Apparently our little DNV "pick up after your dog" sign has turned into a bit of a marketing coup for the District. They call it "viral" marketing, but over the past week I have received several emails from contacts of mine in California and Washington state bearing the headline: "Do Canadians Have a Sense of Humor?"
There in the midst of some typically dull Canadian signs is the DNV's sign warmly warning dog walkers to pick up after their pooches.
I guess any PR is good PR - and at least they spelled our name right!
Maybe this is something the District could expand on!!!!!
Friday, August 18, 2006
District of North Vancouver: Humour Capital of Canada?
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Someone should submit a picture of the wildlife crossing signs... the camel is my fave.
I'm waiting for Erine to take credit for the signs.
Just like he tried to make himself out as "Mr Landslide Prevention".
Get a life Anon 12:22
These spiteful comments do not help the blog.
Anon 12:22. Who exactly is Erine? Perhaps you had too many drinkypoos? As was pointed out a few weeks ago, boozing and blogging do not go together.
Honestly, why must literally every topic involve deriding Ernie? Does he even post here? I guess anonymous 12:22 likes to taunt others who can't talk back.
They're pathetic. Stop trying to be funny and start informing us of what it is that requires a sign! When it's a deer crossing, say DEER CROSSING!
Nope he best one is " This garden is Metric, please no Feet.
Mack lighten up!
If we saw more of these signs people might actually read them. Or that the very least put a smile on peoples' faces.
"Sign says you got to have a membership card to get inside..."
I agree with the poster about the camel sign though I personally prefer the Rhino.
I well remember one of the Councillors asking Ridge the night at Council when he showed these signs if the RCMP had had any comments. Ridge's response was that he was told he had better have serial numbers on every such sign as they would certainly be stolen.
When I was in Newfoundland two years ago I read that Dildo, NF had a signs replacement budget 5 times the provincial average but that locals felt it was good for local business despite that.
No doubt it's much the same situation.
Better humorous signs than ugly billboards?
Geez Mack...
Pathetic - Adjective - Arousing or capable of arousing scornful pity.
I don't know what qualifies more, fun/silly signs or your killjoy reaction.
When Ridge presented the signs at Council he said they clearly DO say "Deer Crossing" but the sign-maker felt the average person's reaction would be "Deer Crossing! That's not a deer, har har har" with the result that people would slow down and furthermore would slow down to show their friends next time they drove through the area.
He said that was entirely all right with him so long as the result was that folks DID actually slow down.
As one who has done exactly that when out driving with my children (who wanted to make sure they saw ALL these signs) I'd say the intention was 100% achieved.
Sure it's puerile and sure it's silly but there are enough things in our community that are "Mordor-izing" our landscape that we shouldn't dump on those who brighten it even a little.
It's a well known psychological principal that our minds are attracted to things that are novel or that don't make sense. People are probably twice as likely to note the signs with rhinos and such on them, and as long as they see and read the sign, they get the message.
Has anybody read Wayne Hunter's letter in the OUTLOOK that signs and billboards detract from driving and cause accidents?
In addition as Ernie pointed out in his letter to the editor in the NEWS, anything more than professional direction signs, is uglgy. They are a sign of the anticulture. They are in bad taste and are disliked by tourists who rather see trees and well kept boulevards.
Reading the Israel-Iran conflict in the blog blew my top and I can't even afford it.
The "District of North Vancouver?...hilarious indeed. I was laughing my head off until I got my tax notice and realized that if I would live in the City of North Vancouver, in a home with the same assessed value as mine, I would pay $600 less a year for municipal taxes - same services, same value house.
I also found out that the City has it's Heritage Fund intact, even though their land sales and land holdings are and have been a fraction of what they have been in the District.
Our Heritage Fund too is pathetic in comparison to the City regardless of the fairy tales the District sends out to the uninformed public. Ditto the Infrastructure Reserve Fund which in 1997 was $91 million and is now gone. Funny indeed, except the Fund was not used for renewing the infrastructure, asbestos pipes notwithstanding.
But what is really killing me is that the man who resided over these events and this glorious reign was promoted to parliament so he can advise Harper on how to run an efficient government, hilarious is not the word. The question is can I as a taxpayer stand so much hilarity?
All signs on the side of roads should be banned because they are tacky. Nothing is uglier than a rainsoaked sign blown to the graund.
They indicate that we do not care about the appearance of our municipality.
Signs should only be permitted on special, attractive and artsy structures.
Don't wait for District Council to do anything about it though. The people will have to lead.
Anonymous Saturday, August 26, 2006 7:18:27 PM
Ernie
Anonymous Saturday, August 26, 2006 7:44:19 PM
Ernie
Anonymous Saturday, August 26, 2006 2:18:41 PM
Ernie
What is the meaning of the revelation that "Ernie wrote under anonymous as listed"?
Am I missing something? Maybe "Einstein" could tell me. If true, I always thought this is what the Blog was for.
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