John saw this one in Albany. I love all the redundancy in this one. Are those fake polite quotation marks around the "please" or is it the elusive bottom quotation marks?
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Punctuation Only Please... Thank you! Not for decoration
I see the quotation marks form a box around "Recycle Only" to draw attention to the whole phrase, like fireworks. I think that's what they were going for.
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Punctuation
Only
Please...
Thank you!
Not for decoration
They are just action lines. Like in a cartoon. Depicting the velocity of the words, in this case "recycle only" is flying down into the recycle bin.
I am sure that's what they meant. :)
I thought they might be shine marks, showing you how squeaky-clean the earth will be if you recycle.
Love it.
http://radian.org/notebook/quote-unquote
I live in Albany! Where did you see this gem?
I see the quotation marks form a box around "Recycle Only" to draw attention to the whole phrase, like fireworks. I think that's what they were going for.
I agree... I think it's decorative. Like arrows or something.
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