Here we document signage that inspires a smile. Spotted throughout the city of Montreal, we bring you the favorites:
1) Sign in knick knack storefront on St-Laurent Blvd. :
"Broken English is spoken perfectly here"
2) Sign in health food storefront on Monkland ave. :
"Hippies are always welcome"
3) Sign on gate of backyard:
"Beware of cat"
4) Sign advertising tattoo parlor on Notre-Dame street :
"Glamort"
Which brings us to the discussion of bilingual punning. It exists. Right here in Montreal. Will be on look out for more bilingual punning.
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Have you seen the commercial where the woman is on her cell phone telling her man that she is pregnant and her cell loses reception. She can't hear his happiness at the news, so she assumes that he is not happy. "Way to step up", she says, while you see him yacking happily on the other end.
We hear that a lot in pop culture. Step up. You're not stepping up. You have to step up. Step up, or else, etc. Usually addressed to the man by the woman. This, for the most part, is a good thing - a consequence of the women's movement. We should all at some point "step up." Some men would like the world to know they have and are stepping up. Here is a song sung to the tune of Diana Ross's "I'm coming out" by men who are stepping up.
We're steppin up
We want the world to know
We've got to let it show
We're steppin... up!
Pinkgrapefruit
100% funscientious
(30% fun, 70% conscientious, or
30% conscientious, 70% fun)
Monday, August 6, 2007
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