May 21, 2011- afternoon
I saw this sign on a closed store and had to snap a picture. It is less a sign than a portent.
They know something that I don’t. “Important reason?” “Tanks”? Something bad is brewing, but it is a comfort to know that the owners will be close in case we need them.
And is there anything more inconvenient than a tank?
Mr. Blog's Tepid Ride 
Only the rapture.
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Oh, that thing. But seeing as how this is a barbershop run by fairly strict Middle Easterners they may not have the Rapture in mind.
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LOL – Is the entire county illiterate? I’m thinking yes, pretty much.
:J
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With a few notable exceptions, *cough cough*
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Let us know if you see any “convenient” tanks rumbling down the street.
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I’ll let you know when I leave my bunker.
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Oh, boy, this is simply awesome! I laughed my teeth out! 😀 It doesn’t qualify for engrish.com (since it’s not been taken in an eastern country), I’m afraid, but I’ll, give it a try just the same. However, it sure qualifies for being saved to my hard disk, so thanks! Sorry: tanks!
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You might not be so sure it doesn’t quality if you saw the neighborhood.
The sign has been up for a couple of weeks but i usually pass on the other side of the street and only walked on that side a couple of days ago. The first time I passed it I had nothing to take the picture with so the next day I made sure to bring my camera, and all the next day until I got there I was sure it would be gone. It has been a few days since I took it and I am starting to wonder if the place will ever open.
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Hey, and they used duct tape! Now that truly brings quality to the sign. Maybe they are covering an inconvenient tank with duct tape to make it convenient.
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For me, the fact that it is printed and not hand written is a big plus too.
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Not really Engrish, perhaps, but for years I thought the name of the thing was “duck tape” and I wondered where the odd name came from. Then one day I saw it written somewhere…
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You are not alone. I see and hear that all over. And now there is a brand of “Duck tape.”
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So, before I was wrong, but now I’m right 🙂 Cool!
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Good eye for stupidity!
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I came by it honestly as a New York City teacher.
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