Communication or "What I meant Was..."

Signs seen around the USA At a Santa Fe gas station: In a New York restaurant: On the wall of a Baltimore estate: On a long-established New Mexico dry cleaners: In a Los Angeles dance hall: In a Florida maternity ward: In a New York drugstore: In the offices of a loan company: In a New York medical building: On a New York convalescent home:
"We will sell gasoline to anyone in a glass container."
"Customers who consider our waitresses uncivil ought to see the manager."
"Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. -- Sisters of Mercy"
"38 years on the same spot."
"Good clean dancing every night but Sunday."
"No children allowed."
"We dispense with accuracy."
"Ask about our plans for owning your home."
"Mental Health Prevention Center"
"For the sick and tired of the Episcopal Church."
Originally published November 14, 2002.