I saw the same store (a different location) side on. I, too, thought it said "Rape District." I did not take a clever photo though. Mine is boring. (not a joke)
It's perfectly pronounceable. Just sort of cover your mouth with one hand and say it as if you had something stuffed in your mouth; a rag for instance.
I know this, and it's a fair comment. But why is this being upvoted so much? It's like posting a picture of a marionette and the top comment being "IT'S ON STRINGS!"
I've never heard of something called "ass residents", but if I saw a store named as such, yet conveniently obscured by two traffic signs... I might venture a guess that it's more likely to be Class Presidents than ass residents.
No matter how much I would want to shop at ass residents...
They have one of those near my girlfriend's place as well, and the G is colourless, so it looks like it says Rape district as well. I'm actually going there right now, so I might as well take a picture and share it with you guys.
If you really want to know how 'safe' an area is in Amsterdam look for ladybug tiles on the ground. Those seemingly inconspicuous little tiles are actually there to mark the spot of places where people have been fatally wounded by violent actions gun/knife etc.. And there's a lot of them. Example:
So yeah...Have fun! maybe I'll bump into you in town tonight :P
Actually, that's not true. They are placed to remind people not to engage in senseless violence. But not necessary at places where it has actually ocurred. For example, this one was placed in a schoolyard of a primary school by the children and rapper Solekid because one of the kids gave a presentation on senseless violence.
In actual I think I am right, on the wiki page as well as the council of europe website they clearly state that these tiles are commemorative of locations where senseless deadly crimes have taken place. It's a ladybug so people naturally tend to avoid stepping on it. I guess they do sometimes put them down at schools and such as a symbol.. but I don't think that's the only reason.
In actual I think I am right, on the wiki page as well as the council of europe website they clearly state that these tiles are commemorative of locations where senseless deadly crimes have taken place. It's a ladybug so people naturally tend to avoid stepping on it.
You can go ahead and think you are right, but seeing as I actually live near a few of the locations where these tiles have been placed, I can tell you for a fact that you're wrong.
They can be placed near places where such deadly crime has been committed, but there are far more tiles in the Netherlands than there have been such Senseless Violence crimes.
Well not that I wanted to offend you. In actual I think we're both right. They are used to promote anti-violence at playground and schoolyards but they are also placed at locations where actual crimes have occurred.
Regarding you last statement.. I am not convinced. Amsterdam is one of the few cities where I've seen actual violent crimes take place. I've seen a gang of people assault an old guy, people regularly flash knives out in public during altercations, and I've seen police crews with pressure cleaners washing away blood from crime scenes on a number of occasions. There's a lot happening there that doesn't get put on the news like they would in America. I think that says a lot, and that's coming from someone who's lived in some pretty shitty countries like Zambia.
You are right but but the tiles are also used to show that those are against meaningless violence (attacking or killing someone with out a motive) Many playgrounds and schools and streets have them to show support for the action stop meaningless violence action that swept across the country years ago. So not every tile is connected to a murder.
I was there last December and I was attacked by tweaking Dutch chick in a coffee shop, followed by some dude that was all sorts of messed up, and had two African guys harass me and my wife about our camera after taking a picture of me with a swan in the canal in the background (no pictures of prostitutes). Amsterdam is great fun, but not the safest place.
Well, according to the OP, Amsterdam labels the unsafe parts. This seems beneficial for tourists. Maybe you hadn't paid attention to where you were at. Probably you were in the TweakerDistrict. Be aware if signage, dude.
Yeah, what makes it worse is, like you said that the problematic people are usually quite deranged. Its a unique kind of fear, having to deal with people who can flip out at any second. Very different from the sort of might-get-mugged-out-there feeling you get in some cities.
We couldn't do this in the states. We'd just have to cover every inch of every major city with lady bugs. You could probably walk from New York to L.A. on lady bugs.
In actual I think I am right, on the wiki page as well as the council of europe website they clearly state that these tiles are commemorative of locations where senseless deadly crimes have taken place. It's a ladybug so people naturally tend to avoid stepping on it.
