seinsess: Rumors (or, not Just the Tip anymore)
We have made fun of a lot of terrible signs here. Some of them were bad choices, some had spelling errors, others were just worth laughing at.
And, occasionally, we also praised good signs. Clever signs. Genius signs.
Signs like the one in this post that signal a bar named Just The Tip couldn’t fly, even in Edmonton’s most famous bar district.
p.s. I totally had a drink there this summer, because of the hilariousness. We were the only people in the bar.
p.p.s. Rumors is a “retro lounge.”
p.p.p.s. Bring back the Wooly Bully!
Log Weekend
That’s the one that comes before a long weekend, right?
Do they have festivals?
(Photo: Deja Springfield)
seinsess: Help Wanted
Either Accent Lounge is setting their bar just a little lower, or has amazing confidence in their three current sous chefs. Either way this caught my eye and I say it’s a winner.
Safwy seinfeil
Thanks to Colin MacIntyre for sending this our way. Check your nearest Safeway for spelling shenanigans.
Seinfeil double-bill
Because two is better than one.
First up, we all know that the last boom pushed the cost of owning light standards through the roof. I hope I can get a good deal renting one.
Thanks to Marilyn for this one.
And this guy is going to be the saddest voter of all on May 2. No matter who wins.
Rahim Jaffer? Umm..Prepare for a broken heart.
seinfeil: Just The Tip
Really? You’re not even going to use innuendo? Really?!
Wooly Bully's you have changed.
I mean, we’ve all see this, in Wedding Crashers, in that great TT & Mario song (below, at 1:06). Now it’s a part of Edmonton’s heritage.
seinfeil: Weiner Wednesday
Before you say, “Jeff, that’s not how you spell wiener,” I shall direct you to the wiener double-vision below.
Make up your mind, Goode & Dunn.
seinfeil: It’s on that building over there
I hope this is those darn kids messing around with the letters. But it didn’t spell out a dirty word, so I’m not so sure.
Photo: Brittney Le Blanc
It’s time to play Sally’s new favourite gameshow…
BARF…OR…SALE?!
I think I’d choose sale. Just saying.
Seinsess – 3rd on Whyte
There’s pretty much no way you don’t know what kind of business lies behind this sign.
July 27 Edmontin Hedlines
We are in the dog days of summer, Edmonton.
Not that it’s the hottest period, yet. Or that we’re expecting fall soon. No, the newsrooms have been quieter the last few weeks (except when Katz and Co. were at City Hall, or Maddox Flynn was off to New York), and today’s a good example of that.
Yes, it’s a slow news day.
But at least that means you can get through all of the stories pretty quickly, and get right back to not doing work in other ways.
*Jeff opens up YouTube in new Firefox tab*
from the Edmonton Journal:
Derby Girls’ racy website gallops into questionable territory (Northlands is trying to sell horse racing with T&A. And horses. It’s the fact I don’t know how your betting system works that’s kept me away, Northlands, not your lack of bikini girls.)
Northlands not key arena focus (Basically, if Northlands wants to pitch a revamp of Rexall or a new arena, Katz doesn’t have to play nice with them.)
Choosing creativity over self-harm (More on prison art, from Elizabeth Withey.)
Breakfast club taking new members (Edmonton is getting more Cora’s. I think it’s time to pitch them on a new breakfast sandwich.)
from the Edmonton Sun:
Edmonton makes new roads from old stuff
from The Canadian Press:
Something fishy at Capital Ex (Catching and re-catching the same fish. At some point this week they’ll look up and say “Please just kill me.”)
from 630CHED/iNews880:
City councillors wants financing questions answered for downtown arena (If you think Don Iveson’s got questions, check the 140 that all of the councillors want answered.)
from CBC Edmonton:
Rexall Place has 24 health violations (ESPN also found it to be Canada’s worst pro-sports venue for food violations. Check that story for some really gross food misconduct.)
Dog owners irked by park’s storm pond
Big Valley Jamboree bolsters stage after death (Last year’s storm has left a legacy of improved stage set-up.)
from Global Edmonton:
New rules for veteran plates (Currently serving members of the military can get special license plates now.)
seinfeil – tossed out
If you’re looking to start a restaurant named Flavours, I know an alley where you can get a sign for free.
Seinsess: Queen Donair
(Just like seinfail is signs that fail, seinsess will be signs that rock.)
See, it’s not all making fun of spelling errors, unintentional humour and disastrous design around here. (Well, most of the time it is. But come on, it’s soooo easy.)
No, sometimes a sign is just right. And the neon chef, cutting donair meat, is gold. Pure gold.
In fact, it’s so good, you have to watch video of it in action. (above)
The best neon sign in Edmonton.
Abortions R 4ever?
Abortion is a profoundly complex, deeply personal political and social issue.
But whether your stance is pro-life or pro-choice, I think there’s one thing we can all agree on.
The kids love to text. AM I RIGHT?
Txting 4ever!
You decide
This sign could be a fail (or, seinfeil as we like to call them around here) or it could be a success, perhaps slyly so.
Let me know what you think.
Or maybe I'm just immature and giggle at the term "rack."
Scrambled #yeg
I’ve been going through photos and I think it’s about time for another random assortment of weird, funny and Edmonton things. (scrambled 1 here, scrambled 2 here.)
- I’ve posted this one before but I think it’s great that someone wrote, in the snow, on this guy’s car when he illegally parked.
- Living east of the Univeristy I always think it’s burning to the ground in the winter. Thankfully, I am always wrong.
- Edmonton’s firefighters really need more money in their sign budget.
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It’s like he was sent from the most terrifying reaches of Christmas to stare into my soul.
It’s like he was sent from the most terrifying reaches of Christmas to stare into my soul.
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What the what?
seinfeil – Can I park here?
I know I need athorization but can I just park for like 5 minutes?
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Do spelling errors ever stop being funny?
seinfeil – The Oilers are good, on paper
This one actually made me laugh out loud.
Thanks to Kristi Shmyr’s eagle eye for catching this.
It's not even a sign where you could argue they ran out of the proper letters.
seinfeil – That’s one hot tan
Continuing our Hallowe’en theme today, here’s a place that will really set your soul on fire. Or tan you.
What Janine didn't know, was that the price of her tanning session was eternal damnation.
