Initials

I appreciate the symmetry.

Bug Apocalypse (Guest Post: Alina and Siem Gonzalez Hoek Spaans!)

Well, this is Kafkaesque.

In It for the Long Haul

This pleases me for so many reasons.

Soup'd up Soups (Guest Signage: Matt DiDonna!)

When you're printing this big, spellcheck is not optional.

More is Better! (Guest Post: Matt DiDonna!)

This is what happens when a director of athletics with an inferiority complex realizes that several elite institutions -- including Yale College, Columbia College, and Wesleyan College -- have three L's in their names. 

Getting It Straight (Guest Signage: Kyle Heckman!)

Forget the typos, grammar issues, and lack of punctuation--let's talk alignment: 

You can't criticize someone's steering 

if you can't format a word document.

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Business Card

At least the requirements aren't too bad: just be willing to learn. Oh, I almost forgot: play an instrument, like children, and speak English and two kinds of Chinese fluently. That's a tall order coming from someone who created the word combination: "Please make sure to include, but not limited to, the information listed below in your email."

Restaurant Week Day 6: Dicey Adoption

I'll take two!

Missing the Mark

This is clearly not the type of spam to send to a grammar nitpicker like myself. I mean how many ways can you misspell your name in one day? 

At least the second one involved a clear CTA:

Going Places

As of today, they are far, far away.

I'll Take Two! (Guest Posting: Erica Johnson!)

Possibly even a better deal than our previous discounted lover special.

Choose Wisely

Aside from the gratuitous apostrophes, I appreciate the warning that nothing aside from the yogurt is actually worth eating.

Doing Our Part: Update!

We continue to update you on the sale/sell controversy:

A quick recap.

First we reported these signs from a local street kiosk:

Within a few days, one was modified, but as we noted, 
typos were still plentiful and the corresponding sign on the opposite side of the kiosk was untouched:

 Well, our complaints were heard. 

As of today, the sign is 96% removed. 
I assume they left the corners as place holders. 

Meanwhile, the corresponding sign is still standing, 
but "sale" has been corrected. 
Apparently there's a seven-day delay between east and west sides.

"It's the Most Wonderful Day of the Week!" (Guest Signage: Avalon Hoek Spaans!)

Is this the way the kids say "Wednesday" these days, or just a new day? Either way, I'm all for it. 

I Didn't Stutter!

Yet another business that is clearly concerned I might miss their ineptitude. 

On one side of the local newsstand, the failed verb tense mixes with 

odd spacing, selling the news, and whatever this thing is called "maga."

But for clarification, just walk around the way:

Thanks for clearing that up.

Verbing Gets Dirty (Guest Posting Matthew Mazza!)

Okay, so employees, volunteers, parents, and children must wash, but what about the rest of us? 

All joking aside, wikipedia defines toileting as: "the act of assisting a dependent patient with his/her elimination needs."

Sounds like a good hand washing is in the cards.

Accentuate the Negative

I always say, if you're going to spell just one word wrong, make sure to highlight the error in all caps. Bonus points if that word is supposed to inspire our confidence in your abilities.

Tipsy Times at the BSB

New Year's Resolution: Next year, sample the product after making the sign.

Cookin' with Grass!

From the same people who gave us repetitive wontons and food finding challenges comes "plant fried rice" and strong, if ambiguously worded, ordering instructions.  

"He-Man" (Guest Posting: Charles Gilbert and Erica Johnson!)

It's nice and all, but $6.99 seems a bit steep. It sure would be a "Christmas to Remember" though.  

Dad (to mom): Remember that time your son got me that me that random faded tee-shirt ornament?"

Mom: He's your son too!

Dad: Not after that. A tee-shirt ornament? I mean, really. There had to have been a better alternative. Like a lump of coal or a "World's Best Dad" mug.