Every day I drive to work and pass a house with this sign on the fence. It has started to irritate me and intrigue me. What the hell does it mean?
My first thought was that the fence was electrified. But that can’t be the case – there are no signs warning about an electric fence (and I think that, legally, there would have to be). There are no insulators anywhere, no obvious connection to a power source, and the fence itself is coated with insulating plastic. There is no way this is an electrified fence. There is no single electrified wire on it, either.
So what does that sign mean? Is this a rest home for Zombies? A subtle way for the owner to tell everyone to go the hell away? A subtle warning against salesmen?
I’d go up and knock, but I’m afraid of what I’d find. Plus I’d have to go through that fence to get to the door. And I’m still alive.
Nope – very professionbal-looking and well-lettered. It still doesn’t mean that the maker knew his grammar, so I’m going to take your advice and not go up there.
This is certainly not a Live Set. It’s an ordinary house, and the sign has been there two years that I know of, and (from the looks of things) a lot longer than that. That film should’ve wrapped by now.
of course if you were offed by said grammatically deficient person, you would no longer be “alive” so would be perfectly justified in being on the premises
Well, no…there’s no prohibition against being on the premises when alive, just entering. The person, after shooting you, would still be justified in throwing you out. Of course, if you then reentered, you’d be fine.
When I drove by on the way home I noticed that the sign actually reads Danger! Do Not Enter When Alive!, which is someho scarier.
The only thing I can think of is that maybe the fence was electrified at one time, but they emoved the wire and the other signs, but left the main one up.
I have no idea what they’re protecting. It’s an ordinary yard, with no animals in it. There are kid’s toys (maybe that’s why they took down the wire, if they did.) You can see most of the yard, which is well-tended.
But wouldn’t a sign about being wary of electric fences not have to follow some kind of – regulation, or something? It’s got to be right there in the the manual: Your sign must be legible and easy for others to understand. No?? Is this really about electric fences? Oh, the intrigue. What’s up with these people and this sign???
Cal , is there any way you can take a picture of the sign, and post it somewhere?
professionbal, smofessionbal. You’re not so far from here, so I bet they got the sign from the place that made banners for a local church. The banners asked people to join them this weekend in a “cebration.” What the hell is a cebration?
