What’s Up With this Maplewood Lawn Sign? - Baristanet

BY Joy Yagid | Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 10:39am | COMMENTS (30)

Is this the start of a new Spousal Appreciation Movement? Or a very public apology? They’re debating it over at Maplewood On Line. The sign is planted on the front lawn of a home on Midland Blvd near Suffolk Ave.

What do you think?

30 Comments

POSTED BY Right of Center | October 28, 2010 @ 11:07 am
“They’re debating it over at Maplewood On Line.”

Maplewoodies online? Who knew?
POSTED BY mike 91 | October 28, 2010 @ 11:08 am
Someone forgot to do the dishes when he was supposed to.
POSTED BY Liz George | October 28, 2010 @ 11:09 am
Maplewoodies!
POSTED BY Right of Center | October 28, 2010 @ 11:11 am
The two “PP” s are suspiciously top heavy and bulbous.
POSTED BY DagT | October 28, 2010 @ 11:13 am
The guy’s in deep sh#t!!!
POSTED BY Erika Bleiberg | October 28, 2010 @ 11:14 am
ROC might be onto something. A new “app” for loving and appreciating one’s wife? I can only imagine…
POSTED BY Nellie | October 28, 2010 @ 11:19 am
I hope the guy’s neck feels better…it’s obvious he’s been sleeping on the couch.
POSTED BY deiscane | October 28, 2010 @ 11:24 am
The two “p”s and the “y” are like that because the sign maker didn’t center the text properly from top to bottom.
POSTED BY bsglaser | October 28, 2010 @ 11:53 am
I’m less curious about the story behind the sign and more disappointed that I didn’t think of this first…
POSTED BY hrhppg | October 28, 2010 @ 12:00 pm
Being October – Pink month- and the two PPs I wonder if it a sign of support for a wife going thru a battle with breast cancer ?
POSTED BY Sandy | October 28, 2010 @ 12:28 pm
I saw it about 3 days ago. I just thought it was nice. Perhaps a bit “odd” for a personal expression to be on a large sign on a front lawn…but nothing more. I believe it’s been up about a week.
POSTED BY kay | October 28, 2010 @ 12:58 pm
sounds like creative punishment to me!
POSTED BY deiscane | October 28, 2010 @ 1:16 pm
Double Ps? No wonder he appreciates her!

/wakka wakka
POSTED BY Nellie | October 28, 2010 @ 1:46 pm
The “y” is kind of out of sync, too
POSTED BY deiscane | October 28, 2010 @ 2:18 pm
Yes, Nellie, as I posted above, they are descenders and the sign-maker did not plan well–didn’t center the text (from top to bottom).
POSTED BY tondalayo | October 28, 2010 @ 2:34 pm
And what about that kerning?? That “e” could easily be tucked neatly under the “f”.

As for what it means, is Baristanet going to let us know?
POSTED BY ltarkan | October 28, 2010 @ 3:30 pm
Channel 7 is there now. Channel 2 was apparently there earlier. huge news aPParently.
POSTED BY monty | October 28, 2010 @ 5:12 pm
Good one, Itarkan!
POSTED BY Katie Mancine | October 28, 2010 @ 5:17 pm
He should have done it in all caps. He could have avoided the descenders messing up the alignment and hey, all caps would really get the point across.
POSTED BY Right of Center | October 28, 2010 @ 5:26 pm
Just don’t let Patch see it. They’re liable to report it as a “terroristic treat”.

“A Patch contributor called from an area laundromat to report a conversation she overheard between the proprietor and someone who’s cousin knew someone who said they saw the sign….”
POSTED BY DagT | October 28, 2010 @ 5:35 pm
“Channel 7 is there now. Channel 2 was apparently there earlier. huge news aPParently.”

Gadzooks … talk about a slow news day!!!
POSTED BY Mrs Martta | October 28, 2010 @ 5:52 pm
Um, why don’t you just ring the door and ask him? I mean if he’s bold enough to put the sign up, he’s gotta expect questions.
POSTED BY Sandy | October 28, 2010 @ 6:25 pm
I JUST WATCHED THE STORY ON CH.7
6:13PM – The husband did not appear on camera. The wife did.
“He” did not do anything “bad”, she said. He just wanted to profess his love & appreciation publicly to his wife. It’s a very nice area, many of my friends lived in that area of Maplewood. Always a good choice to buy a home there, Norfolk ans suffolj Avenues. Safe, quiet family area, very very low crime area, excellent ele. school area.
POSTED BY profwilliams | October 28, 2010 @ 8:25 pm
Very nice, but what an ass.

The prof has a general disdain for this kind of public display– put it on your facebook page, but on your lawn??

Must have been the first time he ever said such a nice thing.

What’s next?

“I JUST BOUGHT MY WIFE FLOWERS”
POSTED BY PAZ | October 28, 2010 @ 9:25 pm
“MY MISTRESS IS NOT HAPPY”
POSTED BY hrobrah | October 28, 2010 @ 9:48 pm
Hey yall! Wondering if this bro is looking for an authentic experience that will express his personal brand. A bloggable moment to share love with the world (via font selection). Kinda think that he will get mad props from his “wife”. Pretty sure they will get blazed on sweet dank and get effing crazee tonite. N e ways, this act of love got my “mind jogging” with thoughts of riding chillwaves with my lady. Thinking of going to kinkos to print a conceptual art piece so my neighbors can “relate” to my fulfilling life.

Do yall “like” you husband/wife?
Is marriage “dead”?
Are banners the 2K10 version of myspace?
Is facebook “over”?
Can old bros still partee with their old wives?
POSTED BY Jimmytown | October 28, 2010 @ 10:26 pm
I think this sign should read: “Stop peeing on my lawn”
POSTED BY lauraloonie | October 28, 2010 @ 11:23 pm
What a loser this A*hole is! Get a life your sorry sack of poo!
POSTED BY LiFer | October 29, 2010 @ 9:17 am
Look for a new display next week:

“I PUT UP WITH MY HUSBAND FOR TWENTY YEARS AND ALL I GOT WAS A LOUSY SIGN”
POSTED BY deiscane | October 29, 2010 @ 10:01 am
Methinks he doth protest too much.

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