tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post591759109432169111..comments2023-11-16T17:56:09.323-06:00Comments on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks: another instant classicbethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-63165217584524051812015-10-11T18:41:00.114-05:002015-10-11T18:41:00.114-05:00Maybe this sign is for a dentist and includes a qu...Maybe this sign is for a dentist and includes a quote from Yoda: "Smile, you are saving!"ToddWCoreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085361727827760878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-89204414888409242812011-12-24T11:59:40.198-06:002011-12-24T11:59:40.198-06:00Priceless.... I think the best part of it is the s...Priceless.... I think the best part of it is the small "we sell cheap cigarettes" sign attached.... not only did they make the effort to come up with such an incongruous sign, but then after they hung it up they realized it didn´t say anywhere what they actually did sell...DIY Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803856206545056705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-34788487645809663572009-09-12T16:28:34.089-05:002009-09-12T16:28:34.089-05:00I dare not try to offer an interpretation, for fea...I dare not try to offer an interpretation, for fear it might damage my "grammar" permentantly"."Avynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285908369689051079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-71115458983330598282009-02-14T03:30:00.000-06:002009-02-14T03:30:00.000-06:00I think there is a store down the street named Che...I think there is a store down the street named Cheaper Tobacco and they just wanted to let their customers know that they are cheaper than the competition so they called their store "Cheaper then Cheaper"terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514161228404026893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-89740090813456070882009-01-14T00:27:00.000-06:002009-01-14T00:27:00.000-06:00Definitely my favorite! "Your saving" really gets ...Definitely my favorite! "Your saving" really gets me.Lulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757642004408649884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-33732543606798656162009-01-01T03:33:00.000-06:002009-01-01T03:33:00.000-06:00actually "cheaper then cheaper" makes real sense.....actually "cheaper then cheaper" makes real sense... as though it just KEEPS ON getting cheaper! waaaiit... CHEAPER!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09358685449478502363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-13146888419120103752008-06-30T17:24:00.000-05:002008-06-30T17:24:00.000-05:00Hehehe I love it. Love this whole site in fact - ...Hehehe I love it. Love this whole site in fact - just found it today from a link in the A Word a Day email newsletter. Keep them coming!Arynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452048821568825865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-75990569282621323542008-05-31T21:29:00.000-05:002008-05-31T21:29:00.000-05:00It's obviously in a Chinatown of sorts, so I'm wil...It's obviously in a Chinatown of sorts, so I'm willing to excuse the people who run the store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-75193887081665972662008-01-26T01:24:00.000-06:002008-01-26T01:24:00.000-06:00Wow, now that's a bonafide head-slapper. It's the ...Wow, now that's a bonafide head-slapper. It's the kind of sign you look at and can't help but think "how in the hell did that happen?" I blame the internet. Damn you, internet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-22479943829827571562007-11-30T02:43:00.000-06:002007-11-30T02:43:00.000-06:00Ahahahaha. I laugh every time I walk past this one...Ahahahaha. I laugh every time I walk past this one, which is often, because I live two blocks away from it.<BR/><BR/>I love this blog.Liz D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05797927832404696017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-63932436519448999452007-11-22T06:59:00.000-06:002007-11-22T06:59:00.000-06:00OMG, you are toooo funny. I used to work with a wo...OMG, you are toooo funny. I used to work with a woman who frequently made quotation marks with her fingers to emphasize words while she spoke. Drove me crazy.KiKihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935706632626613446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-26738982733634390982007-11-19T20:52:00.000-06:002007-11-19T20:52:00.000-06:00@andi: And don't get me started on who's vs. whose...@andi: And don't get me started on who's vs. whose. :-)PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017772879976436923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-34058011639951177622007-11-16T16:41:00.000-06:002007-11-16T16:41:00.000-06:00the saving...it is yours.the saving...it is yours.The jDubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857828658135221794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-55106688701518993512007-11-14T16:21:00.000-06:002007-11-14T16:21:00.000-06:00I'm impressed they used "a lot" instead of "alot."