K-Squared Ramblings

Eye See You

Eye See You, originally uploaded by Kelson.

I think the picture says it all.

I took one other picture that’s framed better, but doesn’t have quite the same creepiness factor.

Starbuck(’)s Coffee

I found this sign on the day after National Punctuation Day. You can still see the residue from the adhesive where the extra apostrophe was attached.

Someone clearly got Starbucks Coffee confused with Starbuck’s coffee. Of course, in some cases, they could be the same thing:

Flickr photo by amidalasrogue

Do Not Climb on Mickey

Presented without further comment.

Devil in the Construction Details

I Have A Preposition For You

Lost in Translation

On the Internet, No One Knows You’re a Doll

Alternate caption: On the Internet, no one know you’re not a dog.

Eliminating the BS

Signs spotted while shopping:

Iglot sounds so much like igloo that it should be a kind of building. “Take it round back to the iglot.”

If only there were a way for this to say “Teh Aid,” it would be perfect.

Even Santas Have it Tough

Presumably this institution is designed to serve the needs of Santa Clauses who subsist on Ho-Hos.

Sending the Wrong Message?

I figured I’d wait until after the election to post this one.

Insert your own joke about renting politicians.

(Sorry about the image quality; it was across an intersection, so it was pretty small on the original image. I didn’t even resize it. It’s just cropped. Yeah, my camera isn’t that fantastic once you get down to a 1:1 pixel view)

How do you get them to talk?

Saftey First – En Español

Just to show that English-language sign writers don’t have a monopoly on misspellings, here’s a sign we spotted at a construction site in Irvine:

Literally it means “Think Safety” — or it would if it said “Piense seguridad.” The typo makes this the Spanish equivalent of “Saftey First.”

Hey, Baby!

It seems that Old Navy is branching out into adoption services:

“Hey, what a deal! At that price, you wanna get two?”

Of course some people go the traditional route to save money.

Sometimes, though, you just have to wonder what’s going through someone’s head when they come up with a brand name.

So is Jonathan Swift the CEO?

Affluent Flowers

When I first spotted this sign, I just couldn’t believe the name of the florist at the bottom.

Okay, I’m sure people with more money send more flowers, but it seems a little tactless to point it out in the shop’s name.

Of course, it is Irvine…

How does that work?

Wait a minute… how does one lease a tax refund?