Saturday, April 05, 2008

you mean THE contractor


Kerrie in Phoenix sent me this one. Evidently they only use articles ironically.

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  1. Maybe whoever wrote the sign wanted to put a quantity (since the company is made up of several contracters) but Mr. Graef wouldn't let him. This is his revenge.

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  2. Yeah...umm, what?

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  3. this is probably a reference to something like A+, grade A -- calling attention to being the best contractor, and not just a contractor.

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  4. I wonder if the A refers to general contractor's license class. A general contractor holds an A license.

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  5. Reminds me of an old bit on SNL, when a frequent Weekend Update contributor introduced himself by saying, "Good evening, this is A. Whitney Brown. Someday, I hope to be THE Whitney Brown."

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