...I'm impressed they used "a lot" instead of "alot." It's actually almost disappointing.<BR/><BR/>I don't blame the store at all, surely English is not their first language. But it seems like the sign company could pay a high school graduate to do a quick once-over before something goes to press... or whatever you call it with signs.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533894689208879370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-64072764059543481182007-11-14T14:53:00.000-06:002007-11-14T14:53:00.000-06:00no one mentioned "Smile,your..." lacks the proper ...no one mentioned "Smile,your..." lacks the proper spacing. that really irks me,too.<BR/><BR/>i really like the idea of "cheaper then cheaper." it's really honest about the immediate depreciation of buying stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-87056751374858785322007-11-13T16:07:00.000-06:002007-11-13T16:07:00.000-06:00Bwah haha! That is classic! My best friend Carri...Bwah haha! That is classic! My best friend Carrie and I have always had this little onrunning joke we'll blog about from time to time. We call it "The South: The Land of Unnecessary Apostrophe's." We've been doing it for years, but I should totally start my own blog!<BR/><BR/>Keep on "doing" what "your" doing, haha!!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15028744871888130345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-6992896865302108222007-11-13T00:48:00.000-06:002007-11-13T00:48:00.000-06:00Can't...stop...laughing! Loved the sign and the c...Can't...stop...laughing! Loved the sign and the comments. Thanks for posting everyone--you made my day!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346279148635349497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-54593038523032503252007-11-12T17:42:00.000-06:002007-11-12T17:42:00.000-06:00i am also surprised they correctly spelled "a lot"...i am also surprised they correctly spelled "a lot"Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169203156559422213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-79469492473957071862007-11-12T17:41:00.000-06:002007-11-12T17:41:00.000-06:00oh my goodness!i was trying to figure out how to c...oh my goodness!<BR/><BR/>i was trying to figure out how to contact you in order to send you my photo of cheaper then cheaper. i live in the richmond district and this sign makes me laugh every single time.<BR/><BR/>i love your posts and blog!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169203156559422213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-55800537966338606112007-11-12T11:41:00.000-06:002007-11-12T11:41:00.000-06:00hey, that's on clement street in san francisco. al...hey, that's on clement street in san francisco. all of the billboards in the area are in languages that don't use the roman alphabet.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609507954329992384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-43546276473994258542007-11-12T06:24:00.000-06:002007-11-12T06:24:00.000-06:00That's quite possibly the most painful thing I've ...That's quite possibly the most painful thing I've ever read.Mercihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655411974880154107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-50576595585167097112007-11-11T13:00:00.000-06:002007-11-11T13:00:00.000-06:00I think the misuse of the word "your" bothers me a...I think the misuse of the word "your" bothers me a lot more than "Cheaper than cheaper." Although that's pretty bad too.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042222907090463909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-45799724071139430172007-11-11T12:15:00.000-06:002007-11-11T12:15:00.000-06:00I agree, this one needs to be a greatest hit. I k...I agree, this one needs to be a greatest hit. I know we argue about putting the slogan in quotation marks, but I think this is the first time I've seen only half of the slogan in quotation marks! And don't get me started on your vs. you're.<BR/><BR/>Though, in their "defense", the cigarette sign contains a translation into another language, so this company may be run by people who's first language is not English, and operates in a part of town where that's pretty common.<BR/>Along this line, I also think we should contact our senators about giving every person who applies for citizenship and/or a business license a copy of "Eats Shoots and Leaves".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-22425789749197637072007-11-11T07:14:00.000-06:002007-11-11T07:14:00.000-06:00I agree with anonymous. "Then" might have made thi...I agree with anonymous. "Then" might have made this the absolute greatest sign in the history of the planet.jspencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507832018423032477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-62550588826148438222007-11-10T23:42:00.000-06:002007-11-10T23:42:00.000-06:00this...is...incredible.i wish everything was cheap...this...is...incredible.<BR/>i wish everything was cheaper than cheaper.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056668666442126327noreply@blogger.com