the value of punctuation: it conveys meaning!
I saw a sign at 2nd Ave and St. Marx that said:
HELP WANTED PIZZAMAN
It didn't have any punctuation. I think the intended meaning was "Help wanted: pizzaman." (A colon goes before a list or explanation). However, it could have been "Help wanted, Pizzaman!"
And then the imperiled people light the Pizzaman Signal, sending a distress beacon into the night sky, and Pizzaman comes flying in, faster than a speeding pepperoni stick, ready to save the day ... with pizza.
HELP WANTED PIZZAMAN
It didn't have any punctuation. I think the intended meaning was "Help wanted: pizzaman." (A colon goes before a list or explanation). However, it could have been "Help wanted, Pizzaman!" And then the imperiled people light the Pizzaman Signal, sending a distress beacon into the night sky, and Pizzaman comes flying in, faster than a speeding pepperoni stick, ready to save the day ... with pizza.
posted by JenIsFamous at 10/27/2005 01:20:00 AM
5 Comments:
PizzaMan:
"Here I come to save the day! That'll be $20.13, I already added in my tip!"
Umm actually the corrected statement still doesn't quite sit with me. I mean what is a pizzaman. Is it someone who loves pizza? Someone who has a face like a pizza? And soooo politically incorrect 'man'! Why couldnt it be a pizzawoman. I think the sign should read: Help wanted - man/woman to make/deliver/eat/spit on/ pizzas. Although of course all of that depends on the sign dimensions.
or maybe theres a pizzaman on the run. a wanted pizzaman, better go help the guy...
HELP. N. A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
a. Such employees considered as a group. Often used with the.
Therefore, "help wanted pizzaman" could also describe a situation where the maid or butler desired sexual relations with a pizza delivery person.
I think that this is by far the most reasonable interpretation.
The help are people too. They have desires just like me and you.
Hahahaha. The help wants a pizzaman, carnally,
It wouldn't be too surprising if maybe the help (the maid, for instance) desired a particular pizzaman, but it would certainly be unusual if she desired a pizzaman in general such that she had to advertise -- or rather, to ask her employer to advertise on her behalf.
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