Sodding Typical: Signs of the Times

I love a good sign, it's true. Whether it's pathetic or clever, I simply can't resist a good, long look at something designed to catch my eye and Florida has offered up its fair share of beauts. It's rare that the car doesn't turn around for a photo but when that's the case, well, I do mourn the loss for the next few miles. Sadly, we were quite lost when we drove past "Curl Up and Dye" so it would take a bit of investigating to track it down again. It's a beauty parlor as you might have guessed. Then there was the Salvation Army Donation drop box that had the additional words "Rescque Me" stencilled on the front. And it's a sure bet we won't ever be in Lakeland again on purpose to snap a picture of "Shake-N-Go Beauty", a beauty supply store. Oddly, it's right across the street from "Steak and Shake" which is a fast food chain. That particular restaurant should be called Steak, Shake and Regurgitate. We only stopped for a bathroom break but bought a shake and a small fry because it seemed rude to just use the loo. Everything there was scary, but I digress.

So here's a sampling of favorite signs from the past 10 months. Some are self-explanatory. Some are very clever. And some, well, we'll let you decide.

Farm Stand outside Wauchula

Really hope the illness wasn't the cause for the missing "s"

Sodding typical cowpen sod.

Pastor Rick seemed to think Sunday might be iffy

Pastor Mike always has a great sign at Bethany Baptist

You kids knock it off down there....

Do you suppose there's a website for pastor inspiration?

You have to look close but someone has added two 'nots' to the tailgate comment to soften the emotional blow for the owner.

A cold day in hell (aka Sebring at the time)

A sure sign you are in the south

In fairness, I haven't stopped in at The House of Style to find out if this is meant to be a joke or a catchy ad campaign, though there is a message scrawled on the neck that if you steal the model, numerous things will be inserted up your backside. My favorite comment on this picture was from a friend of Jamie's in Yorkshire: Even the head looks sad!