Signs of the Times

I happened to pass by EDSA recently and noticed a refreshing change in the “scenery”. The bright-pink was gone, in comes the cool-green. Am talking, of course, about the paint job on those ubiquitous fences, urinals, and center-island metal works that the MMDA put up along the highway. I quite agree with the change in color as green is more pleasant to the eyes than (ugh!) pink. If we are promoting environmental consciousness, anyway, we better paint the town green.

When I was about to heap praises for the MMDA for this move, I suddenly saw a familiar “hideous” sign that was changed, but was not changed for the better. I am sure you have seen this before:

I did not particularly like the choice of words in the above billboard. While it may be true, it sounded a bit on the gory side. So with the changes I saw, I thought the billboard would also be improved. But lo and behold! Here’s what I saw:

Not quite what I expected, the message even went above board. I can imagine John Lloyd Cruz blurting out, “Nag-level up ka na!” For heaven’s sake, why can’t they just say: BAWAL TUMAWID DITO (or WALANG TAWIRAN DITO), DELIKADO.

But wait! I thought I was the only one pissed off by these signs. Until I came across this really, really bold statement:

Okay, this last one was obviously a spoof. Not my work, though. But I think this means there will now be at least two persons lining up at the MMDA office to ask for the head of its editor.

Anyone has a guillotine I can borrow?

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http://alizarinred.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/bawal-tumawid-300x214.jpg
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http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w214/linemonitor/tawid.jpg