Today’s Fun Monday is brought to us by lovely Sayre who says,
Every day as I go to work, I see things around me that make me laugh. Usually these are in the forms of signs. So take your camera with you as you go about your business and take a picture of the things that make you laugh along the way, (but it doesn’t necessarily HAVE to be a sign).
OK, I just got my camera back from the repair shop. It’s all better, so I thought I’d have a go, but, well, to be honest, the stuff I found wasn’t the best.
Are you ready??
On the way back from Mr B’s mum’s house, we spot the Burglar Alarm shop that looks, well, alarming…
Then we stop at the cross roads and I notice something a little odd…
These are the best pictures I could get before the lights changed, but you get the general idea right?
..note I said odd, not interesting, although if you are a visitor to the fair town of Mansfieldshire, and happen to be accosted by a couple of vagabonds who relieve you of your handbag/wallet/car, you would probably find this signage system very, erm, interesting.
In fact, it would probably make you swear a little.
And finally, something I saw today that made me laugh?
A small, shivering child, who refused to wear her hat or gloves, demanded an ice lolly, then complained that it was cold.
Derr?
I have to share one more thing with you all then I’m done ok?
Remember how yesterday I said this…
NEWS FLASH
I just blog hopped over to HP’s site and saw her fab piece on providing a laptop for her own kids, and another child.
HP wrote:
“In a bid to be both good for someone else and for ourselves, I took part in the buy one give one promotion by the people of One Laptop Per Child. By buying two laptops, one was gifted to a needy child and the other sent to me. My plan was to give my children their own computer so that our desktop and laptop weren’t monopolized by them playing educational software when their dad and I wanted to write, blog, or (wait, there’s not “or”).”
Well, I, that’s me, Jo, I got my dates confused, possibly due to it being after midnight when I wrote yesterday’s post, or due to the wine, or due to my being a numbskull, but, the important bit is, HP has a laptop to give away as her kids don’t want theirs, and she is looking for a good home in the US somewhere.
This is what you have to do;
Write HP an email with the subject “Laptop Desired” describing who wants this computer and why. Do it in 500 words or less. Hp and her husband will choose the top 5. Then Hp will post those entries, and readers can choose who gets this gem of a laptop. The contest is for anyone. You can write on behalf a charity or another person. You must only make a compelling case as to why it is deserved. HP’s email is hpsarabethATgmailDOTcom. The deadline is 11:59 PM EDT on March 15th.
Click on Hp’s link, or the One Laptop Per Child link to find out more about this brilliant idea.
And get those entries in before March 15th.
Thanks HP
Now go see Sayre and catch up on all the other Fun Monday folks. You’ll be glad you did.
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February 17th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Hmmmm….the town with the scary looking alarm shop and the unfindable police are one in the same? Wonder if there is a link, there.
Great finds.
February 17th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Sometimes the police department is a bit befuddled and sometimes you are, but you get it straight in the end and we don’t know if the police department does. You may go and have a talk with them, Jo.
Children are stubborn and will want to eat ice cold things on ice cold days, but hopefully learn a lesson from it. Too bad she didn’t ask for a nice hot sausage roll.
Too bad I don’t have a laptop to spare, as it is , I am hanging on to my PC for dear life.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
i think the dueling signs are to keep the burglars on their toes. they don’t know which way to run to get away.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
I think the lessons from your signs is that it’s each person for himself!
February 17th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
the alarm shop is very alarming…I wonder if they were robbed?
I really like your fun monday logo!!
February 17th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Wow that could get confusing!
February 18th, 2008 at 1:51 am
Great post. I’m convinced that the whole purpose of Irish road signs is for bored teenagers to point them around in the wrong direction. Thank heavens for GPS!
February 18th, 2008 at 5:07 am
Ha the ice lolly really had me laughing, I remember this well!
February 18th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Irene, I am definitely often befuddled. And a warm sausage roll would have proabably gone down so much better.
Laurie I bet that’s it. Keep ‘em going round in circles and you’re bound to catch ‘em in the end.
Faye, definitely.
Alison, I bet they were. And thanks for the logo love. I just had a little fun last night and felt like a change.
chrisb sometimes kids just cannot be told can they? Hee hee. She didn’t eat it all though, but her big sister finished it off for her.
February 18th, 2008 at 10:38 am
That alarm shop looks like it’s been broken into multiple times. I’m not sure I’d do business with them. Of course, if their business is to notify the police when a break-in occurs, I can see where things might get a bit strange….
Gah! Kids can be so illogical sometimes!
February 18th, 2008 at 10:59 am
It’s like when my three year old strips off all his clothes, runs around the house and THEN complains about being cold.
February 18th, 2008 at 11:02 am
I don’t think I’d feel very good at all about that alarm place providing me any protection. Wow!
February 18th, 2008 at 11:56 am
I think I would be standing between the two signs shouting “HELP”!!!
Patience
February 18th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
No….I am not at all ‘worried or concerned’ about the cost of postage from USA to UK…I send stuff to my friend in Denmark a lot. No problem …you’re added to my ‘drawing’ for the pay it forward then, if you’re still interested.
February 18th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Celeste, I wouldn’t be surprised.
Ann, too true. SaT Nav is a godsend…most of the time.
Sayre, it doesn’t look good does it? And yes, kids can be a little strange sometimes, sighhhh.
Nikki, my three year old does the same. Like I said, Kids? Weird.
Sauntering Soul, I wonder if anyone ever bought an alarm from them??
Patience-Please, me too. It would probably be easier to get arrested than to follow those signs.
Hootin’ Anni, thanks. That’s brill.
February 18th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Road signs can be so confusing.
Love all your arrows and lines!
Have a happy fun Monday.
February 18th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Iced lolly sounds much more sophisticated than popsicle. I’m so stealing that.
February 18th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I think the police sign is for the criminals to be confused, complacent and then get caught…LOL
And I want that ice lolly!
February 18th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
That alarm store is, um, alarming. Not sure they’d make me feel too secure.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
sorry i’m late. can’t comment on blogs during the work day anymore. that party is temporarily over. i’ll be the straggler for awhile, but i’ll STILL BE HERE!!!
maybe they want you to know that the police are EVERYWHERE
they are jo. they are here —>
February 18th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
i hope no one actually NEEDS the police department and has to follow the signs to get there….
February 18th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Alarming indeed. Hope the didn’t run in circles while trying to find the police.
February 19th, 2008 at 12:22 am
I hope I never need the police station when I visit your town, lol !
February 19th, 2008 at 2:16 am
Not sure you’d want to give your busines to that alarm shop!