Wednesday, July 23, 2008

More Names That Are Bad for Business

Old brick garage with sign that reads Southern Body Parts!
In Lackawanna, just south of Buffalo, N.Y. I guess this must be an auto garage, but geez.

Metal sign in a corn field. Sign reads ChemGro Seeds
Along Route 38 near Owego, N.Y. Yum, don't you wish you could try some ChemGro corn?

Billboard that reads Brat Days, with a big arrow pointing right. Next to it, a yellow road sign with a big black arrow pointing left
In Sheboygan, Wisconsin. I wonder what happens at Brat Days? Maybe it's a showcase where parents bring their misbehaving children to compete until one is crowned the Biggest Brat in the World. And then later, the winner is guest of honor at the Brat Fry, which we saw advertised in yet another Wisconsin town. (Only in Wisconsin could someone make a billboard promoting "brats" without a single thought that someone could misread it.)

And I think the contradictory arrow sign add a nice je ne sais quoi to the already confusing message.

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And don't miss these posts on bad logos.

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