Not to mention the glass had been cracked for years.
Showing posts with label Oxford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oxford. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Oxford Repair
Uh... how many months has it been? Quite a few...
Not to mention the glass had been cracked for years.
Not to mention the glass had been cracked for years.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Oxford in the Snow
Welcome to Oxford and Miami University in the winter. Below you will see one of the many sidewalks on campus, nearly two entire days following a snowstorm (it's in between the post and the car if you're confused).
Is anyone surprised?
Is anyone surprised?
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
The Continuing Crisis
I ended my previous post with "the crisis continues..." If I only knew how right I was. Below you can see a sign placed in a building that was renovated only last year. All rooms have this little sign that lets us know how many people we can stuff into the room before we violate the fire code.
It seems that the "maximuim" intelligence capacity of those who hung this sign is similar to the capacity of the room: quite limited.
It seems that the "maximuim" intelligence capacity of those who hung this sign is similar to the capacity of the room: quite limited.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Oxford Signage: Part Deux
Due to popular request (well, not really) we have our second installment of "Oxford Signage." This first exhibit is hard to read, but after 7+ months of construction on Western Drive who really cares? For those of you who care (and the students don't) this sign says "Sidewalk Closed." What sidewalk is closed, however, is really the question.
Exhibit #2: This fine particle board with orange spray paint work of art says, "Sidewalk Closed. Use walk in front of Bachelor Hall." Bachelor is the building you see in the background. Meaning of the sign: unknown. Meaning of the orange-fence-wrap: unknown.
Finally, a departure from the usual. Our favorite Cincinnati taco joint, Chipotle, is famous for its claims of "organic" and "natural" foods. What is natural food you ask? Here is an example. The sign says, "We serve naturally raised pork and chicken: never given antibiotics." To an Iowa farm-raised person, this sign means "We serve pork that was sick a lot when it was alive."
Finally, the ultimate conundrum. Here we have one of Miami's numerous nutritional value signs in one of the dining halls. As you can see, it demonstrates the nutritional value of Pineapple Tidbits. As you can also see, the pie graph shows that 95.5% of the pineapple tidbits' total calories come from carbs. However, inexplicably, in the middle star Miami food services have written "Miami's own low carb recipe." First of all, how can Miami have its own recipe for pineapple tidbits? Second, how can 95.5% of the total calories come from carbs and the said pineapple tidbits be "low carb?" 
The crisis continues...
Exhibit #2: This fine particle board with orange spray paint work of art says, "Sidewalk Closed. Use walk in front of Bachelor Hall." Bachelor is the building you see in the background. Meaning of the sign: unknown. Meaning of the orange-fence-wrap: unknown.
Finally, a departure from the usual. Our favorite Cincinnati taco joint, Chipotle, is famous for its claims of "organic" and "natural" foods. What is natural food you ask? Here is an example. The sign says, "We serve naturally raised pork and chicken: never given antibiotics." To an Iowa farm-raised person, this sign means "We serve pork that was sick a lot when it was alive."
Finally, the ultimate conundrum. Here we have one of Miami's numerous nutritional value signs in one of the dining halls. As you can see, it demonstrates the nutritional value of Pineapple Tidbits. As you can also see, the pie graph shows that 95.5% of the pineapple tidbits' total calories come from carbs. However, inexplicably, in the middle star Miami food services have written "Miami's own low carb recipe." First of all, how can Miami have its own recipe for pineapple tidbits? Second, how can 95.5% of the total calories come from carbs and the said pineapple tidbits be "low carb?" 
The crisis continues...
Monday, August 21, 2006
Oxford Signage
As you may know, one of the reasons for my acquisition of a camera phone was to record for posterity a number of the totally bizarre things I see around Ohio. In this first installment, we will see a variety of official signs used around Oxford and Miami.
The sign that started it all. When Western drive was "downsized" to one-way, the construction workers elected to put up this official sign. Purple spray paint on a piece of particle board told us all to turn left:
Next is another typical use of the spray-paint-on-particle-board sign. This one was actually deemed so well-made that it was reused in at least one other location on campus:
Next is the double-whammy. Although they are both dark and hard to read, this Oxford construction company elected to inform the public uptown that this particular alley was closed. It is not too readable on this picture, but helpfully taped to this garbage can is a piece of printer paper which says "Alley Closed."
In case you missed the aforementioned garbage can, helpfully hung on the chain-link fence blocking the alley is another sign, although also unreadable in this picture, that says "alley closed" - also made with the materials of choice - spray paint and particle board.
Pretty classy!
The sign that started it all. When Western drive was "downsized" to one-way, the construction workers elected to put up this official sign. Purple spray paint on a piece of particle board told us all to turn left:
Next is another typical use of the spray-paint-on-particle-board sign. This one was actually deemed so well-made that it was reused in at least one other location on campus:
Next is the double-whammy. Although they are both dark and hard to read, this Oxford construction company elected to inform the public uptown that this particular alley was closed. It is not too readable on this picture, but helpfully taped to this garbage can is a piece of printer paper which says "Alley Closed."
In case you missed the aforementioned garbage can, helpfully hung on the chain-link fence blocking the alley is another sign, although also unreadable in this picture, that says "alley closed" - also made with the materials of choice - spray paint and particle board.
Pretty classy!
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