# Double-Take at Sign **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 9, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314 "2023-08-09T14:14:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/1 "2023-08-09T14:14:04Z")
Along a local highway, there is a store that sells sex stuff - vibrators, movies, etc. It’s like an Adam & Eve store. Today as I drove by, there on their electronic, neon colored sign in a running loop was: Anal August Sale! All Anal Products 20% OFF! Now that’s something you don’t see every day. 😵‍💫 ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/2 "2023-08-09T14:34:23Z")
That is a surprise! Usually they have that sale in April to coincide with tax day 😉 My first thought was that a few letters dropped out and it spelled something unintended. Their “Annual August Sale” became “An…al August Sale”. But, looks like that’s not the case. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/3 "2023-08-09T14:49:01Z")
It would seem that the choice of August isn’t accident or coincidence. The following link is spoilered for obvious reasons. Not safe for work: [August Celebrated As Anal Pleasure Month - The Pride LA](https://thepridela.com/2020/08/august-celebrated-as-anal-pleasure-month/) In brief, in the same way that November is celebrated as Movember - grow a mustache and raise awareness of men’s health issues - Anal August is also a celebration, and has been for about a decade. No idea how widespread (no pun intended) or well known this is. j ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/4 "2023-08-09T15:09:07Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > Anal August Sale! All Anal Products 20% OFF! I assume they must be having a sale on products designed to aid in the careful and exacting organization and categorization of large collections of things. Sounds useful! ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/5 "2023-08-09T15:22:27Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I assume they must be having a sale on products designed to aid in the careful and exacting organization and categorization of large collections of things. Sounds useful! I thought maybe the same thing. A sale for people that are persnickety about cleanliness and order. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/6 "2023-08-09T15:31:42Z")
I mean, it is a sex toy shop. How else do you expect them to advertise their wares? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/7 "2023-08-09T16:10:43Z")
The bottom line is… ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/8 "2023-08-09T16:14:18Z")
“Mommy, what are ‘anal products’?” ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/9 "2023-08-09T16:18:26Z")
Wouldn’t Anal April make more sense than Anal August, since the first phoneme is the same instead of just the first letter? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/10 "2023-08-10T11:42:28Z")
I would assume that they chose August because they figure that anal is, well, august. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/11 "2023-08-10T11:47:54Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I mean, it is a sex toy shop. How else do you expect them to advertise their wares? - I remember the days when they weren’t so upfront about those products and you could only get to that section through the back door. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/12 "2023-08-10T11:51:50Z")
I am not a lawyer, but I assume the sign is legal. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/13 "2023-08-10T12:27:19Z")
There’s an auto glass shop near me with a backlit sign on their roof comprised of individual letters. For the longest time, several years at least, the “G” and the “L” didn’t light up, so at night it read “AUTO ASS” ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/14 "2023-08-10T13:36:56Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > “AUTO ASS” The sex shop probably has a product to facilitate that. And it might even be on sale. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/15 "2023-08-10T14:27:32Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZnYgbYyhHIg/maxresdefault.jpg "Top Secret: Anal Intruder...") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnYgbYyhHIg) ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/16 "2023-08-10T14:44:46Z")
Well, when I went to pick up the dog yesterday the sign was no longer advertising the big Anal August Sale. Someone said something. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/17 "2023-08-10T18:24:36Z")
Party poopers. 🙁 ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/18 "2023-08-10T18:26:01Z")
Bravo! j ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/19 "2023-08-10T19:20:42Z")
I thought better of you, Beck. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314/20 "2023-08-10T19:34:23Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The bottom line is… Reminds me of this… _Wreked 'em? Damn near killed him!_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314.md?page=2)