Wednesday, October 28, 2020

SIGN LANGUAGE, PT. 5

It seems like the sun hasn't been seen in New York for over a week. The skyscrapers appear to blend in with the grey skies. Even when the clouds break, it's either for just a moment, or at sunset, when it does no good at all. 

The weather, as my wife said, is reflecting the mood of the city. With endless lines of people waiting for their flu shots, COVID tests, or to take part in early voting, time has stopped. Every day is like the one before -- just as it was in the early days of the pandemic. Thank God for signs and stickers going up everywhere to jazz things up.

These signs started going up on the first day of early voting. This being New York, the  unspoken message is, Vote for who I want you to vote for. And this being an overwhelmingly Democrat town, you know this wasn't the handiwork of a Trump voter.  

I'd be happy to, if I knew which MFH you were talking about. If you mean Master of Foxhunting, I suggest you visit the English countryside. Mercurity Fintech Holding? Drop by the New York Stock Exchange. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma? Nobody wants to be in the position of proving that. 

The only thing I trust about anarchy is that I can't trust it. I don't think anarchists are that cute, either. By the way, you're not going to find many supporters on the Upper East Side. The closest thing to anarchy we have is when the liquor store runs out of certain Rieslings.

At first, I thought this was a vaguely threatening message from an unknown organization. Anarchists? Militias? Renegade cops? It wasn't until I looked at the photo at home that I noticed the Taco Bell logo. The only thing Taco Bell "got" anybody is a hasty trip to the bathroom five minutes after eating their food.

Dermot Shea is the Police Commissioner of New York. BLM protesters don't like the way cops have been handling the marches for the past several months. I think whoever made this poster was trying to make a pun out of Shea's name by turning it into SHEAMED, believing that was how to spell SHAMED. Now that's a shame. But you know what's funny? The red nose really does make him look a clown.

Considering the state of the world, you better give me a good reason. Five point penalty for the unnecessary comma and capital T in Today.

And if you've been to the Museum of Modern Art, you'll agree 100%.

I admit, this is stretching the concept of signage. But it's always good to see a labor union bring out the giant inflatable rat when a business hires non-union workers, or, in this case, protests the Guggenheim Museum firing 11% of its staff after accepting $10-million in federal loans. The museum has also slowed negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement for the last year. After both sides settle, the Museum will probably install the rat in the lobby as "a symbol of 21st-century protest designed to draw attention to decidedly unfair management practices."

OK, OK, I know this has been all over the news and the internet. But there's nothing like seeing it in person, as I did this afternoon. If this was post-War Paris in 1945, these two grifters would have their heads shaved before being marched through the middle of town for collaborating with the enemy. Wherever they wind up, it will be so nice not to be subjected to these motherfuckers. Or, in Ivanka's case, fatherfucker.

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