Tag Archives: signs

Lost in Translation

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Kelson

All You Can It Sushi

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

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Kelson

Disney Dolls Roleplay Internet Pets

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

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Eliminating the BS

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Kelson

Signs spotted while shopping:

IG!LOT

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

te Aid

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

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Even Santas Have it Tough

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Kelson

Countrywide Ho Loans

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

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Sending the Wrong Message?

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Kelson

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)

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How do you get them to talk?

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Kelson

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Saftey First – En Español

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Kelson

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.”

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Hey, Baby!

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Kelson

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. :shock:

So is Jonathan Swift the CEO?

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Affluent Flowers

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Kelson

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

Sign: Starbucks, Juice it Up, Affluent Flowers

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…

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How does that work?

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Kelson

Signs: Tax Refund For Lease

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

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