Wholly Cow!

I snapped this picture of a sign on the ol' teevee news a few months ago in the wake of the sexual abuse story unfolding  at Miramonte Elementary School in California.  Amazing.



I can see why they want (and need!) their teachers back!



University of the Wrong Word

For the last few weeks I’ve been tortured by a television commercial for the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), a private Catholic university in San Antonio. In the commercial, a graduate praises the university.

Toward the end of her pitch she says, “These are the types of things that have made myself and my business a success.”

Really? Wow.

Here’s a link to UIW’s other mention in this blog.

Wash Me

I never, ever use too much mud to wash my car ;-)

This sign has been making me chuckle for weeks. I finally remembered to take a picture of it yesterday.

Chilling Misspelling!

Refridgerator artwork in a little shop in Wimberley, Texas. Oops!

Touching

I shot this gem at the marketplace in Waikiki Beach last month.

More illiterater Than You Think

North Dakota's hotter then "U" think
Today Show, 12/5/2009

They Bite

I took this picture while in San Diego on Business last month. Bite, a self-proclaimed "Modern California Bistro" (whatever that is) in the Hillcrest area, gets a failing grade in grammar.

Click for a better view.

Homophone Boner

This is late submission is courtesy of myself; it's been a while since I cleared my camera's memory card :-) The boner is courtesy of KENS 5 News of San Antonio.

The Report

Even one of my favorite comdedians!

Putrified

I found this gem of a sign on the way home from exploring today. Click to witness the horror

What a Tool

I shot this in front of a local, independent grocery store yesterday.

Resident Illiterate

A sign at Gardner State Park.

Coming Home

This huge banner at the University of the Incarnate Word has bugged the hell out of me for some time. Fortunately I had my camera with me yesterday.

While the imperative on this banner is grammatically correct, adjectival use of the word safe is more appropriate in this context.

I suppose the university could be imploring the troops to transport themselves home in a safe manner, but think they’re probably more concerned with the troops’ arrival home in a safe state, i.e. safe, sound and happy (not safely, soundly and happily).

Breaking The Law

Not even my favorite television show, Law and Order, gets a break. The home in this episode belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.

New Year Twofer

Possess This!
This caught my eye while watching a Twilight Zone marathon on the Sci Fi Channel on New Year’s Day.

No Prince
An issue or two ago, Newsweek Magazine asked four design firms for ideas on how best to reinvent the Republican Brand.

Frog Design of New York was one of the firms. I scanned the Newsweek “Periscope” page, and took a couple of snapshots with my camera.

One of their buzz phrases: “small goverment [sic], big contribution”

Harvey's Cakes

I took this picture while taking my friend Shelley to the doctor the other (early) morning.

I wonder if them new-fangled sign-making contraptions have spell checkers. ;-)

Secondarily, the sentence is slightly dorky (That’s a technical term). Is the proprietor reaching out to people who are tired of getting frosting at reasonable prices? I can hear the chants protesting inexpensive frosting now: "One, two, three, four, expensive frosting is for whores!”

Or, as I expect is the case, is he trying to tell us he’s peddling reasonably-priced cakes that aren’t just a pile of frosting?

Fire your sign-maker and your slogan-maker-upper Harvey!

RNC Double Header

Looks like one of the official RNC sign painters needs to go back to grammar school.

I took these stunning shots with my camera while watching the RNC. I added short video clips so you'd know they weren't Photoshopped.

Catastropostrophe

Mason County, Washington - August, 2008