Posted in Grammar, etc., tagged Bright ideas, Peeves, Signs, Travel on November 16, 2009| 7 Comments »
The employees of the Inn at the Colonnade in Baltimore may be good at many things, but punctuation and spelling are clearly not on that list. I submit for your consideration three photos taken of the announcements on the hotel channel and one sign.
I understand that not everyone grasps grammar, spelling and punctuation. Fine. But don’t make that person in charge of writing up announcements and making signs.
Posted in Grammar, etc., Random, tagged Bright ideas, Kids, Peeves, Signs on November 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I haven’t been to the Coastal Empire Fair since Barf-fest 2002. And after all, it is the same every year: rickety rides manned by creepy ex-cons, the scent of corn dogs mixed with bovine remnants, and a wallet raping I wouldn’t soon forget.
I’m willing to do anything for the kids, though, and they’ve never been to a fair. So to the fair we went. All of the above was still true, but we didn’t care. The boys rode their first rides without us, and LOVED it.
The boys go it alone
Easy rider
We drifted into the livestock arena and were amazed to see a cow wash — a place where folks give their cattle a bath and blowout. Here’s one after the spa treatment:
Eddie and friend
It should come as no shock that I also noticed some sign errors.
I’m surprised I didn’t find more of that. Perhaps I was distracted by the funnel cake. It was the boys’ first time for that too. Yum … sugary grease …
The first funnel cake
The meltdown inevitably occurred shortly thereafter, and it was time to go home. But not before we had to promise we would return next year. And we will.
Posted in Grammar, etc., tagged Signs on October 24, 2009| 1 Comment »
I see signs like this and I fear for my children’s future. It’s “Idiocracy” in action. Why can’t people grasp the concept of apostrophes and stop overworking them? Really, it isn’t hard. You have many Nike golf balls on sale; the Nikes aren’t possessing anything. And don’t get me started on the ampersand.
Posted in Grammar, etc., tagged Bright ideas, Pecking order, Signs on October 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
When I first drove by this sign, I thought it said, “Blog for Rent.” But that didn’t make sense. In addition to the obvious question of why someone would want to rent a blog, and also why someone would print a sign to advertise such a transaction, it is Pooler. I doubt most people have considered the Internet as a marketplace. Strong words, I know, but I don’t see much evidence of advanced business acumen in this stretch of road. Look at this:
Inviting, no? I think the flags really draw people in, don’t you? (more…)
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