Writes Marc from Chicago: “I saw this in a small town off Route 26 in Nebraska. As soon as I finished snapping photos of the signs, the woman who ran the drive-thru came out and demanded to know what I was doing. Once she realized that I was not there to mess with the sign, she became friendly. Evidently, the situation was exactly as it appeared: unidentified no-goodniks had been swiping the letters from the sign or re-arranging the amiable witticisms (‘Men, I don’t understand. Chocolate, I’m an expert!’) into significantly ruder form.”
Meanwhile, Rikki spotted this sign (which may or may not be an homage to this one, which made the rounds on the interweb a few years back) in downtown Oklahoma City.
related: and pull up your sign
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#1
Mishee™
So this was what Ace of Base was singing about!
Apr 13, 2009 at 11:01 am rating: 13
#2
aaa
I was going to make a witty quip about Mexican restaurants becoming t3h l33t haxx0rz, but I soon lost interest in the project.
Apr 13, 2009 at 11:03 am rating: 6
#3
aaa
P.S.
Evidently Firefox’s spellcheck doesn’t think “t3h l33t haxx0rz” is incorrect.
Apr 13, 2009 at 11:04 am rating: 9
#4
You Suck at Craigslist
“Men, I don’t understand. Chocolate, I’m” , which is the maximum the anagram generator I found would allow me to input, anagrams to:
“Trenchant, cuddlesome domination.”
So there ya go.
Apr 13, 2009 at 11:10 am rating: 10
#5
claw71
I’m damned near 40 and this is what I’d pull over and do:
1st sign, molested: “WE SELL DOPE AND WHORES”
2nd sign: “SEE IF YOU ARE GAY 532-7002″
3rd sign: ” QUIT T ALIN O R L TTER” (compliance)
Apr 13, 2009 at 11:17 am rating: 25
#6
amy d
I think sign #1 is just giving in. Maybe the sign miscreants want the signs to end?
Apr 13, 2009 at 11:21 am rating: 3
#7
mamason
Our local Hardee’s marquee once read,
“TRY OUR NEW T ICK BURGER!” for several months before they finally fixed it.
And this one time, at band camp…
Apr 13, 2009 at 11:48 am rating: 9
#8
Sandy
Those letters were fucking delicious.
Apr 13, 2009 at 11:59 am rating: 0
#9
Freakin
Maybe they jumped the gun here. It could just be a dyslexic employee messing the signs up.
Apr 13, 2009 at 12:31 pm rating: 1
#10
Melanie
“men, i don’t understand. chocolate, i’m an expert!”
Witticism FAIL. I’d rearrange the sign simply on principle. Because a Facebook quiz told me that in another life I was Oscar Wilde.
Apr 13, 2009 at 12:46 pm rating: 3
#11
Causeitdoesn'tmatter
I’m going to shamelessly tell you that the first sign is not in Nebraska (cause it really matters??) but is in Torrington, Wyoming. At least he had the highway right. How did he miss the big ol’ sign that says, “Welcome to Wyoming?” Did he blink?
I’m so proud of my peeps… and seriously impressed that it is all spelled right. Wow!
Apr 13, 2009 at 1:09 pm rating: 3
#12
Ida Knowe
We have a Auction House and our high school senior was on the football team.
I put this on the sign.
AUCTION (these “auction” letters are big & red)
CLOSED FRIDAYS
GO WARRIORS
SEE YOU SATURDAY
Someone changed it to
CAUTION (in the big red ones)
GOT WARTS
Apr 13, 2009 at 1:35 pm rating: 7
#13
riskatstake
the title is an anagram for frat is oink.
this amused me for all of 2 minutes.
-take a skirt
Apr 13, 2009 at 1:53 pm rating: 1
#14
Nat
I live in OKC, and eat at LaLuna’s often. They just have “witty” signs. The sign is definitely too far off the ground for anyone to steal letters, so I will assume they were “trying” to be funny.
Apr 13, 2009 at 2:45 pm rating: 2
#15
TheOldSchool
I hate it when radio talkshow guests say, “that’s Billions with a B.”
Like we can’t spell!
The arrogance! “Oh, look at me! I’m a local radio personality!”
I’ve news for them. I’m a pretty decent speller, myself. I just don’t talk about it that much.
Maybe I should find a way to bring it up more in conversation. Subtlely.
There is something sexually primal about how women, upon learning of ones spelling expertise, seem to reflexively clench and unclench their inner thigh muscles, buttocks, and the interior hoo-haw-related bits.
Obviously, when at a cocktail party, I don’t stand there staring at the lower half of a woman’s body as I sprinkle my spelling prowess anecdotes into the conversation. That would be disconcerting to any young woman.
Her stiffening nipples are an excellent indicator of the transformations taking place down below. There’s no need for cross-checking and endless re-verification.
It’s like this:
Good speller? You’re gonna get lucky, feller!
Apr 13, 2009 at 2:46 pm rating: 2
#16
mamason
Hoo-Haw? Wasn’t that a tv show in the ’70s?
Apr 13, 2009 at 3:35 pm rating: 1
#17
TheOldSchool
bored,
La Tour Eiffel is in Berlin. It’s pretty. Mussolini built it to honor his countrymen’s bravery during the Falklands War. Stupid Brazilians.
Apr 13, 2009 at 5:24 pm rating: 2
#18
se
That ‘men, I don’t understand. chocolate, I’m an expert’ could be changed to ‘nude sex ahead’
Apr 13, 2009 at 6:58 pm rating: 4
#19
Canthz_B
Just my luck. As soon as I start to seriously think of studying Spanish, they change it!!
Apr 13, 2009 at 9:41 pm rating: 2
#20
Canthz_B
I’d hate to live in that town.
The thought of being limited to a Community Drug instead of being allowed my drug of choice is abhorrent!!
Pro-choice people are being discriminated against all over it seems.
Apr 14, 2009 at 1:40 am rating: 1
#21
Canthz_B
“Our signs will end if people don’t leave them alone…so stop fucking with the zodiac!”
and no more playing connect-the-dots on star charts!
Apr 14, 2009 at 1:45 am rating: 1
#22
Canthz_B
On the telephone number sign…how can we be sure that’s the right number if people have been messing with their sign?
Apr 14, 2009 at 1:48 am rating: 1
#23
Canthz_B
In other news, ICE cryptologists raided La Luna today…
Apr 14, 2009 at 1:53 am rating: 2
#24
Canthz_B
Upon seeing the”La Luna” sign, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County Arizona announced the formation of a signboard profiling task-force.
“We can’t have red numbers and black letters mixing together in public. It’s a threat to public safety, and it’s not very American either!”, the Sheriff was overheard telling a subordinate.
A barely audible “Yazza Boss” was heard in reply from the subordinate.
Apr 14, 2009 at 2:07 am rating: 4
#25
Norman
can’t say i blame them for stealing la luna’s letters. think of it as the only way to get back at them for their AWFUL food.
Apr 14, 2009 at 6:15 pm rating: 0
#26
voidseraph
“Community drug drive-thru” is so, so good. i wish i had a car….
Apr 16, 2009 at 12:16 am rating: 0
#27
Mungo
That Community Drug is in Torrington, Wyoming. Close to Nebraska, but no cigar, Chicago boy!
Apr 21, 2009 at 9:41 am rating: 0
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