Re: Apostrophe rage and signs in general
Nyperold, on host 216.111.134.71
Wednesday, February 2, 2000, at 05:10:26
Re: Apostrophe rage and restaurant signs posted by codeman38 on Wednesday, February 2, 2000, at 04:51:52:
> > A sign near here reads "For Sale 2.5 acers." > > Egad! I wish that land would hurry up and sell. > > Heh. Perhaps they're selling two and a half Acer brand computers? OK, I doubt it. > > > Another sign reads "Fire wood four sell" > > AAAAACCCKKK! What *is* it with these people? > > > And then there's the one that says "Buy you're Christmas turkey now." I think it's time to take that one down anyway. Then I got some junk mail that said "Your a winner all ready!" That one went into file 13 in record time. > > Heh. That's how I generally distinguish junk mail from "serious" mail. And if it goes into the wrong file, tough. :) > > > Ant then there was the classified ad that said, "Motorcycle for sale. Been road very little." > > Ouch. At least it's not four sell. > > -- codeman"and I thought things were bad HERE"38
Here's a perfectly innocent sign:
HAY FOR SALE
Now imagine you're reading this sign on the way to *Spanish* class.
Nyper"There is for (he, she, it) leaves"old
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