Comments on: Signs of Spring http://blog.ivman.com/signs-of-spring/ one French professor's humorous and serious perspectives on life... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:31:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Rob http://blog.ivman.com/signs-of-spring/#comment-7483 Rob Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:23:53 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=2336#comment-7483 <strong>Here are the comments I received on this post before I had to rebuild the blog.</strong> #1 Jenni Naselli on Apr 2nd, 2009 at 10:58 pm A sign at our local restaurant read, “Children left unattended will be given a free puppy.” #2 Dave on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 1:10 am The Checkers sign reminds me of the juvenile joke most of us did at one point…”I’d like a cheeseburger without cheese.” #3 Rob on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 6:23 am @Jenni - If you ever see that sign again, please take a picture of it and send it to me! I love it! It seems as though that technique may be effective. @Dave - I cannot imagine anyone ever doing something like that, Dave. :-D #4 Amanda on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 7:42 am For the longest time back home there used to be a deer crossing sign with a big, red sticker strategically placed on the deer’s nose. It made me smile every time we passed it. #5 Rob on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 9:26 am @Amanda - To my family’s annoyance, I love to say “Oh, dear!” in a cartoon voice each time we see the deer crossing signs. I probably would burst into the Rudolph song if I saw the sign you told about. :o) # #6 Ruth on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm We’ve passed a sign that says, “Bridge out. Through traffic only.” Interestingly enough, the bridge was only a short distance off of the road we were driving on and it didn’t look like there were any buildings/houses for people to go to before it. #7 Rob on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm @Ruth - I think I have a sign like the one you described in my stash of signs I’ve yet to publish, minus the information about there being no human habitations between the sign and the kaputt bridge. Thanks for telling us about that sign and situation. #8 Jennaca on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 1:05 pm It was too late to take a picture of it, but on a trip back from Florida this weekend we drove by a sign that said: “Real Fireworks Left Under Bridge” and I said, “Oh, that’d be perfect for ivman! #9 Franklin on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 1:15 pm Sign seen on the back of a Toyota station wagon: TO YO TA FROM YO TATA #10 Michael on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 2:06 pm I’m about to head to New York for the week on a school mission trip so I’ll be sure to shoot some pix of funny signs that we see along the way. As for allergies, my wife’s allergies have been helped this year by the rain and also by this Oreck air cleaner that she takes with her from home to work and back. And, for a poll question, how about people voting for what they are most allergic to. #11 Rob on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 6:30 pm @Jennaca and Franklin - Thanks for sharing the signs you’ve seen. Cute! @Michael - I look forward to whatever funny signs you come up with. Thanks for the tip on the Oreck air cleaner. It might be helpful to many of us. Thanks too for the poll question idea. Here are the comments I received on this post before I had to rebuild the blog.

#1 Jenni Naselli on Apr 2nd, 2009 at 10:58 pm

A sign at our local restaurant read,

“Children left unattended will be given a free puppy.”

#2 Dave on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 1:10 am

The Checkers sign reminds me of the juvenile joke most of us did at one point…”I’d like a cheeseburger without cheese.”

#3 Rob on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 6:23 am

@Jenni – If you ever see that sign again, please take a picture of it and send it to me! I love it! It seems as though that technique may be effective.

@Dave – I cannot imagine anyone ever doing something like that, Dave. :-D

#4 Amanda on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 7:42 am

For the longest time back home there used to be a deer crossing sign with a big, red sticker strategically placed on the deer’s nose. It made me smile every time we passed it.

#5 Rob on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 9:26 am

@Amanda – To my family’s annoyance, I love to say “Oh, dear!” in a cartoon voice each time we see the deer crossing signs. I probably would burst into the Rudolph song if I saw the sign you told about. :o )

# #6 Ruth
on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm

We’ve passed a sign that says, “Bridge out. Through traffic only.” Interestingly enough, the bridge was only a short distance off of the road we were driving on and it didn’t look like there were any buildings/houses for people to go to before it.

#7 Rob on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm

@Ruth – I think I have a sign like the one you described in my stash of signs I’ve yet to publish, minus the information about there being no human habitations between the sign and the kaputt bridge. Thanks for telling us about that sign and situation.

#8 Jennaca on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 1:05 pm

It was too late to take a picture of it, but on a trip back from Florida this weekend we drove by a sign that said:

“Real Fireworks Left Under Bridge”

and I said, “Oh, that’d be perfect for ivman!

#9 Franklin on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Sign seen on the back of a Toyota station wagon:

TO YO TA
FROM YO TATA

#10 Michael on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 2:06 pm

I’m about to head to New York for the week on a school mission trip so I’ll be sure to shoot some pix of funny signs that we see along the way.

As for allergies, my wife’s allergies have been helped this year by the rain and also by this Oreck air cleaner that she takes with her from home to work and back.

And, for a poll question, how about people voting for what they are most allergic to.

#11 Rob on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 6:30 pm

@Jennaca and Franklin – Thanks for sharing the signs you’ve seen. Cute!

@Michael – I look forward to whatever funny signs you come up with. Thanks for the tip on the Oreck air cleaner. It might be helpful to many of us. Thanks too for the poll question idea.

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