What are the signs of a legitimate corporation? What do legitimate corporations do that fake ones don't? [more inside]
posted by lockestockbarrel on Oct 21, 2009 - 11 answers

I can't for the life of me find a picture of a particular road sign, which I consistently misunderstood as a child. It's a traffic sign in North America that I saw many times as a kid but almost never any more. It was a yellow-orange sign with a "no" symbol and some random-looking detritus behind it, which I later understood to be a crumpled can. Probably a "no littering" sign, but a search on that or like terms seems to turn up nothing! A pretty silly question, I know! I ask partly because when I was a kid, I thought the item behind the "no" sign was a mouser from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
posted by RedReplicant on Oct 5, 2009 - 18 answers

I am having the hardest time working with positive and negative integers in elementary algebra. Please hope me. [more inside]
posted by hollygoheavy on Oct 5, 2009 - 20 answers

How do I obtain measurements of exterior corporate signage at the top of skyscrapers...from the ground? [more inside]
posted by muirne81 on Jul 6, 2009 - 5 answers

Why are LED signs so often seen broken, at least in part?
posted by LSK on Jul 1, 2009 - 11 answers

how can i determine if a potential housemate is a drug dealer? [more inside]
posted by I like to eat meat on Apr 8, 2009 - 27 answers

What might |000> + |111> mean, on a garden gate? [more inside]
posted by daisyk on Dec 12, 2008 - 13 answers

Gnocchi let you know when they are cooked (they rise to the top of the pan of water you are cooking them in). What other foods have simple, visual and unambiguous indicators of doneness?
posted by Tapioca on Nov 7, 2008 - 34 answers

Question about yard signs (not of a political scope). The house across from mine went into foreclosure a while back. A few days ago a for sale sign went up. Now it is a billboard. [more inside]
posted by jeribus on Oct 16, 2008 - 9 answers

An ethical question about political posters/signs. [more inside]
posted by dogwelder on Oct 13, 2008 - 20 answers

Have campaign yard signs ever convinced you to vote for - or against - any particular candidate? [more inside]
posted by davidmsc on Oct 8, 2008 - 49 answers

Ultra-cheap mattresses: does anyone know what the deal is with these? [more inside]
posted by internal on Sep 18, 2008 - 16 answers

Where can I get hand lettered signs in NYC? [more inside]
posted by abirae on Aug 24, 2008 - 4 answers

I live in western North Carolina. Recently I noticed a couple of signs along my road and am curios as to what they mean. The signs are bright blue rectangles with white letters at the top reading "WP". There are white numbers below the letters.
posted by haikuku on Jun 25, 2008 - 10 answers

I'll be participating in my first ever protest later this month. What is an economical way to make hand-held signs and sandwich boards which are sturdy enough to survive a day of protesting on possibly windy streets, but also light and compact enough to transport easily? [more inside]
posted by de void on Apr 7, 2008 - 19 answers

WTF is up with this sign? [more inside]
posted by Mcable on Mar 2, 2008 - 14 answers

Why are there certain intersections in Manhattan that do not have "Walk/Don't Walk" signs? [more inside]
posted by nomad73 on Feb 22, 2008 - 7 answers

Spray painting plastic curtains for outdoor display. Advice needed. [more inside]
posted by otolith on Jan 9, 2008 - 5 answers

Does anyone know a good source for ready made "Store Closing" and related signs and banners, with quick delivery times? [more inside]
posted by The Deej on Dec 20, 2007 - 4 answers

I want to buy an "official" sign or sticker that implies to the reader that "THE ROOM YOU ARE ENTERING IS GODDAMNED COLD!!!" [more inside]
posted by melorama on Dec 18, 2007 - 29 answers

I'm looking for information about big paper supermarket window signs and for images of them, preferably from the 80s or earlier. [more inside]
posted by Nancy Lebovitz on Aug 12, 2007 - 9 answers

Name that typeface: used on the Michelin road signs in France. I've tried all the usual Gothic suspects.
posted by avocet on Sep 24, 2006 - 10 answers

Keeping with the fine, fine tradition of querying the hive mind to build a better indie theater, I'm wondering if any mefites might be able to help me build a giant, glowing, red letter "M." [more inside]
posted by bjork24 on Jun 10, 2006 - 17 answers

Why would someone paint backwards signs onto the side of a building? [more inside]
posted by cmonkey on May 1, 2006 - 21 answers

dictionary filter: Is there a word for the universal "no" sign, that circle with the line through it? You know, the red one?
posted by provocateur on Apr 26, 2006 - 17 answers

Suggestions needed for painting on a piece of plastic or plexiglass which would be lit from behind. [more inside]
posted by oflinkey on Apr 12, 2006 - 8 answers

How can I judge whether new rural neighbors are making meth, or just growing plants? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 27, 2006 - 23 answers

LongShotFilter: About 10 years ago I remember seeing a great billboard up on the side of the east-bound Trans-Canada highway somewhere between Falcon Lake, MB and Kenora, Ont. The words on the sign were simple: Take a break. See the lake. Go shopping. Does anybody have a picture of this billboard by any ridiculous chance? I believe it was a local billboard promoting the Kenoa and Lake of the Woods area in general, I don't believe it had specific ties to any particular place of business. This phrase has been a running joke among friends since the first time we saw it, but in the recent times I have gone back to Kenora, it was nowhere to be seen. Bonus points for the same verbage from a sign somewhere else.
posted by gfroese on Nov 25, 2005 - 3 answers

What is the best way to create a 6'x10' sign if a standard-resolution photo from the web is used as source material? [more inside]
posted by Eamon on Oct 7, 2004 - 8 answers

Red means stop....or does it? I'm developing an icon set for a web application, and I'm looking for indicators to mean "not yet started," "in progress," and "completed." My inclination is to go with red, yellow, green, but my experience with traffic lights seems to indicate that green (you haven't started, so go), yellow, and red (you're done, so stop) might be more logical. Anyone have any suggestions on which would be more intuitive?
posted by oissubke on May 6, 2004 - 15 answers