This guy has an opinion and he puts it up so everyone knows it
This place is located just outside Pittsburgh, PA, on RT 30 and Rt 48 at the Kmart plaza (if you're feeeling adventurous, try to mapquest directions).
I'm from Cleveland, a Browns fan (so therefore I hate Pittsburgh) but I'd go there just to shake the hand of a man who clearly has more common sense than the entire Democratic Party.
Heh. I was just mentioning that "seat belts & school busses" thing to my wife yesterday.
Have to admit, it's the height of hypocrisy.
Posted by: Harvey on November 27, 2006 04:46 PMDamn straight, Mr. Casa D'Ice!
Posted by: Squidley on November 27, 2006 05:05 PMI think these are photo shopped as I've seen literally hundreds of slogans under this sign heading all around the net. Maybe it's real. If it is, isn't it kind of funny that there's a spanish word in it's name and their mocking having to press 1 for English.
Posted by: Ray on November 27, 2006 05:54 PMYou don't have to push any buttons even if you have a tone dial phone, just hold on
Posted by: Jim Macklin on November 27, 2006 06:33 PMEvery one knows the only reason for seat belt laws is that the paramedics are too lazy to search for the bodies.
1 for english, 2 for spanish is the height of discrimination. What about people who speak Russian, German, Frog, or the host of third world languages that are common among new arrivals to our nation? What do all our ancestors have in common? They all learned to speak english.
Posted by: Jeremy on November 27, 2006 06:59 PMThe signs are real. Look at the bottom of the sign and put it in your browser, then navigate to his famous signs.
Posted by: Jeremy on November 27, 2006 07:15 PMThere's a restaurant in Marietta about 1/2 mile west of the Big Chicken that has signs just like this one. I'll try to remember the name or check on it tomorrow.
Posted by: Woody on November 27, 2006 09:46 PMThose signs are real. I used to work five miles from that place...and Go Steelers (even though they are having a bad season)! :)
Posted by: mashby on November 28, 2006 12:08 AMIt's unfair, I tell you! I speak German. They don't give me a "press 3 for Kraut."
My Spanish sucks. Throw me a bone, you pricks!
Posted by: Fuckhead Jenkins on November 28, 2006 01:20 AMFuckhead Jenkins-
Since I live in Mexifornia, I'll throw you one...
"la prensa 3 para alemán"
No speaka da Spah-nish, but I thought I would try with the online translator.
Posted by: CharlieDelta on November 28, 2006 02:10 AMCD's instant translator: Sooka Me Deek hahahaha
Posted by: lisakay on November 28, 2006 05:07 AMReal problem for the father I am is that your kids can ride a school bus without seatbelts...
Posted by: Prosper on November 28, 2006 05:33 AMStudies show that seatbelts on school buses would increase injuries overall, (decrease injuries in rollovers but increase injuries in the most common of accidents), the seat backs are designed to absorb the impacts.
That said, we would likely be better protected in cars if our dashes were designed in a similiar fashion, but because some asshole nannies decided citizens needed to be told how to live, we are stuck with inferior seatbelts. The side benefit, (not for us)--it is a huge revenue generator for the state. It could be that was what the law was about all along, either that or another way to control freemen.
Posted by: Hmmmm on November 28, 2006 06:18 AMThe telephone messages should be
Press 1 if you speak English
Press 2 to disconnect until you can!
Granted, seatbelts do save lives. I lost a sister because she wasn't belted in, and several friends as well. Thgere are a few people I know that I gladly encourage to drink more, and mock the seat belts when I'm arround them. Just hoping........
Posted by: Jeremy on November 28, 2006 09:21 AMProsper, I'm for home schoolage. :)
When in doubt, drive your own kids in the gas guzzling hummer type car. Make sure that you leave the thing idling and are armed in order to shoot out any pedo-smiling faces directed at said child. (ie: your average joe bus driver) Maybe we can pump up the ozone eating temperature average by another owl killing fraction of a percentile?)
When your kid learns to drive, put a roll cage on the buggy. One saved my kids noggin, a seatbelt would have killed him. So it goes...
Thank you, please drive through
i LOVE these-especially the one about seatbelts
Posted by: SSG Carter R. King on November 28, 2006 01:01 PMInspired by these signs, I have started to comment on whether or not I have to press "1" for English when I call a company with an automated answering system.
When I get through to a human, I take care of my business, and then, very politely, tell them I have a complaint. I say it's not with you (the operator), and compliment him (if he deserves it). I say that I think that it's wrong that in America, where the vast majority of people speak English only, that I should have to press "1" for English. I go on to say that some other businesses I call have a brief message in Spanish, but if I do nothing, it automatically connects to an English-speaking operator, and that's the way I think it should be. (The first time I said this, the operator agreed with me!)
In order to keep them from thinking I'm a bigot, I say that I think it's OK that they offer their services in Spanish. (In reality, I think it's wrong, but one step at a time.) In order to keep them from thinking I'm a crank, I am very polite and pleasant and positive.
On the other hand, if I don't have to press "1," I compliment them on their policy, and encourage them to keep it that way.
So, may I suggest that we all try this? Most companies are dying to know what their customers think. Tell them you don't want to press "1," tell them why, and tell them nicely. We just might turn the tide.
Posted by: Squidley on December 2, 2006 02:59 AMFinally someone with the balls to say it like it is. I'm from Chicago and I understand what your signs are saying. My parents came from Sicily and they were proud to start a new life in American- It was American first. They were so proud when they learned the english lanuage and spoke that to us more than the Sicilian lanuage but we also learned that. Wake up America or we will be going down the toilet. Are we heading to becoming a third world country- just like the countries that all the shit comes from.
Posted by: Maria Strazzante on January 25, 2007 04:35 PM