Wordsplosion!

Ink Shop

Mark — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:28:17 +0000

Fear of a spelling error is part of the experience!

God’s People

Mark — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:24:35 +0000

This may not be wrong if it’s on the car of someone who bought a Joel Osteen book and found it didn’t solve their financial problems.

Photo by Caity Whiteaker, via e-mail

Pool

Mark — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:48:29 +0000

One of these days I’m going to find a law that abuses quotes like this, break it, and then take my case all the way to the Supreme Court. Headline: Florida Man “Breaks” Law, Goes Free.

Photo by Gordy French, via e-mail

Poof!

Mark — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:15:38 +0000

Oops! Nice find, Stephen. You should be a professional poofreader!

Photo by Stephen Yeargin, via e-mail

Bread

Mark — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:12:44 +0000

I bet it still tastes better than pumpernickel bread.

Photo by Dan Lee, via e-mail

Santa

Mark — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:10:22 +0000

You can’t spell “Saturday” without “turd.”

Photo by Erik Rasmussen, via Flickr

Laundry

Mark — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:10:17 +0000

If you sing this sign, it sounds like a Raffi song.

Photo by Brian Fane, via e-mail

Prepay

Mark — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:03:11 +0000

By the time you read this sign, it’s already too late. Thief!

Photo by Kevin Frushour, via e-mail

Don’t Move

Mark — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:57:41 +0000

Yes, it’s an obscure wordsplosion — we just were impressed that someone noticed. Sharp eyes, Peter!

Also good for convincing your wife that you don’t want a new grill, you need it.

Photo by Peter Carter, via e-mail

Church

Mark — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:53:54 +0000

“Satan, I cast thee out of this outdoor light-emitting diode display!”

Photo by Tye Power, via e-mail

Supplies!

Mark — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:48:02 +0000

It’s not really that much of a supplise (groan). Also, is “First Quality” a brand of jeans, or are they just saying that up until now all the jeans they’ve sold have been rubbish? In that case it’s also the highest price ever.

Photo by Holly Thrasher, via e-mail

Attention Staff

Mark — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:47:19 +0000

“Ate my custard, did you? I’ll see you in court, sir!”

Photo by Anonymous

Gas

Mark — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:30:21 +0000

Forget the lack of “ed” on the end — why are they dedicating so much sign space to something that is true of all gasoline sold in the developed world?

Photo by Kenn Nesbitt, via e-mail

Jobs

Mark — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:49:47 +0000

Rumor has it that the selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate was also caused by a typographical error.

Photo by Sal Mejia, via e-mail

Where did it go? THWAP.

Mark — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:49:41 +0000

A message from the United Lawn Dart Workers Association.

Photo by Tye Power, via e-mail

CVS

Mark — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:20:25 +0000

What? It’s the day after Thanksgiving! The day before Thanksgiving is called Thanksqueued.

Photo by Scott Weikert, via e-mail

Bank of America - Day One

Mark — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:20:15 +0000

First topic: Numbers! They’re like letters that you can count.

Photo by Anonymous

Pancake’s

Mark — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:18:14 +0000

Everyone should have their own Benedict.

Photo by Dylan O'Connell, via e-mail

Syrup

Mark — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:32:45 +0000

No, not a fancy Old English way of spelling “our.”

Photo by Lana, via e-mail

Towing

Mark — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:31:58 +0000

This one is really common. Of the signs I’ve surveyed, fewer than one in four has the correct apostrophe.

Photo by Mark Jaquith

Empty

Mark — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:31:47 +0000

To the optimist, this tank is half-full. To the pessimist, it’s upside down.

Photo by Christopher W. Parks, via e-mail

Soups

Mark — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:30:30 +0000

I didn’t know he left.

Photo by Jane Wells, via e-mail

Fit pit

Mark — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:26:25 +0000

My favorite part is the hidden algebra problem.

Photo by Rick Prokosch, via e-mail

Food Drive

Mark — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:23:50 +0000

Bucky wants subject-verb agreement.

Photo by Joshua Heling, via e-mail

Garbage truck

Mark — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:23:43 +0000

I prefer the community chest.

Photo by Chris Hubing, via e-mail

Apples

Mark — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:09:30 +0000

Tell me more about how I can to support my local growers for my very much apple enjoyment!

Photo by Peter Carter, via e-mail

Hair

Mark — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:08:38 +0000

Off the record: they go where the hair is.

Photo by Jane Wells, via e-mail

Online Banking

Mark — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:14:07 +0000

But what about paprika?

Photo by Jane Wells, via e-mail

Community college

Mark — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:13:55 +0000

Come for the academics, stay for the doodling.

Photo by Amber Leigh, via e-mail

Breakfast

Mark — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:44:39 +0000

I hear the bacon is a little underdone.

Photo by Dan Coulter, via e-mail