At a brewery. I thought initially it referred to special glassware that had to be washed by hand in a dedicated sink.
I eventually asked the brewer. Turns out the health department said they had to have a sink dedicated to the bartenders washing their hands. So, he put a sign over this rarely/never used sink.
However. If you read about Ankh Morpork in the books by Sir Terry Pratchett, you will know that “seamstress” is a euphemism for ladies who practice a much older profession
See Post #392.
Can’t believe I never posted this before.
Crossing the Delaware Memorial Bridge southbound, there used to be a spot just after the bridge where you could stop and get assistance if needed.
They changed the sign for it, some years back (the place to stop may not even be there any more; we’re usually driving through and have never taken advantage of it).
I do so miss the
INFORMATION POLICE
It just sounded so, so “1984”.
Speaking of 1984: There’s an HVAC firm in Arlington, MA called Mass Control Center Inc. Yes, they have a big sign that just says “Mass Control.”
Forty years ago, driving through a small town in a rural area of California, I saw a sign above a car repair shop:
“Smith’s Radiators–'The best place in town to take a leak”.
There was a fastener company who’s line was “Best Place in Town for a Good Screw”
Ditto for US 6 in Bishop, CA and Provincetown MA. Once upon a time US 6 turned south at Bishop and continued on down to Long Beach, which is what the Provincetown sign is referring to. That made it the longest numbered route in the US but everything south of Bishop was made US 395 instead, and 6 ended at Bishop. This makes US 20 the length champ.
I rather like the cooperation, for lack of a better term, between the US and Canada in highway signage. The signs are the same, for the most part, to the point of being almost identical in most cases. But what I do get a kick out of is how US highway signage will indicate Canadian anchor cities, and Canadian signage will use the US Interstate shield.
Here’s one in Shelby, Montana, USA indicating a Canadian anchor city (Lethbridge, Alberta):
Here’s one in Lethbridge, Alberta, that uses the familiar Interstate shield:
The mileage signs on both Interstate 15 and Alberta 4 both have each other’s anchor cities on the signs. So, leaving Lethbridge, you’ll see a sign indicating the distance to Great Falls, MT (in kilometers); and heading north from Great Falls, you’ll see a sign indicating the distance to Lethbridge (in miles).
Yes, but the oh-so-polite (and competent) Canadians included the US I-15 shield on their sign, while the ignorant Murricans neglected to include the appropriate Alberta Highway number and shield on their sign. So impolite.
I am so ashamed of my country right now.
Here in Miami there is a large HVAC company that has billboards all up and down the freeways.
My favorite shows a head shot of an amateur but decently good-looking late 30s model (probably the owner’s “trophy” second (or fourth) wife) striking a sultry pouty pose while holding her voluminous hair up off her neck. The big eye-catching words on the billboard say:
Your wife is hot!!
Time to get your air conditioner fixed!
The company name is Air Around the Clock and her pic is partway down the page. Minus the sultry pouty pose, but use your imagination. I hear that’s better than Kodachrome. 
There are signs along I-87 in New York showing the distance for Montreal. I looked at the map just now and it actually is a pretty straight shot (cross the border after, apparently, a bit of a wait, then straight up the A15 highway).
Some major road signs in Canada do look a lot like US Interstate Highway signs.
their webpage is refreshing …
I especially liked that part …
“We take crap from anyone!”
–Septic tank servicing co in my county
A couple of big billboards. My grandson is 7 and able to read the slogan, if he ever notices it. So far he hasn’t. Maybe I’ll point it out to him next time.
We have an HVAC here doing the same thing, but no picture.
Don’t be. We’re used to being an afterthought, if we’re even a thought at all.
I do have to agree with you, though. That’s not the only use of an I-15 shield in Lethbridge, by the way; there are many more I-15 shields pointing to Alberta Hwy 4 in town, which (as you can tell) becomes I-15 at the border. Seems to me that it would be an easy thing for the Montana road authorities to call Alberta and say, “Hey, can we get a couple of ‘Alberta 4’ shields for our directional signs northbound from Great Falls [or at least from Shelby] on I-15?”
Fun fact: Alberta Hwy 4 becomes a city street in Lethbridge: “Scenic Drive.” Scenic Drive is not far from where I live. I can get onto Scenic, and if I keep driving southbound on it, never leaving it, I’ll end up in San Diego!
Makes me wonder why I fly to Las Vegas out of Calgary, when all I need to do is take Scenic Drive from Lethbridge …
As @markn_1 notes, neb is pure Scots - it means “nose”. The Dictionaries of the Scots Language give the earliest quote from 1721, and the latest from 1999. Scott uses it in Rob Roy: “The neb o’ him’s never out o’ mischief”.
According to the same source, it also means “to be nosy, or an instance of prying”, and quotes a, erm, colorful quote from Edinburgh author Laura Hird: “He really ogles the guys’ arses during gym…and see when you’re in the changing room? He makes any excuse to come in for a neb, slimy cunt.”
