The title says it all...well mostly all. I'm not here to rail against road signs, but I am here to point out the stupid uses people use them for (clever wording Shakespeare). On my way home the other day I came to rest at a four-way stop. I glanced up at the sign and noticed somebody had cleverly (*sarcasm alert*) written "following" underneath...in case you're a little tired or just having an off day the sign now read "Stop Following" (Oh, I get it!). So there I sat in my car laughing hysterically (*sarcasm alert*) at some little clever fella or fella-ette's "artwork". Of course, it's not just limited to the various routes I take, you can see signs all over that people have artized (Take that Merriam-Webster!). In fact after I'm done typing I'm gonna Google "funny signs" to add some nice pictures to keep you all entertained (Thank you, I was starting to doze off).
Now, you must be thinking "Russ, why do you hate creativity?" (Hm, I think you may be putting words into people's mouths, but for the sake of comedy, carry on) Well, aside from the fact that it's dumb (Says you!) the last thing people need at a four-way stop is one more thing distracting them from how a four-way stop actually works...which people, apparently, cannot grasp (You pull up and don't exactly stop but sort of just roll through along with the person crossing where you both stop and wave each other across to be polite but neither will go because they're busy trying to be the better person. Meanwhile a line is backing up and people are honking and flipping each other off and there is complete chaos...that's how it works right?). It's not rocket science!! So stop it (You tell 'em chief!)!
Russ VanAllen
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Now, you must be thinking "Russ, why do you hate creativity?" (Hm, I think you may be putting words into people's mouths, but for the sake of comedy, carry on) Well, aside from the fact that it's dumb (Says you!) the last thing people need at a four-way stop is one more thing distracting them from how a four-way stop actually works...which people, apparently, cannot grasp (You pull up and don't exactly stop but sort of just roll through along with the person crossing where you both stop and wave each other across to be polite but neither will go because they're busy trying to be the better person. Meanwhile a line is backing up and people are honking and flipping each other off and there is complete chaos...that's how it works right?). It's not rocket science!! So stop it (You tell 'em chief!)!
please don't tell me that as a new government employee that this is one of your platforms... oh brother... what have they gotten us into in letting you be a government employee...
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