Silly signs...

My apologies for my absence from the blogging world, definitely the longest I’ve gone without a post all summer. Here is a list of excuses for the procrastination: lack of internet access in London and Chicago, being a tourist in London, spending time with my family in Chicago, jet-lag, a dauntingly dirty house. Unlike when I procrastinate school work these excuses are fairly legitimate. But, now I’m back in Iowa City, finally over my jet-lag (I think), and my house is clean; so I’m back to blogging.

First off, if you’re interested, hop back to the last post and check out the photos and videos I added from Liverpool.

Now, on to the main subject of this post: silly signs I’ve seen this summer. Most of the signs are from England because though some think proper English makes you sound educated, I (along with most people) think it makes you sound hilarious. Example one: Mind the gap.

Example Two: What????

Wish I was this enthused when I threw out my trash.

This one isn’t funny, just some interesting trivia. In England, plaques for buildings aren’t made until the person has been dead for twenty years, to ensure they’re still famous. So there was a plaque on John Lennon’s house, but not any other Beatle’s house.

Location: Kensington Gardens with no gates in sight.

My favorite from London: The warning for the staircases leading down to the tube. Only better was the video that went with it and showed the little yellow man run and tumble.

Finally Chicago contributed as well, perhaps one reason why the rest of the world has angst against Americans.

I have nothing to say, still laughing.