(Thanks, Tara!)

Mel sent in this photo of a sign found in the parking garage beneath his local public library:

Ryan writes:

This was placed at the local McDonald’s. At least they’re worried about our heath. Or at least, about loosing [sic] money if someone gets sick and sues them.

…or maybe they were just running short on the letter e and were using the apostrophe to show omission. (I doubt that!)

Kevin writes:

The attached picture was recently posted in the new break room at work. I nearly spit my coffee out when I first saw it. I promptly returned to the scene to capture it with my cell camera. It still brings a smile to my face each morning.

Jason spotted this

“…in a newspaper stand at New Smyrna Beach, FL. One has to wonder if it’s the shrinking newspaper industry that did them in or the lack of a copy editor.”

David writes:

The notice in the attached photo appeared in buses in South Wales. The company had taken on several immigrant drivers from Eastern Europe who had limited English language skills. The notice was asking passengers for their forbearance whilst the drivers improved their English.

Instead, it demonstrated conclusively that it was the existing company staff – rather than the new drivers – who were most in need of English tuition.

Richard writes:

This sign was in the window of a small cafe near Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. There was a sign on the sidewalk which read “Home of the World’s Famous Breakfast,” and the home bake’t muffin was part of it.

The breakfast was lousy.

I wonder if the apostrophe is signaling the omission of “r stree”, linking this muffin to Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street? Wait, that makes no sense.

…from Randy in Jackson, MO:

Anne spotted this sign in Venice Beach, CA:

More Tattoo’s

Daniel wanted to make fun of Stanford, so he sent in this photo:

One of the last places one might expect to find large-type, engraved in bronze apostrophe abuse is Stanford University. But sure enough, there’s this plaque, placed very prominently at the Taube Tennis Center.

…though, that “Row Is of Champions”… 😉