I love this sign. It reminds me of a funny story from college. My senior year I lived with a bunch of degenerates but we were basically nice folks. Our (fellow student) neighbors, however, didn’t appreciate our loud music and general raucous lifestyles. So they would never say hello to us or even look us in the eye. But remember we were in college, college kids like to have fun or at least we did at The Miami University, Ohio. The neighbors would, however, frequently deposit there trash bags in our dumpster. So finally one night when they packed our dumpster I lost it and threw every single one of their bags on their lawn in a fit of rage. Ed. note: I’m a much better neighbor now, I swear. I was young and drunk you have to cut me a little slack. But from that day on, they never put a single garbage bag in our dumpster again. I’m just saying…


I just don’t get these random proclamations. And what makes someone hang one from their window? I’m dying to know what they “can” do. Care to speculate? Whatever it is, for some reason I find it very petulant. Once again, what’s wrong with me?


But what is that sculpture over the sign? Does that represent a crown? And incidentally, will you be sad when eventually all the pawnbrokers fade from 14th Street? I think they add some nice flavor and character. And I always know where to go when I want to pick up a butterfly knife or a violin for that matter…


At least that’s what I originally thought the sign said. Then I was thinking, what the hell is a historic basement? Did something historic happen in the basement. Oh, Easement. Historic Easement. Right, right, right.

Ed. Note: “Right, right, right” should be pronounced with a British accent.


The signs themselves are fairly typical. But my question to you is, why are they planted in someone’s front yard? That homeowner must’ve seriously snapped one day. This is my vision of him coming home that fateful day: “Maude! Maude! Those damn dogs did it again! I warned them! Get me my wrench!!!!”

Ed. note: I in no way condone nor intend to trivialize the seriousness of rogue dog waste.


This is the hardest post I have ever had to write. As many longtime readers know, I have a very (un)healthy love of Dunkin Donuts. Well, their coffee that is. But to put it mildly I’m a huge fan. Yet I must say it loudly: This sign is shit. D & D you are better than this. You know that. This is from their relatively new store in Chinatown on 7th Street. But a big corporation like Dunkin Donuts should regulate their signage, no? Let’s have a proper sign D & D, a sign worthy of the coffee you serve.


I know not everyone has access to a computer but I seem to recall that these signs that stick into the ground upset people? You remember, the one for a charter school, people didn’t like it. So should we be announcing ANC meetings with signs like this? Aren’t there direct mailings to people’s homes alerting them to the ANC meetings? I’ll go on the record and say I don’t like these signs. You?


Now this is a proper sign. This is near Chinatown or Mt. Vernon Square if memory serves, and I’m guessing the place might be a strip club. Nevertheless, I’m just saying this a one sweet sign.


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