6 responses so far ↓

• 1 Literacy Chicago // Oct 20, 2004 at 4:10 pm

  What a great way to deal with illiteracy - public shame! The next time I come across someone who can’t read or write because we have failing schools or is new to the English language, I’m just gong to point and laugh. http://www.literacychicago.org

• 2 girlwonder // Oct 20, 2004 at 5:32 pm

  at least they were nice enough to write one and spell all the words write (sic)

• 3 Kevin Walsh // Oct 20, 2004 at 9:50 pm

  I can commisserate, ’cause I’m out of no work too.

  http://www.forgotten-ny.com

• 4 Edwin // Oct 21, 2004 at 8:58 am

  Chill out folks. I think that was more of an observation instead of some public humiliation. I think it’s a shame that some of us can’t even speak or write the language properly. I thought the sign was pretty funny, but that’s not to say if I knew who wrote it I’d walk up to them and laugh in their face. Better to be illiterate than ignorant.

• 5 rachelle // Oct 21, 2004 at 10:05 am

  right. i wasn’t pointing & laughing at illiterate people bc illiteracy is a huge and sad issue. edwin is right in saying that the photo was an observation and made me chuckle for a second. .. but that doesn’t mean i laugh in the face of illiteracy.

• 6 Ayelet // Oct 21, 2004 at 7:11 pm

  Love this. No offense taken (though since I’m a literate person–note my email address–I can’t see how I’d be offended).

  People need to lighten up!

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