Sign Language...why do we even bother? Although the following list is a hybrid of promotional, instructional and sign language--its unifying quality is the scary fact that all of this somehow made it to print.

  • "How To Repair Your VCR." -- The title of a how-to video tape.
  • "Great New Taste!" and "Same Great Taste!" -- On opposite sides of a drink cooler in a grocery store.
  • "Free Parking ($1.50 per day)" -- A sign at a parking lot in Ocean City, Maryland.
  • "If you can't read or write, phone this number."
  • "Lunch and Learn Seminar: 'Who's controlling your life?' (get your manager's permission before attending)" -- The contents of a flyer for corporate seminar.
  • "We expect to return to normal service the soonest time possible. Please check back after that time." -- Part of an automated customer support response message that was sent when a user sent email to technical support about an issue with Hotmail.
  • "Hours: Sun-Thurs: 10:00 AM - Closing. Fri-Sat: 8:00 AM - Closing." -- A sign in a bowling alley in Katy, TX.
  • "Saturday: 12 noon to 12pm." -- A sign at a University Center.
  • "Do not open this door when locked." -- A sign on a gym door.
  • "HIGH PRICES!!" -- A sign at a gas station called 'El Cheapo.'
  • "Speed Limit 5 Miles per hour" / "No vehicles beyond this point" -- Two signs on the same sign post at a camp site.
  • "Welcome to the Flippin Church of Christ." -- A sign outside a church in Flippin, Arkansas.
  • "Ear Piercing Pregnancy Testing" -- A sign in a local drug store that offered both ear piercing and pregnancy testing services.
  • "Please put the toys back when you are threw with them." -- A sign in a thrift store's toy section.

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