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As you know, there is a movie out called "A Day without a Mexican". Can you imagine a day without any signs? Chaos! Blank, nameless buildings and streets. Store owners would have to stand outside of their stores and repeatedly announce their wares and services. What a mess.
-------------------- Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl) Tacoma, WA Since 1987 Have Lipstick, will travel. Posts: 3812 | From: Tacoma, WA. U.S.A. | Registered: Dec 1999
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From what I've read, long ago signs didn't have copy on them, because so much of society was illiterate. Just illustrations, a cluster of grapes was where you got your wine.
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch, Benjamin Franklin Posts: 2057 | From: 1033 W. Union Valley Rd. | Registered: Feb 2003
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A day without signs is my day off! Yeeehaw! But you bring up a valid point. I wish the general public would come to realize what a valuable service we, as signfolk, provide. Love...Jill
-------------------- That is like a Mr. Potato Head with all the pieces in the wrong place. -Russ McMullin Posts: 8834 | From: Butler, PA, USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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I been hearing about this movie for a couple days now. I'm going to have to go see it. Yeah people would be lost if all the signs disappeared for a day.
-------------------- aka:Cisco the "Traveling Millennium Sign Artist" http://www.franciscovargas.com Fresno, CA 93703 559 252-0935 "to live life, is to love life, a sign of no life, is a sign of no love"...Cisco 12'98 Posts: 3576 | From: Fresno, Ca, the great USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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A day without any colour of Helvetica or Brush Script on white is a day I'd like to see.
-------------------- Brian O'Prey Brian O'Prey, Artist and Designer 5 Old Movilla Road, Newtownards County Down Northern Ireland BT23 8HH Tel. 028 9181 3517 email-brianlionzion@hotmail.com Posts: 91 | From: Newtownards, County Down, Ireland | Registered: Aug 2003
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We have that down state around Grand Rapids & many other cities. I have seen it many times on Cops Too.. Ladies parading around the Streets, Notta' one of em' with a sign. It is hell, No guarantees of any kind. At least they could have one of those A-frame jobbies listing services or something... Damn shame it is. The Mexican Movie, I gotta see.. The Panco Villa one sounds good too... Orale!!!!
Viva La Raza!!!!!!!!
P.s. Alicia.. I am still stuck on the Installing a sign in heels post...lol
-------------------- Mike Contreras MAX Sign & Design Gladstone , Michigan Posts: 84 | From: Gladstone , Michigan | Registered: Jun 2000
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[ Can you imagine a day without any signs? Chaos! Blank, nameless buildings and streets.
Sounds like one wonderful day I had in a town near Elizabeth NJ, attempting to escort a transformer to the port during road construction. Every single road sign which wasn't stolen was covered with black plastic.
What a nightmare!!! Unfortunately the one way signs were still present..
And when will towns stop only labeling the cross streets, assuming that any idiot already knows what street he is on....This idiot never knows where he is without a sign!
I'm another subscriber to the fewer words are better idea..... at least trying to read signs at 65 MPH!
-------------------- Bill Foshay Stephentown, NY ------------------------ "That's not a junkyard, It's my museum!" Posts: 40 | From: Stephentown, NY | Registered: Mar 2004
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. . like one day without buying gas I'm afraid it would have little impact . . .
. .. let's let the customer's try it for like a MONTH . . . or . . .
what if we all went on strike?? LOL
HEY!!! That would be a great answer for that customer you may not really wanna fool with!
" . . . .I'm sorry sir, we're still on strike. . . .what? You have'nt HEARD about the Sign-Painter's Strike?? Well! We simply MUST have more compensation for our highly-skilled trade, better hours, less flack from overly-demanding customers . . . . I'll call you when it's over . . . . What's that? You're willin' to pay TOP PRICES... you need the sign SO bad?? . . . . hmmmmm, w'eeeeell, I could just sneak it out for ya . . . . .but no... no, not 'til everyone get's your same vision, sir. "
PS!! Alicia, have you seen "Frida" about the Mexican artists Frida and husband Diago Rivera? It was SO GOOD!!
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