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Quickly, A Nice Thing

May 10, 2006

Yesterday, when I was driving home, I passed one of those road signs — the big light-up kind where they can print sentences telling you when to merge and what to watch out for.

The one I passed just said:
YES.

Posted by Rachael 20 Comments

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  1. Jenn says

    May 10, 2006 at 12:02 pm

    That’s awesome. Like it’s right out of that Beatle’s movie, The Yellow Submarine. Watch out for Blue Meanies!!

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  2. jessica~ says

    May 10, 2006 at 12:05 pm

    Love that.
    Unfortunately, here in Boston the only ‘interesting’ lit up sign I’ve seen said, ‘jerk off’ on it. Seriously, right on the side of the highway.
    ๐Ÿ™‚ YES is nice.

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  3. Michelle says

    May 10, 2006 at 12:14 pm

    Ooh, how very L.A. Story! Watch out if it starts quoting Shakespeare or giving you life-changing advice.

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  4. cheryl says

    May 10, 2006 at 12:16 pm

    heve you ever been to the Oregon Country Fair? After a nice, long walk in, you are greeted by breezy banners that say
    yes
    yes
    yes
    don’t ya just love it-it puts me in a fun mood, even w/out drugs! (Actually, I think I may have so much residual in me from years ago that all I have to do now is think hard!)

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  5. Imbrium says

    May 10, 2006 at 12:24 pm

    Wow…that’s wonderful.
    Yes.
    ๐Ÿ˜€

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  6. Beth says

    May 10, 2006 at 1:44 pm

    Maybe the person who runs the sign just got proposed to. Wouldn’t that be cool?

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  7. BigAlice says

    May 10, 2006 at 2:00 pm

    Heh, a little personal affirmation for today.

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  8. Christine says

    May 10, 2006 at 3:14 pm

    Hee!! we have a light-up sign here that says “Changes Ahead”
    I chuckle every time I go by it!

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  9. Ryan says

    May 10, 2006 at 3:19 pm

    Reminds me of the time a larger laser printer at one of the companies I worked for just had an error message that said, “No.”

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  10. RJ says

    May 10, 2006 at 6:06 pm

    We have been laughing our fool heads off. In Michigan, when you get into a construction zone, they have a smiley face indicator. At mile 4 it looks mildly nonplussed. By the last mile it’s a full smiley face.
    Cheers!

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  11. Nicki says

    May 10, 2006 at 6:55 pm

    Argh… I just moved from Michigan to Boston. I loved those smiley faces. Now all I get is, allegedly, Jerk Off. Great.
    But anyway… YES!

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  12. Christine says

    May 10, 2006 at 7:53 pm

    BTW… you can make your own road construction sign with this generator!
    http://atom.smasher.org/construction/

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  13. Mary says

    May 10, 2006 at 11:36 pm

    Yey Magic 8 Ball Freeway Signs!

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  14. scroobious says

    May 11, 2006 at 5:52 am

    Have you seen this?
    http://www.zug.com/gab/index.cgi?func=view_thread&sort=active&head=1&thread_id=64475
    Someone programmed the road signs to protect the earth from alien invasions (or possibly from zombie attack, if you’ve seen Army of Darkness). Genius.

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  15. Jennifer says

    May 11, 2006 at 7:03 am

    I had the same thought as Michelle. I loved that part of L.A. Story–I found it very sweet. I’m also reminded of when John Lennon met Yoko. Didn’t she have an art installation with the word “yes” on the ceiling, and one had to climb a ladder to read it with a magnifying glass?

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  16. Maya says

    May 11, 2006 at 9:10 am

    nice! The ones in boston all say “GO SOX!” ๐Ÿ™

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  17. Emy says

    May 11, 2006 at 10:09 am

    Definitely very L.A. Story, which is a Good Thing.

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  18. Laura says

    May 11, 2006 at 12:03 pm

    That’s like waking up to an email from a friend (not Ed McMahon) with the subject line “You’re A Winner!!” ๐Ÿ™‚

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  19. Potato Print says

    May 11, 2006 at 2:30 pm

    Hi Yarn,
    Thanks for sharing that. We are a resilient species — all tied up in asphalt and carbon monoxide and plastic signs, and still we are optimistic.
    SARK proposes an excellent activity: Write “YES” on post it notes and slips of paper. Tape them up all over the place so you see them during the day. i had my French students write “oui” all over the classroom one year. It makes for a STRICTLY positive day.
    Yes. Yessirree.

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  20. Silvia says

    May 11, 2006 at 3:22 pm

    Missed your (and Lala’s) smiling face (s) at MD…Maybe NYSW?

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