{"id":1549,"date":"2026-10-03T21:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliangamble.com\/blog\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2026-10-03T21:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:06:56","slug":"thurs-1-october-reflecting-on-signs-and-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juliangamble.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/03\/thurs-1-october-reflecting-on-signs-and-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"Thurs 1 October – Reflecting on Signs and Posters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Portuguese signs have this wonderful latin quality of being able to stare at them and their meaning becomes apparent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


One sign says, \u201cOh, you have a problem with your phone? Perhaps we\u2019ll talk about it over lunch and have some tomatoes..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another says, \u201cLet\u2019s have some icecream, and be enraptured at a street fair. It will feel positively volcanic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one: “Stationing here is prohibited! This area is reserved strictly for entering and exiting with great flair by mysterious strangers in miniature sports sports-cars.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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