That which is not explicitly permitted is forbidden. I wonder if most Americans are aware of how we are surrounded by signs that forbid this, that and the other or that declare a negative of one sort or another.
I certainly had not noticed -- until I began my picture collection. If you're my age, you will recall those movies that depicted Nazi Germany as a land awash in
verboten signs. In fact, all the set designer had to do to declare tyranny was to display that German word for
forbidden.
It's curious. I wouldn't have said that Prescott had any big resemblance to Hitler's world. On the other hand, the little 2-letter n-word certainly does abound. Even when it's serving primarily for information -- no Q-line, for example, whatever that is.
Of course, automobile traffic control is responsible for a huge percentage of the
NO signs.
But man's best friend is also targeted. In this case, by a saloon.
Waste disposal -- of any kind -- inspires a plethora of negatives. And the greener we get, I suspect, the more we'll see.
That's all for the moment, but don't get complacent. In another month, I'll post yet another batch of
NO signs.
That which is not explicitly permitted is forbidden. I wonder if most Americans are aware of how we are surrounded by signs that forbid this, that and the other or that declare a negative of one sort or another.
I certainly had not noticed -- until I began my picture collection. If you're my age, you will recall those movies that depicted Nazi Germany as a land awash in verboten signs. In fact, all the set designer had to do to declare tyranny was to display that German word for forbidden.
It's curious. I wouldn't have said that Prescott had any big resemblance to Hitler's world. On the other hand, the little 2-letter n-word certainly does abound. Even when it's serving primarily for information -- no Q-line, for example, whatever that is.
Of course, automobile traffic control is responsible for a huge percentage of the NO signs.
But man's best friend is also targeted. In this case, by a saloon.
Waste disposal -- of any kind -- inspires a plethora of negatives. And the greener we get, I suspect, the more we'll see.
That's all for the moment, but don't get complacent. In another month, I'll post yet another batch of NO signs.
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