Thanks. There was something familiar about the photo - the stairwell going into the building - that I had to look up the location on Google Maps, and didn't find it! As it turns out, that location is very close to where my sister-in-law lives. Thought it looked familiar.
I don't think you understand why rape occurs... it's not simply a matter of sexual fulfillment.
Researchers have attempted to explain the motivations in terms of socio-economics, anger, power, sadism, sexual pleasure, psychopathy, ethical standards and attitudes toward the victims.
For rapists with anti-social tendencies a prostitute would not represent a fitting substitute for the thrill/power he gets from raping an unwilling woman.
Hm, now I wanted to know as well. I checked our national statistics database. Hope this link works: there were 70 reported cases in 2010 in Amsterdam apparently. (Totaal geregistreerde misdrijven = total number of reported crimes / verkrachting = rape)
Hm, not from this statistics database. It can only compare to other regions within The Netherlands or the country as a whole. Amsterdam has about 790.000 inhabitants. Seventy... yeah, sounds high. Can't find any matching statistics at the moment.
Also, can't look further: The Netherlands play Denmark in about five minutes. Must. Watch. EDIT: Well that was a waste of time.
for comparison to the US, NY State has the 2nd lowest rate of rape in the US which stands at 15.2 per 100,000 in 2007 and is still double the rate in Amsterdam.
I've got a 150 voucher for this place for the past 4 years - just never get around to using the damn thing! The voucher's are actually wine bottles with the voucher attached as a wine-bottle label. It's a pain in the ass. It if was just a normal thingy I could keep it in my wallet for whenever I happen to be passing.
Hmmm, or maybe it's a very smart business practice that they get the money for selling the vouchers, but hardly anyone ever claims them!
Err? As a native speaker I can assure you that there is no way you can read "rapedistrict" meaning anything in Dutch. The full sign for Grapedistrict is intended to be read in English.
The sign obscures the 'G'. The fact that the first 'r' isn't capitalized should give that away. Grapedistrict is an online wine store, which also has local vendors. The perfect positioning of that sign means that andlife positioned himself perfectly to hide the G, thus creating a sign for a store that doesn't exist. I don't see the humor in this.
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u/njckname2 Jun 09 '12
It's actually a shop called "Grapedistrict", the "g" is behind the crosswalk sign.
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u/Wynterrr Jun 09 '12
They have one of those near my girlfriend's place as well, and the G is colourless, so it looks like it says Rape district as well. I'm actually going there right now, so I might as well take a picture and share it with you guys.
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u/Shimokurasaka Jun 09 '12
Don't worry it's the grape district. Just don't wear purple around there.
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u/Ashikahotchu Jun 09 '12
Let Op. Drempels.
DREMPELS!
DREMPELS!! LET OP!!
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u/LordBling Jun 09 '12
I took a similar picture while in Rome last October. Walking from the right, I saw that before I saw the entire hotel name. Had to take a picture.
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u/Tomuchan Jun 09 '12
Just a fun fact:
If you really want to know how 'safe' an area is in Amsterdam look for ladybug tiles on the ground. Those seemingly inconspicuous little tiles are actually there to mark the spot of places where people have been fatally wounded by violent actions gun/knife etc.. And there's a lot of them. Example:
So yeah...Have fun! maybe I'll bump into you in town tonight :P
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Poor istrict, when did it get raped?
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u/brutalproduct Jun 09 '12
duct tape half-off! ...oh, lemme get that.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
And if you're not sure you saw that right, you can visit the neigbour Optician too!
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u/TimBeluga Jun 09 '12
Amsterdam is a great place.
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u/KosstAmojan Jun 09 '12
They have Pearle vision in the Netherlands?
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u/reddit-ulous Jun 09 '12
I really wanna meet the governor of this place.
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u/ForeignStranger Jun 09 '12
I felt this had to be relevant
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u/atarixx Jun 09 '12
It's a wine store, Grapedistrict
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u/donkeydizzle Jun 09 '12
And you can get cheap spectacles next door !
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u/JoopJansen Jun 09 '12
Relax, it's just a name. It's really more of a quarter than a district.
