Portland, OR

Waiting for the bus today, I noticed my first Sam Adams for Mayor sign in someone’s yard. I have noticed the Sho Dozono signs for weeks. Does this mean that my neighborhood is mostly Sho fans, and this one lone ranger has dared to put up a pro-Adams yard sign? Or does it mean that Sam Adams and his campaigners have only now made these signs available for those who want to show their support in paper and metal?

However, it matters not to me, as if I had to vote tomorrow, solely based on the yards signs for each candidate, my vote would go for Sho. Get it? Fo’ Sho.

Actually, the first time I saw the Sho Dozono sign, I said that he missed a great idea of just having that on the signs. FO’ SHO! But then again maybe not all the constituents would get that, but still, that would have been awesome.

The Sam Adams signs look like they are selling yard work or a new discount store. Seriously, Sam, whoever did your graphic design made a mistake. Red and yellow are clownish, whereas the calming blue of the Sho signs put people at ease. Sorry, but color has so much to do with it, and the font on your sign looks more like a McDonald’s franchise in a Sam’s Club warehouse store.

Here is a picture of what the graphic looks like. I cropped it from his website, so the actual sign doesn’t look quite like this. Instead, it is a white sign with this graphic aligned more left and up. Sorry, I didn’t get a picture of the sign itself. I am too lazy right now to walk down the street. It’s been a long day.

Ah, I kid, Sam. I vote on issues, not graphic designs choices. Besides, you get props in my book because you went on PDX 49 to show us your favorite Simpsons episode. Unfortunately, I cannot recall which episode he picked. I remember not being overly impressed with it being his so-called favorite, but it was a better choice than many of the so-called local celebrities.

By the way, my favorite episode is a toss-up between “Deep Space Homer” and “Homer at Bat” and “Bart Gets an Elephant.” I would rather choose a favorite per season. Whatever! I do what I want!

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