Lately I find myself thinking of 2020 as a real-life version of Ghostbusters 2, the one with a bubbly river of pink goo that makes everyone snarl and fight. Reinforcing that feeling are some signs that have a markedly defensive tone. Here’s one:
Pardon the bars. I took this photo during an early morning walk, so the store was closed and the gates were down. Nevertheless, the implied dialogue was easy to imagine: “Whadda ya mean, out of business? Yeah, the laundry has been shut for a while, but we still do dry clean.”
In the same vein, from the same walk, but in the window of a different shop:
More gates, more imaginary rebuttal: “I don’t care what the clerk said. I’m the owner and we do press duvet cover, sheets, pillow cases. So there!”
Last one:
The supermarket attached to this announcement is undergoing renovation, so it makes sense to proclaim, “We are still open.” But I don’t get the but. That word generally signals a change in direction or an exception to a rule. I can’t build a logic bridge from pardon our appearance to we are still open with but. Can you? If so, please let me know.
While you’re thinking, get defensive: wash your hands, mask up, and social-distance. And please, go on the offensive: fight the pink goo. This awful year needs all the kindness we can muster.
I can’t help you by building a logic bridge, but if you don’t mind I’d like to appropriate the term for my grading comments. Instead of pointing out that Sentence B does not logically follow from Sentence A, I’ll suggest to build a logic bridge between them. It’s so refreshingly positive.
Thanks, Bill! Use the term all you like. I’m in favor of anything that will wrench people away from illogic.
,,We are open during the renovation,, will not blow up the logic bridge, I think. Then again 2020 miight just have different rules in store…
To my mind, 2020 has no rules. Sigh.
Looks to me like all three signs were composed by the same very defensive person! Sheesh! Nice collection, Gerri!
All found in one walk!
A walk in NYC! I would love it! Of course, with hands washed, masked up, and social-distanced.
May that day arrive soon! In the meantime, stay safe and well.