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I have a few questions for you, starting with your thoughts on this advertisement for cigarettes:

Is this company trying to corner the health-food market? Organic says yes, but tobacco seems to undercut that message.

I gnashed my teeth when I read this label on a bottle of mouthwash:

What does less intense enamel taste like? Does the enamel on your teeth have any taste at all? I don’t think mine does.

I’ve held onto this photo for a long time — not for an entire historic era, but for a year or so:

Does climbing or descending these steps change history, altering the timeline or plunging the world into a different branch of the multiverse? Maybe the steps have fallen into disrepair and the homeowner is using historic as a get-out-of-being-sued excuse? Attention, attorneys: Would this hold up in court if someone did sue?

Now to a Seattle parking area:

Is the sign on the right intended to help firefighters? Somehow I thought they were supposed to notice things like hydrants without assistance from signage. Maybe some drivers back out without looking. If so, is there a way to revise the driving test to exclude them? I’m really hoping the answer to that last question is yes.

I also eagerly await your theories.

4 thoughts on “The Favor of a Reply Is Requested

  1. Ellie Presner

    The one that baffles me most is the “historic steps” sign. I guess it refers to the age of the steps, as in “These steps date back to the Elizabethan (the First) era. They may crumble accordingly.”

    The others are also beyond me but the “Caution – fire hydrant behind you” makes me think I’m being stalked by said hydrant! Creepy!

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  2. Junior Santos

    I believe the fire hydrant sign is not intended for firefighters; these men and women are way good at what they do.
    Reckless drivers are always around, so not only there is a way to revise the driving test but also a way to send them to a more effective vision test.

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