Comments on: Funny Marketing Photos

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:42:35 +0000

Joanna, Hairdressing salons seem to attract funny names, but Curl Up and Dye is the best I’ve ever heard! Thanks for being a catcher of the rye … it was kind of obscure, sandwiched between the photos and all.

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:39:52 +0000

Am I the only one who noticed rye humour about the bakery outlet?

Hairdressing names are an artform in small Scottish towns.

Curl Up and Dye is a favourite of mine.

There are some good ones locally – I’ll see if I can get some photos for you some time

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:15:15 +0000

Don’t know if I’m quite that limber anymore!

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:48:57 +0000

Robert, You are the master of silly signage – thanks for the No Spittin Image.

The same GIANT idea has occurred to me as well. It’d make a great cartoon!

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:46:22 +0000

Well, I got one for ya: No Spittin’! I’d say it’s pretty clear, wouldn’t you?

On a more obscure note, there’s a nursery here that puts up a sign now and then that reads, “GIANT TREE SALE”

I’ve always wondered… is it a really big sale of trees, a sale on a really big tree, or a really big salesman selling little tiny trees?

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:24:55 +0000

Jeanne, The hula hoop sign makes you want to dust off a hula hoop, doesn’t it?

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:04:53 +0000

Love the hoola hoop, Brad! And I agree that the MOO La La sign’s design is too busy, making it difficult to see the name of the establishment. They would have done better with a simpler design — a plainer background behind the name or more color contrast between the two to make the name stand out.

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:15:16 +0000

Alina, Barbara, I’m afraid my horsecow can’t compete with either of your signs. I’ll keep trying – you set a high bar.

By: Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach

Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:33:23 +0000

I dare you to beat:

Framers of the Lost Art

Saw that up in Mystic Connecticut 12 years ago and remember it to this day.

By: Alina Popescu

Alina Popescu — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:28:03 +0000

OMG, you are so right about the cow! And the name is indeed a great choice.

Speaking of signs, there’s one that still haunts me. i’ve only encountered it in Bulgaria, in certain areas, and no one I’ve ever asked about it could tell me what it meant. The general idea was that it warned people against black holes