Toylet!

What a GREAT name for a toy store!! Love it!

Jesus Christ!

Jesus! this is a BIG message.

Pro-Life

I don't think this is a true statement, but you can't believe everything you read on a bumper sticker.

Fashion District LA

ROME

Obvious graffiti in Rome.

Blue Ice

I think they ran out of blue ice because I only see red, pink and green.

Billboard in Rome

Ancient Rome, new billboard.

Free Karate

I love that between all these election signs, there's one for FREE KARATE!

The Way

This neighborhood is too dangerous to minister in person, so a sign is better.

Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Jam

On the Friday get-a-way before Memorial Day weekend, there was an overturned big rig fire which closed down both directions of a major So-Cal freeway. The other outbound routes (which I have to take to get home) were all jammed. All the side streets were also grid-locked. Whittier Sheriffs had planned a DUI/Drivers License Check Point on Whittier Blvd at SIX pm on Friday of a holiday weekend. Brilliant. It took me 2 1/2 hours to get home.

One of the things I hate the most:

What is this? Cheap marketing? Is this really the best job these people can get? Aren't they all just speed-freaks? And now companies are paying for their drug habits? It makes our cities look cheap and trashy. When will this trend STOP? Is this an original "American" idea? It must be. It's really stupid.

Salvation! ...mountain!

Leonard is one of the most interesting artists I've ever met. If you've never heard of Salvation Mountain, look into it. If you're near San Diego or Palm Springs...take the short road trip to experience this place in person!! Leonard is getting pretty old; not sure who will care for it and build it when he is gone...plus his tour and explanation of the mountain is wonderful and interesting!

Chewing Gum

I like chewing gum!

Seize The Day

Signs of the Times; Signs of Recession.

Marketing

Went to a ball game...felt VERY marketed to. And had to read a lot.

Relax

Don't Do It.

EAT

This is a truck for the Empire Agricultural Transport company (EAT)...
that's pretty funny.
I'm hungry now.

Warning: Falling Rocks

FALLING In Love ROCKS!


It DOES!

Liars and Bullshits

Do I even need to point out that this Hawaiian is pissed at, well, basically everybody?

Geronimo!!!!!!!!!!!!

In case of emergency on the Santa Monica pier...take this escape chute!


GERONIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Drunks

DO NOT ENTER...well drunks are not to enter anyway.

Translasian #1

Oh there's endless amounts of fun in signs with missed translations. Here's the first. You can follow along in future posts!
I'd like to thank my friend, Wendy, for bringing this one to my attention. It's on a tote bag she bought in Tokyo. How cool are they that they put English sayings on their fashion products? I guess the missed translation here is no different than all those silly Americans with Kanji tattoos that do not say "courage" or "love"...

ARRRRG!

Arrrg, it's a pirate store ye need to shop at fer yer tricorn and sword.

What am I supposed to do?

I don't drive in cities like New York, Boston and San Francisco if I don't have to. Then on vacation, I found myself driving in Valencia, Spain. I don't speak or read the language. I am unexperienced with European roundabouts.
Then I came upon this situation...What am I supposed to do?
I was perplexed enough to stop and take this photo before making my move into this intersection.

HOI! Stay all bus up.

Hawaiian Pidgin...these are broken.

Castle ROCK!

Colorado

EW. Really?

Permission to pass

Seems that someone can block your passage on this sidewalk in downtown LA.

Jesus-freaks

I have NO idea why, on a random weekday, the intersection of Pomona Ave and Garfield in Montebello was chosen as the spot to minister to the commuters. They weren't blocking traffic-it always looks like this.

Suicide

I saw this on a semi-truck on the 60 FWY a few days ago...snapped this photo and it's stuck with me.
"Passing Side"
"Suicide"