phonetic punctuation

my friend kristen's recent post about voice recognition software reminded me to try and find a video of Victor Borge's phonetic punctuation routine. Obviously, if we punctuated our sentences this way, writing would be even more difficult.

I have a "game" to play...

reader John posted this one in a comment. I'm not sure if the quotations signify a title here, and if that is grammatically kosher. However, I think we can all agree that the name of the coming store should be emphasized by a larger size, not by punctuation. Maybe the ineffectiveness of this sign is the reason the place closed down.

Maybe the place actually is entirely round - no corners at all! hence the quotation marks.... OR maybe the "games" are actually work. Like, hey kids, try this fun "game" called data entry!

(thanks John)

Drive-Thru Gas Station

Found on the way home for Christmas this year:



Have we developed in-drive fueling now?

I don't really get this one

haha, just kidding, it takes other change too. Or something. Found in an arcade in Santa Monica (where Jim beat me in air hockey).