Monday 21 April 2008
"This" is "just" "ridiculous"
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*Update*
There is another picture from the same establishment: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bblivit/2411339341.
Our Twitter friend Laura K brought this to my attention.
Just for the record: it's never OK to use quotation marks for emphasis. Never ever. It's also your moral and legal obligation to slap those who do. In the face.
*Update*
There is another picture from the same establishment: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bblivit/2411339341.
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posted by Gez at 9:03 pm
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9 Comments:
On the “bright side”, if there were a “fire”, all these “unnecessary” quote “marks” would hopefully be reduced to “ashes”.
my mother insists on surrounding greeting card sentiments with the same multitude of "quote marks", despite my assurance that it makes her sound insincere
"BY THE TIME" people "FINISH READING THAT" they'll have "BURNED TO A CRISP."
The "problem" is, when I "read" quote marks, I "slow down". So it takes "ten times" as long to read as "without" them.
Don't forget to check out Mike's photo of the other sign posted in the same stairwell. These people are nothing if not consistent.
I would be willing to donate some red sharpies to Mike and anyone else who frequents that building. O:-)
Let me see if I can translate this correctly. When there's a fire, I'm not supposed to use this exit. If I do, I cannot go to any other floors and I can only leave the building from the ground floor. Hmmm, if there�s a fire, I'd rather not leave the building from the 4th floor.
When I was in college, there was an administrative assistant who did the same heinous thing. Admittedly, it did provide ample entertainment at times, such as my favorite email, announcing a "DEPARTMENT PARTY" and asking those who wanted to attend to please bring a "SNACK"...
I like the idea of a "SNACK". That's like a red rag to a bull for a fat lad. Could a full leg of ham be considered a "snack"?
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