Aibu to want to take a sharpie and add an "M"

[BeachyKeen]

It's just one M, and it would make more sense

There is a street near me called Rifle Street which, for the first few years I lived here, someone regularly used to change to Trifle Street. Don't know why - but I really liked it looks at sharpie speculatively.

Does anyone remember the electrical store Rumbelows?

One Christmas our local store removed the L from the store sign- and above the gap placed a Noel christmas decoration

Why is this supposed to be funny? It doesn't even make any sense. Rumbe Ows? Rumbe Noel Ows?

Construction Mends isn't funny, but at least it makes sense. Can't stand it when people try to be funny.

Kaitlin not in Oldham? Is the poor old drill hall still neglected?

racheltable

They removed the 'L'.

There was no 'L'

No "L" = Noel

That's still not funny. It's just something silly by people who think they're very clever.

I'm sorry to tell you racheltable , no L is funny! It's ok if you don't think it is, but a lot of people will have found it funny. Different people find different things to be amusing. It doesn't have to be lough out loud funny, it can just be a quiet 'hehe, I see what you did there'.

I don't find the Noel thing funny either.

Probably because it's not "No L" but Noel. I'm a pedant.

Sorry Beachy, but there is very little less funny than someone trying to be terribly clever and falling flat on their arse, which is all this is. I'm embarrassed for them.

The 'no L' is a bit like an old FT ad with an alphabet (missing the f and t) and underneath 'no comment'. This is when their line went 'no FT, no comment'.

Not Oldham MrsOver - but not too far away either! :)

I didn't get the Rumbelows one until someone explained it - but I think it is quite funny.

Near me is Cock Robin Woods.

The sign for it is written in white on brown. Someone needs to put a bit of brown tape on the top of the 'O' and make it Rubin.

V. childish

But I find it funny too Rachel the Noel. So it hasn't fallen flat at all. Nothing appeals to everyone.

We live near somewhere called Clun End, in the height of The Inbetweeners being on TV it was constantly being changed to Clunge End.

We also have had someone add 'that's what he said' to a Slippery when wet sign.

After George Michael crashed into Snappy Snaps, someone wrote 'Wham!' under the damaged shop front.

Here it is

I'd love to live in Penistone, btw. I can imagine the fun to be had there....

Or Clitheroe, for that matter.

Sorry racheltable, but there is very little more excruciating than someone trying to be terribly cutting and crushing and failing, which is all your post is. I'm embarrassed for you. :)

I like ENGINEERING WORKS and somebody adds "AH, BUT DOES IT?"

Are you trying to be clever, Hetero?

Because you're really, really not. You just look rather silly. I'm embarrassed for you.

I am embarrassed for her as well. I can't believe that she thinks that people who are defacing signs are trying to be "very clever"

😂

I'm mildly regretful that I've never seen a real example of the Jesus Saves improvements additions. It used to be things like '....with Barclays' or ' ... but Moses invests', but nowadays there's also one for gamers '...before moving to the next level', and '....and does incremental backups'.

"Near me is Cock Robin Woods. The sign for it is written in white on brown. Someone needs to put a bit of brown tape on the top of the 'O' and make it Rubin."

Huh? You've lost me.

I'm embarrassed for your obvious lack of comprehension skill, Verity. Quite sad, really.

Banff, so it's Cock Rubin Woods, another one that's misspelt but still amusing, and is it the one near the Sainsburys Laiste?