Courtesy Sign Fail

18 Responses to Courtesy Sign Fail

1. Metalnoir on April 13th, 2009 at 7:45 am

   Does this photo originate from the Western Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh area? I am of the understanding that the use of the word “pop” as synonymous for what the rest of the world refers to as “soda” is specific to Pittsburgh.

   That said, most of the trash around here is fairly genuine. I haven’t seen much call for faux-refuse.

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   • Alex on April 13th, 2009 at 11:02 am

     Oh, and “pop” is by no means only specific to Pittsburgh. You can google and find a ton of linguistic atlases that show this distribution. I’ve seen a few in my linguistics classes (I’m a major) but unfortunately I can’t remember enough to tell you where else they say “pop.”

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     • Jono on April 13th, 2009 at 12:24 pm

       I’ve never said soda, and I’m from Toronto.

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       • Yeah on April 13th, 2009 at 6:06 pm

         http://popvssoda.com:2998/

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         • Metalnoir on April 14th, 2009 at 6:56 am

           Thank you! I never saw that, but it’s been truly enlightening.

     • Alex on April 14th, 2009 at 1:28 am

       http://popvssoda.com:2998/

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       • Alex on April 14th, 2009 at 1:29 am

         Whoops, I’m a bit late.

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       • Metalnoir on April 14th, 2009 at 6:57 am

         Thank you! I never saw that, but it’s been truly enlightening.

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   • Ron on April 26th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

     The origin of this photo is from the KayBee Toys in the Woodburn Company Stores shopping center in Woodburn, Oregon.

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2. Alex on April 13th, 2009 at 9:10 am

   This was probably an issue of an over-zealous spell checker and someone who wasn’t sure how to spell ‘facilities’ in the first place.

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   • outphase on April 13th, 2009 at 11:14 am

     I guess they deserve a little credit for using spell check… I hope.

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3. Udoli on April 13th, 2009 at 6:35 pm

   why pop a good thing?

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4. evilrevolution on April 14th, 2009 at 5:59 am

   spellcheck fail

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5. Lissyj on April 14th, 2009 at 8:22 am

   I’ve lived in three states, Ohio, Kentucky, and PA. They all called it pop. Maybe outside of the rust belt you call it something else but soda is soda water here and it’s something people ruin Scotch with.

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6. --- on April 14th, 2009 at 9:34 am

   It’s coke in the south.. even if it’s a pepsi, we say “gimme a coke!” =[

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7. wildmustard on April 14th, 2009 at 10:50 am

   Yes, I was going to chime in with the fact that when someone here in the South asks you to get him or her a Coke, it could actually be any kind of soft drink. Which is what we called it in California when I was growing up there. Pop has generally been used by NE/East coast/Mid-Western friends, in my experience.

   I’m intrigued that coffee cans are implied, as opposed to cups. And trash falsities – now, that is wonderful, and makes me think of silicone enhancements …

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8. Sid on November 3rd, 2009 at 1:37 pm

   or opposed to pop and soda you call it a FIZZY DRINK!! that is what it is!!!!

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9. Kitty on November 22nd, 2009 at 1:45 am

   Most of Wisconsin says “pop,” but I believe that in and around Milwaukee they say “soda.”

   What are you looking for when you ask for the location of a bubbler?

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