# I don't think that sign means what it says **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310 "2013-02-14T19:41:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/1 "2013-02-14T19:41:35Z")
Seen yesterday on a marquee sign in front of a tavern: > [@](#): > > Easy VD, Come in Here! I _think_ they were alluding to Valentin’s Day. I hope… ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/2 "2013-02-14T19:45:42Z")
celebrate VD on the pool table. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/3 "2013-02-14T19:50:29Z")
Wow. I love Vinny D’Amico. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/4 "2013-02-14T20:20:39Z")
Again, proof that commas are important. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/5 "2013-02-15T01:46:56Z")
“Easy” and “VD” really do go well together. 🙂 (And, well, “come,” too, I suppose.) ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/6 "2013-02-15T02:21:13Z")
It’s not Veteran’s Day already, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/7 "2013-02-15T13:34:18Z")
Clap, clap. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/8 "2013-02-16T02:16:51Z")
How many people under 40 even know what VD used to stand for? I mean, I am and I do, but I think decades of STD (and now for some reason STI) have all but eradicated VD in the collective consciousness of society. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/9 "2013-02-16T02:49:35Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > How many people under 40 even know what VD used to stand for? I mean, I am and I do, but I think decades of STD (and now for some reason STI) have all but eradicated VD in the collective consciousness of society. Yes, VD has been all but wiped out. ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/10 "2013-02-17T21:38:45Z")
Apparently, people got the message that they should give clap a hand. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/11 "2013-02-17T22:18:18Z")
Abbreviations make me crabby. > [@TBG](#): > > How many people under 40 even know what VD used to stand for? I mean, I am and I do, but I think decades of STD (and now for some reason STI) have all but eradicated VD in the collective consciousness of society. Family Guy has made some “VD” references. It’s still pretty common knowledge among the under-30 set, in my experience at least. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/12 "2013-02-18T00:06:21Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > How many people under 40 even know what VD used to stand for? I mean, I am and I do, but I think decades of STD (and now for some reason STI) have all but eradicated VD in the collective consciousness of society. It’s the second time in a week that I’ve posted [THIS](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK_jDA3qrUU) video. They used to play those ads all the time back in the 70’s when everyone was thumping like bunnies and the worst that could happen is you’d need to get a shot in the butt! (Well, the swab thing down the pipe wasn’t any fun, but you know what I meant) ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/13 "2013-02-18T04:02:30Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > How many people under 40 even know what VD used to stand for? I mean, I am and I do, but I think decades of STD (and now for some reason STI) have all but eradicated VD in the collective consciousness of society. My problem with this is that I still remember when STD stood for Subscriber Trunk Dialing (i.e., direct dialed long distance telephone calls). ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-sign-means-what-it-says/650310/14 "2013-02-18T17:23:37Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > It’s the second time in a week that I’ve posted [THIS](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK_jDA3qrUU) video. They used to play those ads all the time back in the 70’s when everyone was thumping like bunnies and the worst that could happen is you’d need to get a shot in the butt! > > (Well, the swab thing down the pipe wasn’t any fun, but you know what I meant) Funny that all but one of the people shown were white. I guess if you’re Latino or Asian, you’re perfectly safe, and if you’re black, the odds are in your favor. It was a bit startling to see young teenage girls - like fifteen, sixteen years old - shown. These days, we can’t stand admitting that teenagers might - _gasp_ - have and enjoy sex, let alone portray that fact in a non-judgmental manner.