Saturday, May 15, 2010

English and signs

One of the fun things about languages is that they can lead to poetry.  To unusual ideas, at the very least.  Lynn and I sat together and laughed and wondered at the 176 signs shown here.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/11/travel/funny-signs.html?src=me&ref=general#/all/
Posted by at 11:11 AM

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