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sirloin, only four blocks away
I don’t know – maybe I’m being too critical here. But the condition of this restaurant’s signage seems to serve primarily as a reminder to always carry Emergency Snack Items® when you’re on a road trip. You can always count on the Pringle’s but the sirloin situation can be capricious.
Anson, Texas
photographed 2.17.2020
tell your mom the movie’s out at 9:30
I loved it that a small town still had a movie theater.
But mostly I loved the sign in the window announcing what time the movie lets out. Don’t even THINK about telling your mom the movie will be done at 10:00 so you’ve got an extra half hour to kill before she comes to pick you up. Nope. The movie proprietor is on to your bullshit and ISN’T HAVING IT any more.
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026
the significance of the bell
I am not going to tell you why the now-closed Fort Mason Inn has an old-fashioned bell on their sign. But only because I don’t know…
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026
live free (but purchase food)
I really can’t quite make the connection between fast-food at Sonic and living free. But the sky was pretty.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 5.20.2025
please, no
The sign was sort of entertaining on its own, and then when I noticed the “new surface” behind the fence, it got even funnier.
But the sign maker was very polite about it with their request.
Healy, Kansas
photographed 9.5.2024
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