Showing posts with label Signs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Signs. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Sign Seen

This sign struck me as interesting because of the grammar issue.  I assume a chef or restaurateur owns the car with a sign that would be punctuated something like this:

"Love People.  (And so) Cook them tasty food."

But for some odd reason I saw a completely different sentence, one that proves and underlines the necessity of accurate punctuation.  If you do not see it, by all means ask!  Here it is:

"Love People.  Cook them.  Tasty food!"

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Back to the Future



We saw RETROFUTURISM -- which I translate as 'Back to the Future-ism' -- in Tallinn and in Hamburg, two widely-spread cities, in July. The logo look on the bright wall was irresistible.
The road sign, which seems to direct us to bear left straight into the ground, was seen in Arizona during spring training. The visual is interesting, but the truth is boring. Portable signs are moved into place before a game, then stacked and re-situated for after the game.
Our "sign" posts are complete for not. One post will take a retro-look at our Paris visit this summer. A little experiment.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Liberty



True liberty is enhanced by knowing where to look! I loved the street signs painted right on the London pavement, reminding pedestrians which way to look. Certainly an American should be told when to look right, but Londoners are warned as well, as many turnarounds, one-way streets and transition lanes make a warning of which way to look very helpful.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Deep



No, the Hippie sign was not collected back in the Sixties. You could have guessed that from the water bottle. A local rock band, The New Invaders, who had some photos in this blog last spring, have it on stage during their excellent Golden Oldies show. I did think the swimming pool image fit well with it.
A couple of signs just for Thanksgiving in the next post.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Full House?



Four of a kind with a pair. NO NO NO NO STOP STOP. Two signs perfect for a cloudy day in Chicago! Do we ever see anyone posting a sign for YES YES YES? Posting a sign for GO GO?
More signs in the next post.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Irony



This bus driver was waiting outside a cruise ship to take tourists on a shore excursion in Alaska. Apparetnly with a driver's good sense of humor. Too bad the Illinois license plate was not in the same parking lot at the same time!
More signs in the next post.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Signs



A few days of looking at some signs collected. Hopefully, most will NOT need explanation. More in the next post.