Reader Alex sends me this photo. Due to the strong feelings on both sides of this issue, I am carefully avoiding comment on the content of this one, but I really am flummoxed by what those quotation marks are supposed to signify.
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Anonymous
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As I see this as the only way to cantact you, I will take advantage.
I like this page, it is a hoot. I adore finding little linguistic gems like these. I once found an American Flag on a gas pump handle, below it was the following rejoinder:
In "God" we trust
What a crack up. I have a picture of it.
I also have a post on my own blog wherein you could find a story with two seperete iterations of aggresively used quotation marks.
Please send your submissions via email to bethanykeeley (at) gmail.com. I look at them all, but it might take a while to get to yours -- sorry! I love you all, but I only have so much energy in a day.
If you want your picture to make the blog DO NOT @tweet them, or leave them in a comment. I need them all in the same place. Make sure your emails are easily distinguishable from spam or viruses (I use gmail web interface, so images get previews).
I don't usually post the following: newspaper headlines, personal email, craigslist postings, unprofessional websites. I also tend to not crosspost things from other blogs, since I have so much unique material waiting for me to get to it.
Things I see a lot: silica gel "do not eat"; hair dryer labels; inside the bus "do not drill"; Wal-mart sign about IDs; coffee machine with "2" cup sizes; employees must "wash hands"; that failblog post.
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As I see this as the only way to cantact you, I will take advantage.
I like this page, it is a hoot. I adore finding little linguistic gems like these. I once found an American Flag on a gas pump handle, below it was the following rejoinder:
In "God" we trust
What a crack up. I have a picture of it.
I also have a post on my own blog wherein you could find a story with two seperete iterations of aggresively used quotation marks.
It would please me if you read it.
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=12972669&blogID=259950264&Mytoken=1AE614BC-303A-4576-BB0A95ECE531C6A148991666
You may contact me if you are so inclined, and you may also have the pictures of which I speak.
Thank you,
pb
thanks for the tip anon. For future reference, my email address is right there in the sidebar, so there are actually two ways to contact me...
I've never seen an example of guerilla quotation marks adding before...
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