The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for October 02, 2024

Inconceivable.

Aw, the word does have 2 meanings!

“Mean” is the operative word here. What else did anybody expect from the Wicked Witch of the Rest Stop?

Life in the fast lane….

It does so too, except mine says “Slow children at Play”

It means they’re not very smart.

Does her broom have a handicapped sticker on it?!

Doesn’t she have some flying monkeys to go catch them?

How’d ya theenks she gots her leg injure in the first place.

The children are pretty fast.

I always think the same thing when I see those.

I think that some of the neighborhoods around here are awful. They’re apparently too cheap to get dogs. You see their Watch Children signs everywhere.

Don’t you hags worry. Halloween is right around the corner and they’ll walk right up to your door.

Looks like both the witches are slow, in different ways…

Slow children are everywhere these days. She shouldn’t have any problem nabbing kids staring at their phones, oblivious to the world around them…

I used to feel sorry when I saw a “Slow Children” sign. But then I realized they grow up and get good jobs. Now I see “Slow Men at Work” signs. (I know that’s dated, but so am I)

With catch up.

When I was a kid we had warning signs we read as … Slow Children Walk (and some wag added Smart Children Ride)

It means this is the short bus stop.

I’ve always wondered about the sign that says “Watch Children”. Are there baby timepieces wandering the neighborhood?

More fun with signs: The deputy was reading the riot act to a bunch of bewildered boys whom he’d just ordered out of the pond. “Didn’t you see that sign!?” he bellowed at them.

“Sure we did, officer,” replied one lad. “That’s why we felt welcome. See, it says

Private Lake — No

Swimming Allowed!

Still more fun with signs: In addition to spelling and punctuation, line breaks are important. For example, consider the bumper sticker

LOVE PEOPLE

COOK THEM TASTY FOOD!

and how you get an entirely different vibe if you try to save horizontal space by breaking that 2nd line into 2 parts:

LOVE PEOPLE

COOK THEM

TASTY FOOD!

Restroom is for eating customers only.

Watch out for Wee Wet Willie, or you’ll melt.

Is that the Marvel Agatha? Lol!

Jaywalker Witches Be Loco…!

Funniest sign of em all is em “Baby on board” signs on cars. Whatcha wants me do congratulates you or sometheeng?

’round these parts that sign would mean exactly what she thinks it means…

Witch, I mean watch, where you are going!