Gallery of gripes

Let’s take a break from the sideshow that is politics, and enjoy a slideshow of textual assaults.

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Freaks like me

About 400 people have linked, emailed, tweeted or otherwise made me aware of this cartoon: I love the cartoon, and I love that people thought (think) of me when they saw (see) it. (That’s indeed how I feel on a regular basis.) While most of my friends and family know me as the grammar guru, [...]

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Here’s a tip: Avoid the word “tips”

Cracker Barrel is to me is like catnip is to our cat Reggie (who seems to have left us for a neighbor). I cannot get enough of the Sunday homestyle chicken with a side of dumplings. Before entering the Starch Consumption Plaza, though, guests have to navigate the maze of rooster quilts, Oak Ridge Boys [...]

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Signs of the week (weak?)

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Signs of the times

Mike Judge is starting to look more and more like Nostradamus; his “Idiocracy” is akin to “The Prophecies.” You need evidence that we live in a society that is shunning intellectual curiosity and social responsibility? You must not have watched any of the debt debates. There are other signs all around of our declining intellectual [...]

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An embarrassment of riches

Sign makers are having a really tough time. From Nate: From Charlotte: From Jacque: From Aimee: From Whitney, via imgur.com:

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Signs of the times

I apologize for my dissertation-induced hiatus. I’m back with a vengeance: a roundup of this week’s idiocy, near and far. From Texas: From Montana: From around the corner: And from the Savannah Morning News: And I’ve just discovered the apostrophe key is not working on my laptop (all of the ones here were cut and [...]

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A little help from my friends

I’m working on my dissertation today (!), but I wanted to take a moment to thank my correspondents for reporting back to me with photos of things they’ve spotted in the wild. Charlotte noted this creative dish on a menu: And Royce has been busy on my behalf. Yesterday, he found this lovely sign (first [...]

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Festival of frights

Just in time for Christmas, I offer you this gift of poorly executed signage. Happy holidays!

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Tattoo you

I’m long overdue for a post about tattoo errors. Thanks to Anna for reminding me that hideousness exists outside of signs. And this hideousness is permanent. Feast your eyes on these lovely examples of idiocy (of the bearer and creator): The top one is the only one that a tattoo artist can fix without too [...]

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