subtly states that if there's no room left in the front, there is additional room for you to fit in the rear.... come on. Not only obvious but a definite homosexual reference. We like it best on the lawyers' signs: "Cox, Cox, and Cox: Parking in Rear."
Danger: Falling Objects
It's blunt, straight to the point, and warns you that if you don't have your wits about you, or a hard hat, you're gonna get blugeoned by a heavy object falling from the sky. Nice.
Slippery When Wet
Another informative sign that leaves you free to take precautions but doesn't apply to everyday situations. We just like the squiggly lines coming off the tires, as if when a road is wet your tires leave strange marks behind. We guess it was easier for the sign-making people to draw squiggly lines than a Ford Explorer pummeled into your neighbor's oak tree.
Mike and Elle at 1:05 PM
3 Comments
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at 6:58 PM
Dita said... My personal favourite are the "Deer" roadside signs...as if deer always appear at the same spot. WTF?
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at 8:30 PM
Mike and Elle said...
We strongly agree, especially living in an area with an overpopulation of deer. How can you have an overpopulation of deer? They don't really do anything except screw up your car. Wait, you just gave us a good idea for another category to rate. Excuse us for rambling.
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at 1:52 AM
Kyle said...
The Slippery When Wet sign was used as the logo for a clothing company called Skidz in the late 80s. Skidz were plaid overalls that you wore with one buckle hanging down and the other buckled. I never owned skids because my parents didn't grant my every whim. And lucky thing too, as Skidz were out within a year and they would have never been worn again.