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Every single thing about this sign offends me--now it can offend other people! Pic #80!

26,658 2,340 July 26, 2010 at 04:20 PM in Rant (5)
My HOA put up this little gem over the weekend near the entrance to our development (facing in, so you see it as you drive out).


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1. This is a brand-new sign. They have never used a sign of this type in the 7 years I've lived in this house, so I feel safe in the assumption that my HOA has spent some portion of my fees on this idiocy.

2. Text-speak. "B4" may be a space-saving, cute attempt at abbreviation, but it has no place on a sign you expect me to take seriously, ever, period.

3. What the farking fark? Seriously, what the fark? What if I work evenings and have to put out my trash at, oh, 2pm instead of waiting until after 6pm? Why is that a problem? Why can't we go after the people who put their trash out in bags instead of cans/bins so that the crows & squirrels have a chance to rip them apart overnight and leave a huge mess the garbage collectors refuse to pick up? "REMINDER: TRASH GOES IN BINS NOT IN BAGS" would fit on that sign just fine and you wouldn't even have to use "B4" either!

4. Who decided on 6pm? It's not dark at 6pm (somewhere in our HOA docs, apparently, there is some kind of language advising homeowners not to put their trash out before dark). Open houses end at 4pm. If you want to argue that it makes the neighborhood less attractive to potential buyers why not say we have to wait until the morning of the collection?

Next they'll be foreclosing on a serviceman's house [npr.org] while he's in Afghanistan because he missed a couple of months' dues.

GodDAMN I hate HOAs. Ranting

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Zoe Moon
07-26-2010 at 10:00 PM.
07-26-2010 at 10:00 PM.
Quote from nope89 :
Just turn the 6 around to a 9. Then see if all the old people in your HOA can stay up late enough to put their trash out after 9
laugh out loud
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SlicKitty
07-27-2010 at 05:19 AM.
07-27-2010 at 05:19 AM.
Quote from nope89 :
Just turn the 6 around to a 9. Then see if all the old people in your HOA can stay up late enough to put their trash out after 9


Scratchchin That's pretty good.

Or, swap the 6 with one of the 4s and start setting your trash out any time after 4. nod
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rayzac | Staff
07-27-2010 at 05:22 AM.
07-27-2010 at 05:22 AM.
Quote from veritableqndry :
What I want to do is go vandalize it somehow. I haven't spent the time to figure out what else I could spell with those letters, though.
Put a trash can upside down over the sign to hide it.
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LordOfChaos
07-27-2010 at 05:40 AM.
07-27-2010 at 05:40 AM.
"REMINDER
OUR HOA SUCKS BUTT B4 6PM!
-PIP"

Some guy named Pip takes the fall and you still get "DNT PT THE NIGHT 4 DY" for extras!
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07-27-2010 at 06:29 AM.
07-27-2010 at 06:29 AM.
Quote from SlicKitty :
Well, this is the best/worst I can do for you, VQ, but...it's something:

A puny pimp dick stabbed north up through 464 mittens.


You'll still have "dnt" leftover, but you could stick them to your buttcheeks, bend over, and spell "dont" (no apostrophe), if you find it useful in some way.
Roll Rofl2 Somehow I think the mon orangutan will find it useful.


Quote from nope89 :
Just turn the 6 around to a 9. Then see if all the old people in your HOA can stay up late enough to put their trash out after 9
laugh out loud




>ENR<
DO T PU R OUT B 6PM NGT B4 PCK-UP DAY


THIS THREAD IS 4 THE WIN!
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SnakePlisken
07-27-2010 at 06:32 AM.
07-27-2010 at 06:32 AM.
Quote from rayzac :
Put a trash can upside down over the sign to hide it.
Have to wait until after 6 to do that & by then everybody as seen it already.
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idkist
07-27-2010 at 06:33 AM.
07-27-2010 at 06:33 AM.
I still vote for flinging poo at it...
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SlicKitty
07-27-2010 at 06:53 AM.
07-27-2010 at 06:53 AM.
Here's another one for you...again, there are a few leftover letters and a spelling error, but this time, the spelling error works in your favor:

Hm sorry uptight mutt odd but pink Babies cant reed

This one leaves lots of letters unused, but it makes your point:

HOA - No bitchie sign b4 ask u butt
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zzyzzx
07-27-2010 at 11:16 AM.
07-27-2010 at 11:16 AM.
Obligatory:

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veritablequandary
07-27-2010 at 11:55 AM.
07-27-2010 at 11:55 AM.
Quote from SlicKitty :
Well, here's one, but it leaves a lot of letters leftover...and you have to flip one of the ds (or ps) to become a b, but I think you can do it.

I would. I think this is my favorite, thus far...
A northbound thug barbecued kitty in sperm spit.
Quote from SlicKitty :
Here's another one for you...again, there are a few leftover letters and a spelling error, but this time, the spelling error works in your favor:
Hm sorry uptight mutt odd but pink Babies cant reed

This one leaves lots of letters unused, but it makes your point:
HOA - No bitchie sign b4 ask u butt
Have I told you how much I heart you? LMAO
Quote from rayzac :
Put a trash can upside down over the sign to hide it.
bulb I have a trash bin I'm about to get rid of, too, because squirrels have chewed a hole in the bottom of it... Scratchchin it's just the right size...
Quote from LordOfChaos :
"REMINDER
OUR HOA SUCKS BUTT B4 6PM!
-PIP"

Some guy named Pip takes the fall and you still get "DNT PT THE NIGHT 4 DY" for extras!
Not sure about the Pip part put I might just do the "OUR HOA SUCKS BUTT" and leave the rest of the letters behind the sign...

Scratchchin Tonight might be the night. There are conveniently (and nicely trimmed) bushes just behind the sign (not shown in the pic) where I could retire to rewrite the sign as I wish...

Just out of curiosity what kind of charges (if any) would I face here if I got caught?
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notintended
07-27-2010 at 11:59 AM.
07-27-2010 at 11:59 AM.
Quote from veritableqndry :

Just out of curiosity what kind of charges (if any) would I face here if I got caught?
basic vandalism probably such as with TP'ing and/or egging a house
they're gonna charge you by the letter....reverse wheel of fortune Whee
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Autumn | Staff
07-27-2010 at 12:06 PM.
07-27-2010 at 12:06 PM.
Monkey you can try this website

http://wordsmith.org/anagram/

the limit is 35 characters and this was something like 41 but you could try it in two sets.
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veritablequandary
07-27-2010 at 12:08 PM.
07-27-2010 at 12:08 PM.
Quote from Autumn :
Monkey you can try this website

http://wordsmith.org/anagram/

the limit is 35 characters and this was something like 41 but you could try it in two sets.
I found that one. Thing is, no matter how much I shorten the phrase (leaving off "reminder," both "b4"s and "6pm") it still complains that the phrase is too long. Down

It's okay though, I have a SlicKitty. laugh out loud
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stealth
07-27-2010 at 12:35 PM.
07-27-2010 at 12:35 PM.
STUPID HOA
BUTTMUNCHERS
BEING PREPPY
DIKTARD
MONTH!

t
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Whee
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redjen910
07-27-2010 at 12:37 PM.
07-27-2010 at 12:37 PM.
Quote from stealth :
STUPID HOA
BUTTMUNCHERS
BEING PREPPY
DIKTARD
MONTH!

t
46

Whee
Are there 6 board members?

6 stupid HOA buttmunchers being preppy dikttard 4 month.
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