Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Danger Zone

When I arrived this morning, passing by the courtyard of my building, there was a sign on the walkway indicating "Danger Zone" with big letters. They put up these signs every once in a while, for instance each time they hose the walkway. I know why, or at least I think I know why: We live in Lawyers Land here, so everything that we would expect to be obvious must be assumed not to be and must be stated explicitly, in case your attention span was flaky (or your brother-in-law an attorney ...).

So, this morning the sign said: "Careful! Grass is uneven and slippery and can be EXTREMELY dangerous"

Gosh! I better be on my toes today. It's not Friday the Thirteenth, is it, by the way?

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