Welcome!

Hi everyone!

I wanted to create a welcome blog here to let all of you know what this place is all about. That's right, it's a blog ABOUT a blog. As all of you know (and by all of you, I mean almost no one), I love taking pictures of random signs and silly things I see. So I have a project for those of you who are bored, wanna help me out, or are just otherwise looking for an excuse to escape the dullness of reality.

What I think makes signs interesting are things like ironic signs (A handicapped access sign in front of stairs), misspelled signs (A sign that says "Chinese Dinnor" on a grocery store window) or just strangely named things, (A product called "Animal Hottie" at a department store).

Well anyway, what I would like from you guys are any pictures of things like this. Anything random or funny or just plain silly you come across, just take a little picture and send it my way :) Don't forget to include your name so I can give you the credit you deserve! I'll post it as first name and last initial to protect your privacy.

I guess I'd better create some rules...even though no one likes rules. Let's call them "guidelines"...they're quicker and less painful.

1. All Signs submitted that are not your own must have either a link to the site they came from or some way for me to give credit to the person or persons who did take the picture.
2. Nothing TOO obscene, there are youngsters around! (If you do end up finding something hilariously stupid but it's not quite appropriate, send it anyway with the title "Adult Sign" or something so we can create an alternate link for those types of things).
3. Most pictures of the Signs I've taken are with my cell phone, so there's no stipulation on what quality the picture is. As long as I can make it out, go ahead and send it in!
4. I might crop or tweak things slightly to make them more pleasing to the eye, so sending it in gives me permission to do so. If you do NOT want me to do anything to the picture, please explain that somewhere in the email.
5. If you just want to say hi or ask me a question, and you don't have a Silly Sign, go ahead! It would be great to hear from you!

I guess that's really it, I'll make edits to the guidelines as we roll along our merry way if anything comes across as "ruleworthy." Thank you for reading Sign Spotting...now get out there and find those signs!!!