Archive for December, 2011

My cat Let’s me Live here!

Spotted at my mother-in-law’s home in Galion, OH. I don’t have the heart to tell her. Capitalization is a nightmare, too.

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(Thanks, Jeff!)

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No’t Photograph

I may have broken the rules by taking a picture of this sign, but given then number of grammatical rules broken in a single two word sentence….

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AA: Perhaps this is an extreme abbreviation of “Northern Chestnut“, and the sign is simply describing where to take a picture of the tree.

(Thanks, Jacki!)

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Early bird get’s the right size

Lovely post-Christmas marketing campaign from Myer.

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(Thanks, Neleh!)

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Happy Holiday’s from Alamo Veterinary Clinic

Interesting how they spelled it correctly under “puppy packages.”

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(Thanks, Cindy!)

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Apostrophes galore @ Park Cafe

6 misused apostrophes in one sign!! Is that a record? Sign was seen in Newton Abbot, Devon.

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(Thanks, Simon Guppy!)

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“The ABC’s of Immediate First Aid Action” …

… according to Zee Medical, Inc., posted on a cabinet in my workplace in Oceanside, California. My wife is a regular visitor here, and suggested I submit this rather blurry photo.

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(Thanks, Mike Hungerford!)

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Sorry! Best Ever Childrens Game?

This Christmas we played the once-popular 1970s board game Sorry! with our children who, I have to say, enjoyed it very much. The strapline on the box says “the best ever childrens game which combines fun, simplicity, and rapid movement”…and poor punctuation, it would seem.

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(Thanks, Paul!)

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Ladie’s Area

Jakarta Busway system provides special space for ladies in every bus

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(Thanks, bubba!)

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Which way to all the Santas?

I spotted this floor graphic repeated many, many times on the 3rd floor of Fenwick’s in Newcastle.

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(Thanks, Steve!)

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From an advert on an Irish train

I spotted this on an Irish train, it is an advertisement for the buffet car.

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(Thanks, Eoin O'Mahony!)

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