Yard signs are generally boring and predictable. They advertise garage sales, tell people to vote for given candidates, or plead for the return of a lost pet. Everybody has seen them no matter what neighborhood they pass through.Occasionally, one finds a sign that’s a bit different. For example, this one was apparently put up by somebody who had gotten fed up with door-to-door salesmen, evangelists, canvassers and other noxious pests: “NO SOLICITING We are too broke to buy anything We know who we are voting for We have found Jesus Seriously, unless you are selling Thin Mints PLEASE GO AWAY!!” 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 In a variation on the “lost pet” signs, somebody offered to trade their obnoxious black Manx cat, Eddie, for their missing car keys. The description of Eddie’s behavior made it seem unlikely that the poster would get their car keys back: “Mews all day/night demanding attention… Eats directly from unattended plates, knocks glasses/bottles/vases onto floor.” Some people could stand a few pointers on how to properly advertise a yard sale: “Crap you may need!” During the 2012 Presidential election, somebody posted the following warning: “Whoever stole my Romney yard sign thanks for the inspiration! P.S. Come on my property again; one pissed-off U.S. Marine and his 2nd Amendment rights will greet you!” 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 In another expression of potentially lethal hostility, a homeowner posted a “home security yard sign” that depicted a dummy riddled with bullet holes. The sign also informed any would-be burglars that the poster was an alumnus of the Frontsight Firearms Training Institute, and that there was “NOTHING INSIDE WORTH DYING FOR.” Some real estate agents apparently have a sense of humor – or they just felt like livening up a boring “House for Sale” sign. Below the usual items like the agent’s phone number, they added this snippet of information: “Not Haunted.”