5.05.2010

One Hundred Tweny Five


05.05.10, originally uploaded by kyria!.

Funny. No cat selling? Was this a problem at one point?

7 comments:

  1. What is that place? I'd die with all those vintage signs around. I have a THING with vintage typeset. And vintage boxes. *sigh* I have issues.

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  2. Jess...It's in New Orleans. The Cat Selling sign is a real sign here... an article: http://blog.nola.com/notesonneworleans/2008/09/hands_down_best_handmade_sign.html

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  3. hahhaah, love that board, made me laugh. No cat selling, what's up with that ;)

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  4. It's kind of like some of the crazy warning labels you see! They are there for a reason? Old Samuel must of had a problem with cat dealers around his shop at one point in time.

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  5. Curiosity Killed the Cat!

    My curiosity got the best of me, so I had to dig in a little deeper into the "No Cat Selling" thing.

    It turns out that "Cat Selling" is slang for Prostitution:

    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NoCatSellingJuly2008.jpg

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  6. I like the one behind it that says no hair rollers. Haha.

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  7. a sign-lover's paradise... ahhh!

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