“Achat de Chevaux” — A mosaic featuring the image of a red horse on an old Paris shop.
As usual, I made the photo while thinking of it purely as a visual object, and only later did I stop to wonder about what it meant and why it might be there. I’m still a little bit confused about it. Some poking around on the internet offered a couple of translations of the words. They are literally, as I understand it, “purchase of horse.” One writer suggests that it might mean that a former business purchased horses. A complicating factor is that at least one previous business here was a butcher shop…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/04/22/achat-de-chevaux/
So, "Paper Towel" is a proper noun in English but not in Spanish… huh?
Don't commit suicide for this and, above all, don't suicide me with you.
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Funny sign Friday... including one recently from work... the phrasing just made me laugh...
You know what it's like. You're walking along, minding your own business, and suddenly you get the feeling you're being watched ...
Council hoping new sign will help attract visitors to Lichfield
20 years ago I posted a night shot of this sign. Still one of my favorites in the city. Needs repair!