Fire Alarm / Corporate Downfall

Posted 3 Feb 2012

Daily Life, Signs | Leave a Comment 

In case of fire … “PULL DOWN SIEMENS”

Sure, on my way out of the burning building, I’ll stop just long enough to bring a $20 Billion company crashing to the ground.

This strikes me as a fire alarm which would only really come in handy for extremely experienced and talented corporate raiders.

Beat your fruit

Posted 2 Feb 2012

Food, Signs | 5 Comments 

Piñata apples: Because there are some days when you’d rather swing a large stick at your fruity snack while wearing a blindfold.

I (don’t) know where to use parentheses

Posted 1 Feb 2012

Daily Life, Language, Signs | 1 Comment 

Seen on an advertisement card found in magazines. At first glance, a misuse of parentheses.

Maybe there’s some hidden subtext? The sentence without the parentheses reads “The most culture can buy”. Maybe the authors are hinting that there’s no point being cultured because all you get is a subscription to “Cheap Eats”.

As an (interesting) aside of (useless) trivia, these advertisement cards are called “blow-in” cards because they are blown in to magazines.

We are Siamese if you please …

Posted 31 Jan 2012

Places, Signs | 2 Comments 

Spotted on 50th Street (or thereabouts) in Midtown Manhattan, the placard and matching standpipe heads made me think of that scene with the Siamese Cats in Disney’s Lady and Tramp.

The Muse of Lucas

Posted 27 Jan 2012

Commuting, Daily Life, Signs, Weird | 6 Comments 

Is this a cousin of Luke or Anakin? Perhaps a more distant relative.