Yup, that’s what the sign said as Grandma Oddball drove by one of our local car dealerships. Almost as amusing was their reaction when Grandma Oddball called to inquire how much their used pus cost. After some confusion the phone went silent except for the voice of the receptionist fading away, “Oh dear, …..”. An hour later when Grandma Oddball drove by the sign has been removed!

This is just one of many odd juxtapositions that we find amusing. Take the Vineyard Church near where we live.

From a distance the grapes look like arrows pointing to an espresso stand. Makes you wonder how they can get their congregation, office space and lease business space all in that one little building.

Then there are the usual signs you see most everywhere like the radiator repair shop which for years advertised with a big sign out front “BEST PLACE TO TAKE A LEAK” but the one that always struck me as amusing unfortunately no longer exists.

A few years ago we had a local church called Trinity Church. They were located near a local freeway and has a big sign that could be seen from the freeway that displayed “Trinity, the church that builds people”. Next to the church was a self-service storage business called “Peoples Self-Service Storage”. The signs are missing now but for a long time as you drove by on the freeway the signs were arranged so that you saw something like

I’ve always found the juxtaposition amusing but then there are those that claim I’m odd. Unfortunately the signs have been torn down now and the church has moved but the memory lingers.

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