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June 8, 2004

cities and the signs

Around 3am last night, I could tell something was going on. I awoke suddenly, the air was very still. My cat was pacing back and forth in the bathtub. This is it, I thought, tomorrow we will reach 30 degrees. It turned out to be indeed the first day of summer, which made some of us sit down and listen, and some others stand up and shout, in an abundance of signs, construction fever, and carrousels appearing overnight on the street. (I posted some pictures here).

My favourite signs are the ones that have been hung up next to electoral signs and these signs say : “Qui a VOLÉ l’argent des Chomeurs” which obviously means “Who STOLE the money of the people of Chom?” Haha. Then there is the ever enthusiastic neighbour who wants a sovereign Canada — Tuesday funnies from your correspondant up North. Perhaps I can post some more over the summer, as the mercury rises, and more signs keep creeping up… What are the words from your city?

Posted by nathalie at June 8, 2004 8:14 PM