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And for something completely different, Ben noticed this poorly-placed escape door just above a parking lot in Milwauke, Wisconson.
While hanging out at "Scotland's Secret Bunker" - a Scottish government hideout for a nuclear war now turned tourist attraction - Ian Gent noticed this disturbing note posted. Thankfully, he had a chance to send the picture before 4:00.
Candy Schwartz was a bit perplexed by this sign at The Stone Zoo near Stoneham, MA. As it turned out, it's a Massachusetts phrase meaning that you can only STAY in your parked car if you are dead.
Having seen the most unfriendly order confirmation page, ever, Travis Schettler has never been more tempted to contact customer service to see if his order was received...
This pic from Jorge spaeks for itself...
And finally, some classic computer ads dug up by Mark Bowytz...
"What are a viking, Edgar Allen Poe, Chief Sitting Bull, Jerry Orbach, Admiral Lord Nelson, and the Burger King all looking for in a small business computer system? For starters, an imitation leather case.
"I bet you didn't know that The Incredible Hulk worked a brief stint as a hand model for reporting software...
"Who needs 'Clippy' when your word processor's mascot is a freaking cougar?"
Re: Sponsor Appreciation, Strange Signage, & More
2008-10-17 10:56
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Please do not contact us just to see if your comment was posted. If you are reading this page we did 100% get your comment. We do not lose comments, if you are reading this your comment is in our database system begging to be processed.
Unless you submitted it after 4pm. |
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2008-10-17 11:37
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Milwaukee, WI? Why that door is so that employees can get out of the building after a blizzard and a 12 ft. high snow drift.
Don't laugh, you see a lot of those second story doors in Rocky Mountain Ski Country too. |
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2008-10-17 12:12
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Massachusetts has several degrees of "parking," more than most other states. There's parking, which is the car in Park with the engine off, and there's standing, which is when you're not moving, but the engine is running, but the car's still in Park (IIRC), and there's stopping, which is what it sounds like, that the engine is running and you're in Drive, but you've got your foot on the brake.
Live Parking is a term I've never heard before, and probably something someone made up, but it probably means standing and/or stopping. |
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2008-10-17 13:53
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"What are a viking, Edgar Allen Poe, Chief Sitting Bull, Jerry Orbach, Admiral Lord Nelson, and the Burger King all looking for in a small business computer system? For starters, an imitation leather case."
Alex I can't believe you forgot the awesome documentation they will also get with the system. Section 2 "Getting it Up". might have been extremely valuable to those guys since in the pre-viagra era. http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/SSB_DOC/SSB_6809_DOS.pdf |
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Having analysed the Smoke Signal Chieftain System's ad for a comercial standard length (30 seconds), I have deduced the reasoning behind the characters.
The clear quality and workmanship that is apparent on the items on the table suggests they overran their timetable and had to schedule the ad photoshoot at the last moment. Tasked with getting an Indian Chieftain at last moment, the casting director did the only sensible thing: He popped round to the local gay bar. There he recruited not only his Chieftain, but managed to bag a couple of other people who said they could come quickly with appropriate gear. The guy in the white robes is, infact, Freddie Mercury early on in his carrer. A couple of the people pictured later went on to star in Village People music videos. I have to go now, it's time to put on the white huggy jacket. |
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2008-10-19 21:33
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