Posted by Robyn Lee, September 8, 2009 at 12:15 PM
[Photograph: Food Monstar]
Last week we received this distressed email from Myra, aka Food Monstar:
This weekend I stumbled on a NO-BURGER sign in the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, which is a direct blow to the massive space I reserve in my heart for burgers.
This prompted giggles from others, but genuine watery eyes on my part; I love burgers! How could this happen? I've since spotted an additional no-burger sign around town, hand painted too, which prompts me to think "Is the burger trend backfiring? Are burgers the new Durian fruit in this burger loving city??" Say it ain't so. AHT, have you ever encountered such horror?
I'm sure I've come across these horrifying signs many times, but I never thought to pay much attention to them. Until now. Next time I see one, I shall photography my weepy visage in front of it. It is the burger's blessing and curse that it should symbolize all foodstuffs.
A bit of poking around revealed a whole Flickr group dedicated to anti-burger propaganda. Here are a few more examples, after the jump.
Perhaps you are all being arch, but seriously.. all these signs demonstrate the iconic status of the burger. Clearly, the intent of the signs is not "No Burgers" but "No Food Allowed". So what symbol do they choose to illustrate food? A chicken wing? A pork chop? An oyster? No, they choose the ubiquitous burger. And look at the sign with the "torso-less baby" (loved that!), or the Washington sign - three simple lines are instantly recognizable as a burger. We should rejoice at these signs, as they celebrate the worldwide, cross-lingual, unimpeachable status of the burger!
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5 Comments:
Yea, over roasted charbux smells much better -- not!
jkdrummer at 1:46PM on 09/08/09
Ottawa's Burger Scene is terrible. Another poor ottawaian cries again...
jburgs at 3:32PM on 09/08/09
The horror.
Food Monstar at 4:35PM on 09/08/09
Perhaps you are all being arch, but seriously.. all these signs demonstrate the iconic status of the burger. Clearly, the intent of the signs is not "No Burgers" but "No Food Allowed". So what symbol do they choose to illustrate food? A chicken wing? A pork chop? An oyster? No, they choose the ubiquitous burger. And look at the sign with the "torso-less baby" (loved that!), or the Washington sign - three simple lines are instantly recognizable as a burger. We should rejoice at these signs, as they celebrate the worldwide, cross-lingual, unimpeachable status of the burger!
KevinB at 9:07PM on 09/08/09
@KevinB: If I can speak for everyone, I'd say we're all joking.. :) That's what burgers get for being so recognizable!
Robyn Lee at 10:07PM on 09/08/09