How "special"

Discovered at dinner at 84 East in Holland, MI

 

At a Minnesota "fuel" stop

This begs the question: what are you putting in your truck (or Jetta)?

(My apologies for the finger in the picture - I was trying to shield the camera lens from the deluge attacking southern Minnesota at that point.)

A Couple from Vancouver

Well I'm out here in Vancouver right now, and spotted a couple from my friends' theatre.















Not only is there a cuddle room, but apparently there's something called a "Glass Brick" room. This case may have actually worked with the quotes, though, as there were not actually any glass bricks in that room.















I guess that's enough said.

found in the Seattle Times:




maybe if people are going to be xenophobic they should learn to "write" their native language with punctuation that "makes sense."

not quotes, still funny

Jim found this on blogging.la.
I know it's not quotes but I think it's funny, and it's my blog.

unintentional social commentary?

reader Megan submitted this fantastic billboard from rural NC.



Maybe we should always put quotes around freedom. Like the president. "they hate our 'freedom'"...

ice age

thanks to my friend Jon for this photo of a mudblaster manny from ice age two:

I think the quotation marks are actually appropriate here, but it's still funny. I mean, what are those balls REALLY made out of??? (yeah, yeah, plastic. but come on...)

Apostrophe call answered

Because he finds it so amusing to notice every spelling or grammatical error I make in casual IM conversation, Jim has taken up the call to create a blog of badly-placed apostrophe's. Because, as we know, people don't know what to do with their punctuation. Alas, poor apostrophes don't lead us to existential questions like "are we allowed to park here or not?" but please check it out, and submit your finds, as you wander the lands of unfortunate grammar.

monkey talk

From the National Geographic:

Monkeys Use "Sentences", Study Suggests. [link]

It turns out, they actually "don't"...

"Movers Who Care"

I got behind a truck on the drive in this morning. This logo was proudly diplayed on the back. It could be worse - it could say ... Movers who "care."