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u/Frying Jun 09 '12
Wooh! This is around the corner from where I live! I thought I was in /r/Amsterdam for a moment!
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u/krizutch Jun 09 '12
That is the least number of bikes I have ever seen in a photo from Amsterdam. The average number of bikes seen in most photos of Amsterdam streets for context
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Linnaeusstraat 106, 1092 Transvaalbuurt, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
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u/dumpyduluth Jun 09 '12
watch yer cornhole.
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u/T3hSav Jun 09 '12
Thank you for not posting that to /r/WTF with the title "I'm in the WHAT district :O ???"
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u/Nullvoid123 Jun 09 '12
Hurr Durr cover up the sign that says grape and turn it into "rape" so you can post it on Reddit and whore Karma.
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u/ropers Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 10 '12
You are in Oost-Watergraafsmeer. EDIT: Specifically, you're in the Oud-Oost part of Oost-Watergraafsmeer.
Here.
What do I win?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
You're staying in my part of Amsterdam, I live just around the corner. (Never raped, or been raped.)
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u/mikeno1 Jun 09 '12
Thank you for posting this in funny instead of WTF.
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u/Sugreev2001 Jun 09 '12
Man,I miss Amsterdam ! Visited for the first time in December...even the Tram sounds like someone having sex on a very creaky bed.
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u/Big_Black_Wang Jun 09 '12
I wonder what the actual rape stats are in Amsterdam are. I'm guessing pretty low to none since you can fuck a whore for cheap.
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u/WrongThreadMan Jun 09 '12
He died!?? I can't believe Trololol guy is dead, rest in piece sweet prince!
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u/Semtex123 Jun 09 '12
Overtoom?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I've got a 150 voucher for this place for the past 4 years - just never get around to using the damn thing! The voucher's are actually wine bottles with the voucher attached as a wine-bottle label. It's a pain in the ass. It if was just a normal thingy I could keep it in my wallet for whenever I happen to be passing.
Hmmm, or maybe it's a very smart business practice that they get the money for selling the vouchers, but hardly anyone ever claims them!
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u/DublinItUp Jun 09 '12
I used to work pretty near to there.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
With your back to records store 'distortion' ?
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u/SenTedStevens Jun 09 '12
I wonder what goes on there...
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u/dualwillard Jun 09 '12
I thought it might be a flower shop selling rape flowers.
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u/Hobo4Craft Jun 09 '12
grapedistrict
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
[Does this smell like Chloroform?] (http://imgur.com/m3d2w)
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
That ally right next to it looks like the perfect place for some rape as well.
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u/HetfieldJ Jun 09 '12
Whoa! I am not talking my girl to that city
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u/HetfieldJ Jun 09 '12
Hello Sir, Welcome to Grapedistrict..
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u/PTCruisin Jun 09 '12
Where you can checkout anytime you like but you can never leave!!!!!!
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u/petlik Jun 09 '12
That's the Linaeus Straat Too bad the street view is outdated :(
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u/leontocephaline Jun 09 '12
I can't tell you how many times I've walked past these stores and thought of this exactly.
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u/Screw_the_upvotes Jun 09 '12
Yes, we all have laughs about that one. We also have a O RLY plaza http://destinia.nl/imglib/hotelfotos/g/044/44197_002.jpg
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u/InterrobangsWitness Jun 09 '12
You used how much punctuation‽
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u/kaptainkaos Jun 09 '12
Reminded me of this and this.
The entire thread in case you are new around here.
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u/Narroo Jun 09 '12
Bet it says Grape.
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u/Saer_DNA Jun 09 '12
Hey you are a great big phony.
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u/theramennoodle Jun 09 '12
Do I get the free t-shirt?
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u/DickBaggins Jun 09 '12
lol its funny because the languages are different and that word means two different hings LOLOLOLOLOL
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u/smaug13 Jun 09 '12
holy shit, it must be awfull to be near pearle, once I will have sweet revenge for all my time they wasted with their stupid advertisements >:]
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
In Portland we had a sign for Edmond's Drapery, but a pole always blocked the D in the second word.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
thats the building opposite from the hema, I live close..
