Do you ever drive down the highway and see a sign that you do a double take on? Or, you’re in a store and see a sign and wonder, “What were they thinking?” Over the past week or so I’ve come across some signs and billboards that got my attention for one reason or another.
The first picture is a billboard on US-31 in Michigan. I don’t need to know that Michiganders are proud of breastfeeding. Really, I don’t. Don’t get me wrong. It’s nice that they’re proud. I just don’t need to see a 10-foot breast on the highway telling me that. I’m easily distracted by much smaller ones. I’ve got enough on the road to deal with already. The next thing you know, there’s going to be a 10-foot athletic cup with the caption, “Michigan Men Protect Their Jewels With Pride.”
This second picture is from a urinal in a men’s restroom. As I was standing there doing my thing, I read the following: “Place hand in front of automatic eye for 15 seconds to flush.” Ah huh. I’m going to just stand there for 15 seconds and wait for the stupid urinal to decide and flush. Sorry, folks. Ain’t gonna happen. Maybe five seconds but not 15. Do they really expect someone to stand around that long just to get their urinal to flush? Either put a handle on it or make it flush automatically. I’d like to know how many people are really going to stand around that long and do it. Actually, I’d like to meet the idiot that designed this.
The third picture is a sticker on a 2010 Chevy Camaro SS. My daughter and I were looking at the new Camaros. Back in 2008, the state of California (surprise!) mandated these stickers on their cars. Apparently, they’re finding their way onto cars in all the states. I guess they’re supposed to shame you into buying a “greener” car. The sticker says, “Protect the environment, choose vehicles with higher scores.” Yeah, right. How many people are going to really use this sticker as a determining factor in their car purchase? If someone is in the market for a performance car, then the car’s looks, horsepower and features are going to sway that individual, not the global warming factor. If you’re into economical or high mileage cars, you’re going to look at price and mpg. I can’t imagine that someone is going to use the “Global Warming Factor” or “Smog Score” on the sticker. Plus, if two cars are almost identical in features, engines, etc., chances are, the scores will be pretty much the same. I can just hear the auto customers now. “Gee Mary, I really had my heart set on the Dodge Viper with the 600hp V10 engine but the Ford Taurus has a much higher global warming score so I guess I’ll get the Ford!”
