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Ridin' with Sig

Ridin' with Sig
The development of public transit in London, Ontario, has been strongly influenced by the writing of Sigmund Freud. Or so it would seem, anyway -- why else would the London Transit Commission's bus-stop signs be warning you about the id? In accordance with principles of good sign design, of course, "Where is id there shall ego be" has been compressed to "Stop id" (to save space on the sign and allow the use of a larger font).

Fun falsehood: London Adlerians have been boycotting public transit since 1931.

Try it big, as Freud said to Mae West. Just type Z, as he didn't say.

Dutt Changgle, Marco F. Delminho, tiabunna, kiiti and 9 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club has replied
Thanks, Keith.
4 years ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club has replied
Thanks, Fred, and a happy weekend to you.
4 years ago.
 John FitzGerald
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Toronto copied these signs, too, kiiti. They have been very helpful there in distinguishing streetcar stops from bus stops.
4 years ago.
 John FitzGerald
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There's only one route at this stop, George -- route 4. They could have painted out the S. Should have, if they had wanted it to be clear.

What would Sig say? I'm sure he'd make something out of how in German the word for 4 is pronounced the same as the English word fear. Well, Tony Robbins might, at least.
4 years ago.
 Léopold
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Stop and take a picture.
4 years ago.

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