Wow, I didn't know that No Name on Box was the band who sang that one. I don't know why the mailboxes at Sarah's apartment have a soundtrack though. It might get annoying...
Katie says this is in the break room at Wal-Mart. I think the most ambiguous part of the sign is the elipses. What comes next? Did the writer die while making this sign?
Eric writes, "I work in the Department of Veteran's Affairs Building in Sacramento (though not for that agency, curiously) and in the foyer, this sign was above the glass display, "welcoming" veterans." If my experience with bureaucracy is any measure, this sign is relatively accurate.
Jackie notes that before this cake was eaten, it read Happy Birth Day "Jeff". This cake decorator seems to question people's names and be unaware of this odd earth-tradition called birth days.
Josh acknowledges that people do actually use this staircase in both directions. If they really meant to only go down, the direction to stay right would make less sense, in fact. Which leads to my next question: why post the sign at all?
Matt spotted this in St Stephen NB. I guess they have a place where the coffee is so bad they can really only call it dark colored warm beverage, officially.
James writes, "I saw this at a market in Flinders, near Melbourne (Australia). My mind's been racing ever since, trying to figure exactly what they're selling.. and to whom." I wonder how my boyfriend would feel about being called "pet" from now on. If it means he gets treats... (Just kidding, Justin)
Another Bethany writes "When we moved, someone left this 'gift' for our four day old son." I am impressed that the kid is already working under an assumed name. I'd get rid of the bill, it's probably going to explode to keep him from fulfilling his destiny saving the world.
James got this pizza in Hatfield, England. He says the pizza wasn't that great. And they are sarcastic about the existence of an environment, apparently.
Summar saw this in IL. So, um, it's not in china, I guess. Actually, this sign reminded me of this fascinating video of a lecture about the history of "Chinese" food in America. It would be funny if in the restaurant they actually had, like, Japanese food, or Thai or something.
This sign is clearly making an allusion to some literary or artistic work that is about this store. And its cheese. I think I would like to have an adventure in cheese. Thanks, Camille.
If you place heavy items on this crappy old table, it will break and we'd have to get a new one. That would be "terrible" so "please", "don't do it." Thanks, Adam.
Ok, so either the end quotes after limits are a mistake, or the ones at the end are. Is it really a gym? ARE THERE LIMITS? and then there's a slogan with more quotation marks for good measure. This is really an excellent specimen. Thanks to Maggie and her friend, who saw this on Grand Turk Island.
Norma spotted this one at her kid's school in Plymouth, MA. She writes, "I must say, the quotation marks may not be entirely unnecessary in this instance, as the sound of the door unlocking is actually more akin to a gunshot than a 'click,' in my opinion."
Meredith and Micah saw this one in Big Rapids, MI. Meredith is my sister, which is awesome. I guess you're supposed to smell their art, if you know what I mean...
Laura writes, "I got this sticker after donating to the Crimestoppers Fundraising campaign. I feel a little uneasy about it now, as it has made me doubt my place in this community." I wonder whose community is unsafe?
Colleen cracked me up with this email: "I saw this guy at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston recently. It's a sculpture of a Chinese demon, but it inspired my boyfriend to immediately say, "Those air quotes are totally unnecessary." So of course I'm sending it to you."
So, this is supposed to be like a script for a performance art piece. The quotation marks are your part, so when somebody says "create your own" everyone is supposed to say "no" and then they will say it again. It's about the revolution, just go with it. Thanks, Sean.
Victoria in Queens, NY spotted this one. I guess they mean more general categories, so no boxes or food stamps on there either. And don't even think about a credit card.
Rob, Rebecca and Dustin all signed this email, so evidently this photo was a group effort. This booth was selling some kind of foodstuff at a gun show. Who knows what they are going to do to those poor veterans afterward though.