A Fun "Blog"

By Vanessa Valdes on Tuesday, June 24, 2008.

Nothing works quite like a set of quotations marks when you're trying to cast doubt.

The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks taps into this unnatural phenomenon, collecting photos of signs bearing ill-placed quotation marks that throw their meaning into question.

Usually, the sign makers' intent is clearly to add emphasis, but replacing an underscore with quotation marks can result in humorous ambiguity. The blog's writers are more than happy to venture a guess at the unintended -- but implied -- message, of course.

Some highlights:

  • Please leave "keys" in car
  • Ring Bell for "Meat Service"
  • "Delicious" Mexican food
  • Help wanted. Waitress with "experience"
  • And if you want to get really cryptic, there's also the storefront that simply reads "Hairdresser"

Click "here" for more.

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