signs.

The juxtaposition of these signs--not to mention the plausible possibilities of the casual reference to "melon" and "thump"--leaves me utterly puzzled, but deeply intrigued. It's kind of like the Stongehenge of South Dakota.

Are these postings real, government sanctioned signs? Funny jokes by a silly but good-natured resident of the fine state of South Dakota? What is the ontological nature of these signs? Dude, are the signs and their contents even remotely related to one another?

I invite others to ponder these questions as well.

Notes to fellow blog readers as follows.

Katy: I think you should reference this photo somehow in your dissertation. If possible, put it in an Appendix. It might be hard to index, though. Would it go under T for "thump," or M for "melon," or possibly even R for "rattlesnake"? PJ would know, but he might be too busy inspecting my blog for errant comma usage to respond to your professional query.

Amy: I think it would be wise not show this picture to AH, Mrs. W., or Jerry Joe if you plan to go out West. AH will start complaining about the immorality of legal gambling in South Dakota, Mrs. W. will panic and buy you fifty hospital-quality seizure helmets, and Jerry Joe will just laugh his ass off when he sees it and make a comment about how he was right about how one contracts Bell's Palsy. However, I might show it to Angry E., who will say in an annoyingly superior tone: "Any choice you make will be the right one, grasshopper."

David: I think this would make a good, cheerful sign to put rooms of patients the hospital has identified as neuro/ fall risk protocol.

More pictures to follow!