In past articles in which your participation was not only requested but also helpful and humorous, I did not give the answers to questions which I have posed to you; so this article is the twenty-seventh of a series to do just that — along with links to the aforementioned articles…
Answers to Past Articles — Part 27: Reader Edition
…and the links are embedded in the titles of each section as well as within the sections themselves; so please click on the links in each section to take you to the original article — and this edition is entirely comprised of photographs which were contributed by readers of The Gate.
The Favorite Answer will usually be the correct answer by a reader of The Gate — along with a Favorite Comment from the same article which I found to be funny or informative.
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 131: Reader Edition
Walking near the downtown area of Cartersville in northwestern Georgia, NB_ga — who is a reader of The Gate — noticed something curiously bizarre upon crossing the street at an intersection: a brewery which is located behind and to the side of an official sign which warns of no alcohol permitted beyond this point.
I have not received an actual explanation of what is actually going on here in this photograph; so I am still puzzled.
Another item which is “wrong” with this photograph is that the Helvetica typeface is used for the words No Alcohol. The remainder of the words on the sign uses the correct official typeface which is used for highways in the United States.
Favorite answer and comment by derek: “The whole building is in violation.”
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 132: Reader Edition
Uncertain of where or when this photograph was taken, Jeannine Sohayda — who is based in New Jersey and is a reader of The Gate — saw the banner, took a photograph of it, and sent it in.
Aside from the misspelling of the word rehearsal as rehursel — twice, no less — the outlines of the letters are way too bold; and the counters of the letters P, O, A, and R are filled with white instead of using the color of the banner upon which they are printed. Along with letterspacing issues and artificially condensing some of the words, this banner is almost illegible.
The telephone number not being fully visible can also count as something else that is wrong with this photograph.
Favorite answer and comment by derek: “The spelling is so bad that the glass or plexiglass laughed so hard that it cracked. The correct speeling is ‘rehearsal’. The correct speeling is based on re-hearing or rehearsal. Rehursel sounds like a mispelling of renovated hearse or funeral car.
“Do not laugh. When I was in 5th grade, when there was a quiz for math, students wrote ‘math’ at the top of the page. When it was a spelling quiz, I wrote ‘speeling’ at the top of the page. This went on for about 2 weeks until I showed my mother the graded quiz and she pointed out the speeling error.”
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 133: Reader Edition
The town of Wytheville in Virginia is the place where a reader of The Gate — who wishes to remain anonymous — photographed something curious while traveling along a major highway recently and thought worthy of submitting for the latest in this series of articles.
On this stretch of Interstate 81, drivers are heading both north and south at the same time — especially prior to Exit 72 for Interstate 77 north…
…so motorists are simultaneously heading south on Interstate 81 and north on both Interstate 77 and United States Highway 52. Heading both north and south in the same direction is technically impossible; but this is apparently one of the few areas in the United States with this anomaly where one can do so.
Favorite answer by Thorofare: “Even numbered US routes run east-west, not north-south.”
Favorite comment by Firstlast: “US 101 is a major Hwy running the entire length of the west coast. In Los Angeles there is one entrance posted 101 N /101 E. A very small portion of 101 in LA does travel E/W. The eastbound portion will still get you to San Diego in the south. lol”
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 134: Reader Edition
Founded in 1949, Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens — which is also more familiarly known as RATP — is an operator of much of the public transportation options in and near Paris in France, which includes the Paris Métro.
The screen shot above was taken by Richard Poppen — who is a reader of The Gate — of information pertaining to a stored value transit card called Navigo Easy which is offered by the public transportation service and explains that “‘Guichets’ and ‘comptoirs’ are two different kinds of things that are both rendered in English as ‘counters’, and similarly ‘stations’ and ‘gares’ are both renders as ‘stations’. But blind translation without context gives a pretty goofy result.”
The original version in French is shown in the screen shot below — and you can click on both screen shots to take you to the official Internet web site of Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens where the French and English versions exist:
Favorite answer by Thomas Richard Potter.: “First problem: the first line should not be a question and should read: ‘How to buy a Navigo easy pass.’ which is technically incorrect also and should be: ‘WHERE to buy a Navigo easy pass’
“Second Problem: the first where to buy line is missing a few commas and should read:
“‘At all counters, counters at stations, and stations.’”
Favorite comment by derek: “The English translation is non-sensical. It reads ‘You can buy your Navigo Easy Pass: At all counters and counters at stations and stations’. Is that a stutter? What is ‘all counters and counters’ located at ‘stations and stations’?
“The website in French reads ‘Vous pouvez acheter votre passe Navigo Easy: Dans tous les guichets et comptoirs des stations et des gares,’ which I translate to mean ‘You may buy your Navigo Easy Pass: In all the ticket offices, (and) counters in stations, and train stations’.”
What is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 135: Reader Edition
When travelers seek an option for overnight lodging, many factors come to mind — such as convenience, location, comfort, services, cost, and amenities as only six of countless examples — and hotel and resort properties often market the strengths of what they have to offer that will give them an edge on the competition and win over the customer…
…but NB_ga — who is a reader of The Gate — had to pull over and take photographs of the sign and buildings which the sign describes: “Ground floorrooms”.
First of all, what is a floorroom?
Secondly — other than for people whose mobility is limited or challenged — who sees rooms with exterior doors on the ground floor as a successful marketing tactic?
Finally, all of the guest rooms of this property are on the ground floor; so no choice exists for any room on a different floor. The only building with the possibility of a second floor is the one in which guests check in for their stays.
Favorite answer by derek: “Missing a space in ‘floorrooms’ is one mistake.
“Being part of boardingarea.com, this photo shows a chain, Knights Inn, that is not part of Hilton Honors or World of Hyatt. That is almost criminal to stay at such non-affiliated chain.
“The place looks like it’s prone to flooding. The brown soil is washing away to the black asphalt.”
Favorite comment by Brian B: “Seems a bit curious that the doors don’t reach all the way to the floor. If one doesn’t remember that when exiting the room, one could find out that the first step is indeed a doozy…”
Access to Past Articles in the What is Wrong With This Photograph? Series
You can refer to this definitive list of past articles of the What is Wrong With This Photograph? series of articles — which also includes articles which reveal the answers — and that list will be continuously updated as additional articles are written and posted here at The Gate. This is to ensure that future articles in this series are not encumbered with a long list of links — especially when viewing and reading them from a portable electronic device.
This will hopefully be considered a positive step towards the reading experience of The Gate on portable electronic devices. Your constructive input as a reader of The Gate is always appreciated.
Final Boarding Call
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