Sunday, November 29, 2009

Blog Post: Nacho's in St. Louis

Matt forwarded this blog post he wrote about the omnipresent "Nacho's" found at St. Louis sports venues:

At this particular pit stop, we became overly amused with the spelling of "Nacho's" on the concession stand price sign.

Nacho's....with a possessive apostrophe. Interesting, to say the least.


Help Celebrate It Is 70th Anniversary!

Eryn writes:

Hello there! This isn't a terribly exciting submission, but it made me grin when I saw it several weeks ago, at least. Hence, I thought I would send it your way. This is a signboard outside a Rona in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Usher's

Sara writes:

This sign is on a door at the church we go to in The Woodlands, TX. The church must have only 1 usher, and whatever is behind this door belongs to him.

Bronco's Memorabilla

Sara spotted this in Boulder, CO:

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Basket's, Tray's, Friday's, & Saturday's

Two from Geoffrey...

The first one is from Moe's Southwest Grill in East Meadow, NY.
The second is from AMF Syosset Lanes in Syosset, NY.


Restroom's what?

Jon wonders what exactly do these restrooms in the small historic town of Metamora, Indiana possess.

Friday, November 20, 2009

A place for meeting's or party's

Wendell writes:

I don't need a place for meetings or parties. But I know what this sign doesn't need--apostrophes!

Wait -- is it Thoma's or Thomas?

Anyone know what this place is really called?
Thoma's?
Thomas?
Thomas's?


(Thanks, Scott!)

Order your Turkey's and Ham's

This picture comes from Kimberly, who

found this at my local Barbeque place...
So many mistakes in such a short sign!!!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Coca-Cola loves it's employees

Ken writes:

They took down the banner the next day, either because they realized the mistake or they no longer felt love for their employees.

1 Billion Animal's Lives

David writes:

I almost rear-ended the car in front of me when I noticed this billboard, which has recently gone up in Auckland, New Zealand. I just had to come back and photograph it for posterity.


Kid's Love Them Googly Balls

Eric spotted this at Walgreens...

Monday, October 12, 2009

Apostrophe Neglect: Were Local

Mr. Turner saw this sign at Ohio State Route 309 and Ohio State Route 314 in Richland County:

T-Shirt "Allow's U-Turn's"

Steve submitted this awesome shirt, which reads, "God is not like the Cop's. He Allow's U-Turn's."

Mountain Cranberry's

John spotted this sign on Vermont's Mount Mansfield:

Your/You're Confusion: You are breakfast!

Robin spotted this sign at the airport in Louisville, KY and comments,

I'm not ready to be breakfast!

3 Day's Only

Cindy sent in this full-page ad in the LA Times

...for a hearing aid company offering free hearing screenings. Perhaps someone should offer them free proofreading.

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Gun's N Rose's Knockin



(Thanks, Elenor!)

Abusing the child labor laws?

The owners of the Rive Riva Cafe apparently have a child who will prepare a meal for you:



Richard suggests that perhaps the kid has recently graduated from this studio.

Magic Word's Please Thank You

Jen spotted this on a Burger King drive-through window:

Franciscas's Shellyss's Beauty Salon

Jeff writes:

Here are a pair of abusers in Mesa, AZ. They are on opposite sides of a corner sign. While Shellyss's is obviously new lettering over old, the old one was wrong, too.



These Item's Are Sold By Weight (and perhaps the sign-maker's are paid by character)

Jen writes:

This sign was in the salad bar at the hospital where I gave birth to my daughter. She was in the NICU for three weeks, so I had to see this atrocity every. single. DAY. (Note: there were TWO of these signs, each with the same mistake on a teeny little salad bar.) I would just love to know how many people read this before publishing it and didn't notice the error (especially in the sign department).

Also, please forgive the slight bluriness of the photo. I was in a wheelchair and my husband, who was pushing me, was appalled at my behavior and didn't want to slow down so I could get a better shot.

A Must at Swedish Party's

Richard spotted this at the Milton Keynes (UK) Ikea store:

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Time to worry about you're child's education

Jessica sent in this instruction sheet sent home by her daughter's first grade reading teacher:



It's interesting that the your/you're confusion occurs with both references to "A.R.".

Specialty Coffee's



(Thanks, Dana!)