I was going to wait until tomorrow to put up a post now that I’m back, but seeing this in the news, I knew it couldn’t wait: PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia agency has ruled that English-only signs at a famous cheesesteak shop are not discriminatory. The Commission on Human Relations says in its Wednesday ruling that the sign at Geno’s Steaks does not violate the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance. Joe Vento posted the signs at his shop in October 2005. They read “This is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING ‘PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH.’”

Oh yeah? Well, I have a Patagonian tree frog that doesn’t speak a word of English. How do you think little Ribbit feels, seeing signs like that? I can tell you, it sure stops his chirruping dead.

The only solution here, to keep from offending those who come here expecting to see signs in Aarrdvarkian or whatever the Hell, is to OUTLAW SIGNS! You want to know something, you gotta ASK, and if you don’t ask in ENGLISH, then good luck to you in finding your lost child, the next plane to Denver or in getting served dead flies on a stick instead of those lamb chops and veggies you actually wanted.

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