Misspelled Signs - Page 15


Gusto Food, Inc., 51-09 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, NY

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I assume that a "distribuitor" is someone who "distribuits" things. Right?

61st St. Deli, 39-67 61st Street, Woodside, NY

Here's an old riddle to help remind us how to spell "turkey": What are three keys that unlock no doors? Monkeys, donkeys, and turkeys.

A & G Used Auto Parts, 1937B Flushing Avenue, Maspeth, NY

The sign reads "ANTENA," which should be "ANTENNA." What more can I say?

Puebla Grocery, 216 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

It's admittedly hard to discern, what with the yellow lettering on a pink background, but trust me that it reads "SANDWICHE." I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a plural and the terminal s was omitted, or if it's intended to be a singular, in which case there's an extra e. In either case, it's wrong. So there.

Maffy's Travel, 258 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Here's another two-fer: On one part of the awning is "REAL STATE" instead of "REAL ESTATE." On another section, the address is given as "258 KNICKERBOKER AVE." Whoops! Missed the second c in "Knickerbocker."

Jose Electronics, 136 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

José, can you see ... the mistake in your sign? I believe that it should read "VIDEO CAMERA," not "VIDEO CAMARA."

Laundromat, 185 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Most laundromats I've seen allow you to drop off your laundry, but not this one. However, it does offer "doop off" service, whatever that is.

Grove Flats Fix, 297 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

They fix "aluminun" rims. So if you have aluminum ones you'll have to go elsewhere.

Myrtle Multi Service, 1464 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

There's a hodgepodge of English and Spanish on this sign, to be sure. But I think it's supposed to be "CELLULAR PHONES," and not "CELULAR PHONES." Do you agree?

Shoe Repair, 66-01 Forest Avenue, Ridgewood, NY

There's a sort of inconsistency with this one. That's why I show both the main business sign and the one in the window. On the main one, notice that it reads "KNIFE & SCISSORS SHARENING." The sign-maker dropped the p from "sharpening." However, the sign in the window indicates "WE SHARP KNIFE & SCISSORS" - with the p, although it sounds like caveman-talk for "WE SHARPEN KNIFE & SCISSORS."

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