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Monday, September 04, 2006

We are so easily amused- some signs that tickled our fancy...we were puzzled as to what "pitches" are, and not sure if they were off.
This crosswalk sign we came up with the interpretation of "death stalks children who cross here."
Pembroke park was also intersected by Pembroke lane, Pembroke Rd. and Pembroke court. This was very unhelpful the day we were lost. At that point in the day almost anything amused us.
We have other such pictures in our photo album from other trips. Our friend Martinez from South Africa told us about the signs in his country warning of "Highjack area" and warned us of our high probability of being highjacked as we get out to take the picture for our collection. Now, I really have to have that picture of that sign...Wonder if I can get someone to volunteer to take it for me?

Labels: Ireland, trips

posted at 11:00 AM
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At 6:48 PM, Barb said...: Oh man. If you ever find out what pitches off means, please please tell me. Because it's driving me nuts. And those street signs? Why on earth would they name streets like that. It must have been so confusing. Still, I can't feel TOO sorry for you. You were there, after all. Lucky you. Sigh....
At 8:36 PM, Hen Jen said...: I'll let you know if I ever find out what that means. We get a kick out of signs in other places. Our favorite is the "no selling coconuts between 9pm and 5am." or something like that. We took a picture of course, it was in the caribean. Very grateful to have seen Ireland,
Jenny
At 11:10 PM, Anonymous said...: "Pitch" is the term used to refer to a field meant for playing cricket or football (soccer). It can also be the game played on the pitch. The sign is most likely directed to players or fans, letting them know that games will not be played as scheduled at the park.
At 12:38 AM, Hen Jen said...: Amy, thanks for clearing that up for us! Our best guess was it meant uneven surface, guess we were way off. Are you from Britian or Ireland?
thanks for commenting, it's nice to know who stopped by and it's nice to visit back.
blessings this week,
Jenny in Ca
At 7:36 AM, Anonymous said...: Nope. Not from Britain, unless you count relatives from generations past. I have visited England and Cornwall, but mostly I just like words and phrases.

And to be perfectly honest, I did know about a pitch being a playing field, but the rest of the information came from searching "pitches off" on Google.

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