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...
