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Thank You The MGMT by Ariock Knight
June 14th, 2007 11:37 PM
This task has been in the back of my mind for weeks now. I was in Naan & Curry and saw a multitude of pre-printed signs, and thought that it would be easy to slip a new one in.
However, procrastination being what it is, and not having any real reason to go there (since there is perfectly serviceable Indian food close to my apartment), I put it back on a low simmer.
Until today.
I was dealing with one of the hurdles of car ownership: The 60 dollar smog check. It took 45 minutes for them to finish my car. Long enough in an unwatched room for hooliganism to erupt.
I was (mostly) unprepared. I happened to have my camera. But I had no writing implements or blank sheets of paper...or did I? Ah...inside my backpack was a printout of a tattoo design that I will probably continue not to get drawn on my skin (not yet anyway). I folded it in half, and had a blank half-sheet of paper. Good enough....
Of course, they had a pen handy. Muahahah! Their own writing implement, turned against them!
Oh....but what to write....please pay prior to getting smog check? well, that's not such an odd thing...I had to go more surreal, obviously. It is what Fran Drescher would want. She always sounded like a broken french horn. AHA! Inspiration.
Ready to...put it up? No tape!
I had no way to install my sign.
I could hear them on the other side of the door...I could hear the engine of my car making odd sounds. I had to hurry.
Next to the front door was some kind of poster that had been taped up. I slid my sign in front of the existing sign.
As I left, I decided that discretion was the better part of valor. I will see if it is still up tomorrow in an update.
UPDATE!
The sign is STILL UP as of about 5:30 pm. See the attached photo.
However, procrastination being what it is, and not having any real reason to go there (since there is perfectly serviceable Indian food close to my apartment), I put it back on a low simmer.
Until today.
I was dealing with one of the hurdles of car ownership: The 60 dollar smog check. It took 45 minutes for them to finish my car. Long enough in an unwatched room for hooliganism to erupt.
I was (mostly) unprepared. I happened to have my camera. But I had no writing implements or blank sheets of paper...or did I? Ah...inside my backpack was a printout of a tattoo design that I will probably continue not to get drawn on my skin (not yet anyway). I folded it in half, and had a blank half-sheet of paper. Good enough....
Of course, they had a pen handy. Muahahah! Their own writing implement, turned against them!
Oh....but what to write....please pay prior to getting smog check? well, that's not such an odd thing...I had to go more surreal, obviously. It is what Fran Drescher would want. She always sounded like a broken french horn. AHA! Inspiration.
Ready to...put it up? No tape!
I had no way to install my sign.
I could hear them on the other side of the door...I could hear the engine of my car making odd sounds. I had to hurry.
Next to the front door was some kind of poster that had been taped up. I slid my sign in front of the existing sign.
As I left, I decided that discretion was the better part of valor. I will see if it is still up tomorrow in an update.
UPDATE!
The sign is STILL UP as of about 5:30 pm. See the attached photo.
Signs abound.
Inside the Smogeteria.
New Sign:
Customers Must Provide Own French Horn if Rqd for Inspection. Thanks! The MGMT
Insertion Accomplished
Inserted between an encouragement to buy new headlights and the window
24HrsLater.jpg
As seen from a car outside. Not the highest visibility.
It's certainly a perplexing message...though not sure if it is official-looking.