January 31, 2008

It's a puzzlement

Why don't sign makers catch these mistakes before these signs get made? And for that matter, why doesn't anyone?


As seen on Madison Avenue, Saturday night.

January 30, 2008

Of all the ways to spell it ...

I'd have to defer to others to be sure, but this spelling, while it may not be wrong, is definitely my least favorite:


So, tell me: Is this technically wrong, or just annoying?

January 29, 2008

Copy editing rebels — with a cause

I saw this in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, over the weekend:


And this one is thanks to Dan:


And this one is thanks to Dan!

January 28, 2008

Who would do such a thing to poor Bike?

Saturday night, Alphabet City. I held up our party of FIVE in the freezing cold so I could capture this atrocity in all its glory:


Please don't clip poor Bike!
(Punctuation mine.)

January 24, 2008

So much for attribution

Meanwhile, while sending a package at the Grand Central post office ...


That's a big quote, bro. Also, there are postal police?

January 23, 2008

We bad! We bad!

Good heavens, how do these things happen?

January 22, 2008

Oh HELL yes

Once they design this with a font that doesn't look like a first cousin to Comic Sans, I will definitely be purchasing this:
Originally found here.