Yellow Jacket Trap

This post comes from correspondent Griff.

He writes: "Because, as we all know- jackets blue in hue are easy to subdue. Jackets yellow will kill a fellow. Wonder what a jacket trap looks like anyway..."

Well, Griff, I did some research and found this picture of one in use.

The Price of Disobedience

The sign clearly states "Motorcycle Only." You, sir or madam, assumed that your bicycle was close enough to being a motorcycle that you could park it there. You should not have. Now, not only has your bicycle been confiscated, your seat and helmet have been left behind (tethered and locked to the sign) as a warning to you and your ilk. Disobedience has a price, sir or madam, and hopefully you have learned your lesson. If you have any questions, please click on the picture to enbiggen.

A Clear Conveyance of Information

Here is another one from field reporter Dr. "The Original Chip" Mac, esq. (this was given to me a couple of weeks ago, so don't think he's touched in the head because he's checking his fantasy football team during playoffs).

So I'm checking NFL.com to see how I might expect my fantasy football opponent's player to do tonight, and I click on a page that has a comparison between the two teams. I scroll down to "The Matchup", and just stare at the chart until my eyes hurt. I keep going back to the page, and for the life of me, I can't tell the difference between the two colors representing each team. On the bars, I can barely tell a shade's difference, but on the squares that indicate which color represents which team, they look exactly the same to me. It seems if you want to convey information, you should not pick two colors within 1 degree of each other on the proverbial color wheel. That is just my thought about it.

A Bowl and a Bowl

I apologize about the hiatus. Holidays, family, blah, blah, blah... But we are back for the new year!


So I needed to use the restroom of a locally-owned store when I found this scene. That is a bowl and spoon on the back of the toilet. I assume that those are simply placed there and are not intended for bathroom use. Now I understand that small stores may only have sinks in the bathrooms, so it would be perfectly natural to use one to clean your dishes. What I don’t understand is why anyone would store their dishes in there. To be perfectly clear, I did not do anything to that bowl and spoon (other than taking a picture), but I know plenty of people who are more mischievous than myself.

Friending Crackers on Facebook

This whole Facebook thing is starting to get out of hand. Really, crackers want to be your friend (click to enbiggen)? Now I understand that Facebook has all sorts of "fan" pages, but for crackers? Apparently Keebler has an entire nation on Facebook. And reading the the posts, you can determine for yourself the kind of people who would friend a snack.

PLEASE Spit

W of A&W sent this to me.

This little sign is in the bathroom here at work. Apparently they have had some problems with... hell, I don't know... people spitting in the trash can, perhaps... or on the floors? Why wouldn't someone spit in the sink or toilet anyway?

Anyway, I got a kick out of it. To me it almost seemed like they were begging people to spit in the toilet... like it's going to bring good luck to the company or something. "Please!! For the love of GOD, spit in our toilet!!!!"

Luv Box

Really? A sandwich container called a "Luv Box"? There is no way that double entendre wasn't intended. There are sooo many ways of misusing this.

"I'm can't wait to take my luv box out at lunch!"
"Sometimes I like to be surprised by what's in my luv box."
"I love eating out of my luv box."
"Sweet, there's a sausage in my luv box today!"
"Sometimes I use my luv box to get tacos."

I could continue like this for some time, but I think you get the idea.

*Attention Drivers*

Here is another post graciously contributed by Griff.

This is truck driver code for "Ha, Ha. Just kidding. You don't have to sign crap! Just drive the stupid truck".

As I pointed out in "Or Just Steal It", I do love me some misused quotation marks. I wonder if this sign is implying that the drivers are supposed to have a romantic relationship with the bill of lading and then use ASL to spell the word "freight".

Good Eating Too…

What we have here is a very interesting product. It is T.V. (Texas Variety) brand "bait shrimp." I’m not much of a fisherman so I can’t comment on the product itself. What I can do, however, is direct your attention to the upper left corner of the package. "Good Eating Too..."??? Now I understand that one crustacean is pretty much the same as another and that additional product benefits are all the rage these days, but it just seems odd. The icing on the cake is where I found it…

Brown, But Hard Working

Yet another contribution from Dr. "The Original Chip" Mac, esq. I may have to start paying him to be a freelance journalist for What The Foto...

So I'm "occupied" after lunch today, and there aren't any magazines to read, and I can't poo without reading something, so I grab the toilet paper role and start reading the wrapper. That isn't weird at all, right? I like that fact that it is environmentally safe for the home and office, but my attention is drawn to the inset picture on the right side, which appears to graphically depict the purpose of this product. In fairness, I think it is supposed to depict someone wiping up a spill on a counter, but it sure doesn't look that way. I'm pretty sure I can figure out how to use this product without a pictorial demonstration. And also, it is "green, but hard working." I understand the benefit to bragging about being environmentally sound, but I would avoid the use of the word "green" for this product. And how is it hard working. I'm the one doing the work.