Signs, Signs Everywhere

In the offices of a loan company:
"Ask about our plans for owning your home."
In a classified ad:
"Tired of cleaning yourself? Let me do it."
In a New York medical building:
"Mental Health Prevention Center"
On a New York convalescent home:
"For the sick and tired of the Episcopal Church."
Outside a country shop:
"We buy junk and sell antiques."
In the window of an Oregon store:
"Why go elsewhere and be cheated when you can come here?"
In a classified ad:
"Vacation special: Have your home exterminated. Get rid of aunts."
Originally published November 14, 2002.