Entries Tagged as 'Guatemala'
“I pass this billboard every day on my way home from work,” says our submitter from Tennessee. “Apparently, some tax breaks were given for Volkswagen to build a plant here in Chattanooga, which will eventually bring thousands of jobs to this area. This group is upset that not EVERYONE who is involved in constructing the plant was born in the United States.”
A side note from Ana in Guatemala (fifth flag from the left): “Guatemala is a very beautiful — albeit dangerous — country. Crime rates are through the roof, but in this small American-run inn, hope prevails…mostly.”
related: America the not-so-beautiful
Tags: "customer service" · casual xenophobia · Espanol · Guatemala · politics · sarcasm · Tennessee
I really thought it couldn’t get more egregious than this clip-art catastrophe from a church in Boston (left), which made this one (right) look downright tasteful in comparison.
But then, at a friend’s recent wedding, Carey in Northern Virginia spotted this note — complete with that same punchy little yellow smiley — on several doors of the church. (There are more than one, I suppose, so that when you do a double-take and ask yourself “Wait…did they really just go there?” you can rest assured that yes, they really did.)
The kicker? Before the service started, Carey says, “We spotted the priest up near the altar — chatting on his Razr.”
Meanwhile in guatemala, Boingboing‘s Xeni Jardin spotted a sign one might consider either more or less blasphemous depending on whether you’re a follower of Christ or of the principles of good design
(translation: “TO TALK WITH GOD/YOU DON’T NEED A CELLPHONE/TURN IT OFF PLEASE”)
And if you’re of a faith that prefers to talk directly to God’s intermediaries, you might prefer the approach of this Guatemalan church also documented by Xeni:
!["Talk to me personally, I [will] listen to you. You do not need a cellphone. Yours truly, GOD."](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1187/528727384_bc2460f0c9.jpg?v=1180929238 "\"Talk to me personally, I [will] listen to you. You do not need a cellphone. Yours truly, GOD.\"")
“Talk to me personally,
I [will] listen to you.
You do not need a cellphone.
Yours truly,
GOD.”
related: Stop! In the name of clip art
extra credit: Crummy church signs
Tags: cell phone · clip art catastrophe · Espanol · Guatemala · guilt trip · Jesus · Northern Virginia · Virginia · you're like so going to hell
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