However. The comedian Peter Serafinowicz (forever beloved to me for his performance as Duane Benzie in Spaced) today twittered a link to this website: The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks. I was very happy that someone (apparently someone called Bethany Keeley) had taken the time to document this weird phenomenon, which is infecting shop notices the world over, like some sort of virus that kills off meaning and sense.
It reminded me of a sign that used to be in the window of a pub in Edinburgh, which I think said:
"Toilets" are for customer use only
If your bathroom facilities need inverted commas, I don't think I want to use them anyway, thanks.
To finish off, I really wanted to post the very funny montage clip of Tim and Duane from Spaced. But Youtube has let me down - it's nowhere to be found. Just take a moment now to imagine the chuckles you could have had, and curse the universe for depriving you of them. Bah.
To finish off, I really wanted to post the very funny montage clip of Tim and Duane from Spaced. But Youtube has let me down - it's nowhere to be found. Just take a moment now to imagine the chuckles you could have had, and curse the universe for depriving you of them. Bah.
5 readers just couldn't let me have the last word:
You are too young to remember the series of hand cream ads which depended on emphasizing different words ('Before you use your hands, use Atrixo'. 'Before you use your hands, use Atrixo', etc. So am I.
However, Toilets are for "customer" use only has a nicely insulting ring, while Toilets are for customer "use" only hints of a whole darker side. I can see potential.
Hattie, have you ever seen "The Peter Serafinowicz Show"? It is really, really funny.
Check it out.
And this one!
Oh my, you have touched on a subject very near and dear to me. I LOVE quotation marks and the inexcusable way that "people" use them.
Best one I've ever seen: The "doctor" will see you in order of arrival. (Medical school in Grenada? - I dunno)
Worst one I've ever seen (in an Chinese restaurant): When leaving bath room, turn light "off".
Maybe its a Chinese metaphor...
Brilliant! I've subscribed to the "blog" and am already pleased with the updates they've put up! If only there was a way to blog about unnecessary air quotes......
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