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Entries Tagged as 'Bad Labels'

What’s with this city and it’s odd signage?

May 6th, 2008 · 4 Comments

A couple times a week, I pass by an out-of-service escalator. It’s been out of service for about a year now so I don’t pay much attention to it - I’m used to seeing out of order escalators. A sign used to hang on the wall with an estimated repair time - which past 2 [...]

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Tags: Bad Labels · Curiosities · Day in the Life · Rants · Silly Signs · Toronto

Beanee Weenees and bad food labels

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Did you know Van Camp’s actually has a product called Beanee Weenees. I swear I wish I could make this type of thing up.
Would you eat something called Beanee Weenees?
I don’t think I could. I’d keep spitting up the beanees and weenees everytime I think of the name. I’d be snorting beans and weiners [...]

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Tags: Bad Labels · Curiosities · Humour

I’m having a Monty Python Moment Here

November 30th, 2007 · 8 Comments

 
I’m having a real Monty Python moment here in Toronto. I wander all over the city and see lots of signs - I tend to ignore most of them. But this one always gets to me. Take a look at it… it says “No Live Animals Allowed” and it shows a picture of a parrot [...]

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Tags: Bad Labels · Curiosities · Day in the Life · Humour · Illiterate · Rants · Silly Signs · Toronto

How to tick off a cat in one easy lesson

July 1st, 2007 · No Comments

I saw something downtown yesterday that I’m still muttering about. Take a look at the photo to the right. You’ll have to enlarge the photo by clicking on it. Check out the spelling. American is mispelt.
I understand all about typos and misplaced words. We all slip up. But this is hanging in a bookstore. Its [...]

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Tags: Bad Labels · Bookstores · Illiterate