Gye Greene's Thoughts

Gye Greene's Thoughts (w/ apologies to The Smithereens and their similarly-titled album!)

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Polite real estate

I think the "Circle-P" logo is for the realtor.

But I immediately read the sign as a single word.


--GG


Addendum:  A few days later in the same neighborhood, I saw this sign -- clearly from the same real estate company.  So "Circle-P" must be their logo.



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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Wrong sign

I suspect that The Lady thinks I'm crazy for allocating any brain-space to this:  but, I dislike incorrect language.   

This is a sign at the local McDonald's:


So:  if it said "Open 24/7" or "Open 24-7", that would be correct:   it's repeating a common phrase -- which omits the (implied) units (hours per day; days per week).

And if it said "Open 24 hours, 7 days", I would accept that:  it would mean "open all the time".


BUT -- because they included the units ("hours"), at the end of the "24/7" -- it now reads "Open 24/7 hours" -- which is 3.43 hours.

That's not very long.


--GG

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Bus wisdom

Saw this scribbled on the upper wall of the bus today.  No idea what it means -- but it intrigues me.

Might make a good song lyric.

You may have to click on the photo to be able to read the text at the beginning.

I don't approve of vandalism, of course.  But, interesting, none the less.


--GG

P.S.  Googled it.  Ah.

Still odd.

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