Tag Archives: Wordplay

Leathers in Mozambique

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From the small volume Scouts in Bondage and Other Violations of Literary Propriety. Edited by Michael Bell, a proprietor of secondhand books from the “ancient coastal town” of Lewes, England. Scouts is a collection of amusing covers, this one from 1959 is subtitled “An Adventure Story for Boys.” What? That’s what Neo-colonial crypto-homosexuality was called in the middle of the 20th century…

Mega-WHAT?! Today in unfortunate Typography

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Really bad signage, but not such a bad idea at all…especially in today’s economy!

Power Runs in the Family…

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Yes. It does. Sign seen on Market Street in San Francisco.

Grab WHAT by the Nuts?

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Sight seen on a MUNI shelter sign in San Francisco’s SOMA district.

Dead Mobster? Head Lobster? WTF!

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Sight seen at Mission Market Fish and Poultry in San Francisco.

Pole Express

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Sight seen in a cafe window.

S and M Hoover Bags…really.

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Sign Seen: Brazilian Top Team!

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Plus some cone age pigeons…

PromisQous!

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Back in Please!

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…and don’t forget the condoms.