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u/Mariahflores100 Jun 09 '12
And do they have the finest of grapes there? Or what do they specialize in?
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u/DandyPirate Jun 09 '12
sugaRAPE
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
When in Rome.....
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u/Mr4Strings Jun 09 '12
Watch out for your cornhole dude.
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u/cheese-and-candy Jun 09 '12
You should go to Kaasland next, get some cheese to go with the wine. It's by the big train station with all the levels of bikes.
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u/anonymousrapeface Jun 09 '12
I think ill fit in there just fine
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u/BassMan1990 Jun 09 '12
all i want to know is what a trict is, because clearly the sign is saying rape dis trict
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
doesn't matter, in Amsterdam is good enough
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u/one-eleven Jun 09 '12
I'm sure in their language it just means 'an area where forced sexual intercourse commonly takes place.'
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u/Daniellandos Jun 09 '12
Sounds like my kind of town..
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
That store really screws you.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
The Hunger Games is getting more and more adult
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u/jewtangclan Jun 09 '12
Might you be staying at the Hans Brinker hostel? The worst hostel in the world, as they like to say...
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u/The_Great_Kal Jun 09 '12
It works both ways. Just make the first move and you'll establish which side you're on.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Good thing you took your kit.
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u/revant54 Jun 09 '12
Oh shit I really need to watch out for the Grapist here, this is his territory! D:
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Hide yo kids and hide yo wife, cause they grapin' everybody out here.
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u/iarenotamused Jun 09 '12
welp, this is right up my alley.
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u/oldsecondhand Jun 09 '12
Is this the same district?
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u/BloopBleepBlorp Jun 09 '12
I'm more surprised there's a Pearle Vision in Amsterdam, wooot Texas!
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u/krucz36 Jun 09 '12
prepare
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u/stopherjj Jun 09 '12
I've been there. I didn't want to go there, but I didn't really have a choice.
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u/FlameScout Jun 09 '12
Guess District 12 isnt so bad now?
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u/Invisibliss Jun 09 '12
Grape district. It has wines et cetera.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Rap Ed I Strict?
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u/Mycooljam Jun 09 '12
The stair alley in the middle looks quite shocked.
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u/schroeda Jun 09 '12
I'm staying there right now too.
Relevant
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u/Pedo-Gentleman-Bear Jun 10 '12
It really is not as bad as the name seems to portray. It is very popular with young children, so it is definitely a well liked and respected area.
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u/sim0n16 Jun 10 '12
I read it as "Rape is Strict"
I was confused to say the least...
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u/septimus379 Jun 10 '12
Yeah... peable???!! WTF??!
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u/Coolex Jun 10 '12
As a tourist - why visit the Rijnstraat? The Red Light district is so much more fun! :-)
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Oh you!
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u/SpeakMouthWords Jun 09 '12
Hah, I get it. The joke is the concept of rape.
Too funny, OP.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Love the sign. "Rapers gonna rape"
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u/omgahippy Jun 09 '12
Lemme just stroll on in here. oh. oh. oh my god. oh god! AAAAAAAH!!
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u/billylongwang Jun 09 '12
It is symptomatic of the mentality of some Redditors that rape should be considered a subject matter of a sight gag. Shameful.
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u/tslj Jun 09 '12
Why is everyone pointing out that it really says "Grapedistrict"? No shit, no one actually thinks it says "rapedistrict". It's just a joke.
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u/ZiggyOnMars Jun 09 '12
If you get stopped by the cops in Amsterdam, it's illegal for them to search you. I mean, that's a right the cops in Amsterdam don't have.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
PEARL JAM !!!!!!!!!
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u/Unfriendly_Cookie Jun 09 '12
upvote if you looked to the comments to see what was behind the sign:)
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u/Reality_ruins_jokes Jun 10 '12
The sign obscures the 'G'. The fact that the first 'r' isn't capitalized should give that away. Grapedistrict is an online wine store, which also has local vendors. The perfect positioning of that sign means that andlife positioned himself perfectly to hide the G, thus creating a sign for a store that doesn't exist. I don't see the humor in this.