They went out of business last year, but for a good long time, the Blockbuster on Harvard Ave up by Comm Ave (it's a party supply store now) was missing two crucial backlights for five of the marquee letters, and read:
If you're driving west through Union Square on Somerville Ave (?), you will see a dry cleaner with a neon "Shirts" sign in the window. If you're stuck in traffic just right, the 'r' is blocked by a light pole and it looks exactly like a different word. Pretty funny, and has made me a do a double-take on more than one occasion.
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Just as fun ...
A year or two ago, a Rite-Aid in Medford said:
"Rite-Aid _har_acy"
So I suppose you could get all your satanic ritual (rite) "haracy" (heresy) supplies there ...
or maybe...
...they just really like Sebadoh.
hmmmm
...I Smell a Rat.
I recommend going above
I recommend going above ground at the Porter Square T stop and looking across the street to see the sign for yourself. :-)
So you think
you're in the middle of the ocean??
Very funny photo and
Very funny photo and headline!
And for a while now
I can confirm that that's been a harmacy for at least five or six months.
Fixing Harmacy
Someone will just have to take a "p" there ...
Rewind, reverse that
It looks like somebody already did take a P there. And electrical shorts were the result.
Blockbuster, too
They went out of business last year, but for a good long time, the Blockbuster on Harvard Ave up by Comm Ave (it's a party supply store now) was missing two crucial backlights for five of the marquee letters, and read:
BLO US VIDEO
Good times.
Union Square
If you're driving west through Union Square on Somerville Ave (?), you will see a dry cleaner with a neon "Shirts" sign in the window. If you're stuck in traffic just right, the 'r' is blocked by a light pole and it looks exactly like a different word. Pretty funny, and has made me a do a double-take on more than one occasion.
Nice if ...
..the neon "Dry" was right above it.
Ahhh...it's the little things...