Funny Sign

Well, my funny sign was a billboard a couple years ago. No picture (I actually did a google search for it though), but it was good enough for me to remember it, so I thought I would share it....

It was for Dreyer's Ice Cream. It showed a young girl eating an ice cream cone with the caption: "because she hasn't asked where she came from yet". Now, maybe I thought it was so funny because I hadn't had "the talk" with my then eight year old daughter yet...but I laughed every time I drove by it. And then laughed more when she would ask why I was laughing. :)

Oh, and "the talk" that finally happened last month...it wasn't so bad. :)

Spanglish at it's FINEST. .

Here in SoCal, where every street, town and "plaza" is named in Spanish, we also find the best of the best in "Spanglish". . .

Presenting, The CASA DE SENIORS. . .as in "senior citizens", and not to be confused with "señor". . or "man" in Spanish.



This one makes me laugh every time...

2 For the Price of One!

First a sign that was intended to be funny, I think. Although, I feel it fell rather flat.

And now, a sign that wasn't intended to be funny:

But that I found hysterical! This sign has been up for over a week, and nobody has fixed it! (N.B. for those of you over the pond who may not know A&W, it is a fast food joint that has one of their hamburgers called the "teen-burger")

If you know better...

If you know better...

Maybe this doesn't exactly count, since it's not near where I live. But it's one of the best signs I've ever seen and one that counted for many giggles on our recent vacation in Dominica. We kept seeing signs all over the island -- "If you know better, you must know" -- and kept scratching our heads at the mysterious wording. It was only several days later that we came upon the motherlode, the main Best Buy on the island, with its full and complete wording.

Best Buy, by the way, has nothing to do with the American version and is, for western eyes, sadly lacking in best buys.

Make a wish

I drive by this sign on a corner store everyday on my way home from work through the Mission. It always makes me smile.

Fruits and Nuts

We grow our fruit big here in BC...
Yup. The Big Apple.
Last weekend, my hubby and I took a break from Big City househunting to check out a mall. We walked by this window display:


Now is it just me, or does the sight of a heart exploding out of a mannequin's chest just not really cry out "Valentine's Day"? Come to think of it, it didn't really entice me to go buy some overpriced yoga wear either.
I wonder if their aggression leads to exploding hearts.

I am sorry WHAT IS YOUR NAME AGAIN?

Man oh man, I had to drive about 15 mins from my house but it is totally worth it! Every time I drive by this sign I laugh out loud so hard I almost pee, it confuses my children, I just tell my oldest, "just wait until you can read you will laugh too"
Don't try and deny it I can hear you laughing now. ;)

Funny Sign? Or not so funny?

Wait just one darn minute! When did 'Native Prairie Restoration involve brick, concrete and glass?

I live in a semi-rural area that is exploding with both development and a vocal army against all things concrete and steel in order to preserve the natural setting of the area. I have watched this building go up behind this sign for months and can't help but shake my head over the irony of it.




Especially when you read the descprition on the signs themselves.

"This area is being managed to encourage the growth of native wildflowers and plants. The diverse plant community is similar to the prairies that covered much of Minnesota years ago. The variety of grasses and flowering plants provide food and habitat for butterflies, birds and other wildlife. It is estimated that only about 1% of native tall grass prairie remains in the United States today."

So much for preservation, huh?