Victoria in Queens, NY spotted this one. I guess they mean more general categories, so no boxes or food stamps on there either. And don't even think about a credit card.
I think this was probably at a court house or something where they have a metal detector and a scanner for any bags. My local courthouse should make a sign like this actually, sans the unnecessary quotes. Last time I was there they yelled at me for placing the basket that I emptied my pockets into on the conveyor... apparently it can get stuck. I thought at the time, "There should be a sign about that."
The frustration comes through loud and clear, with the use of both unnecessary quotation marks and underlining for emphasis. I imagine the cashier got tired of calling in the increasingly grouchy repair guy.
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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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I think this was probably at a court house or something where they have a metal detector and a scanner for any bags. My local courthouse should make a sign like this actually, sans the unnecessary quotes. Last time I was there they yelled at me for placing the basket that I emptied my pockets into on the conveyor... apparently it can get stuck. I thought at the time, "There should be a sign about that."
The frustration comes through loud and clear, with the use of both unnecessary quotation marks and underlining for emphasis. I imagine the cashier got tired of calling in the increasingly grouchy repair guy.
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