by Becky McEachern

December 8, 2011

Yied to Peds

Becky McEachern

Yield to what exactly?

I found this sign on North Road in New Westminster. It scores high for its hip use of  abbreviation. ^5! LOL! However, said hipness comes with a price; it's not clear to which specific "peds" we must yield. So I did a little research and came up with these potential candidates:

- pedalers (People on bikes. Pedaling madly.)

- pedestals (And the people on 'em.)

- pedagogues (During school hours.)

- pedophiles (No. Heaven forbid.)

- pediatrists (They fix sick babies. You can't hold a candle to that.)

- pedalfers (Soil found in humid regions. Ok maybe not this one.)

- pedants (If only to get them to shut up)

- pedicels (Where antlers are attached to a deer’s head. Probably it's not this one either.)

- pedipalps (appendages near the mouth of a spider. Yah, don't get in the way of those.)

- pedicurists (They have entire kits full of pointy objects meant for poking under your nails.)

- pedigreed individuals (They've studied for too long. Now nothing will EVER make it all seem worthwhile.)

- pedocals (A class of soil found in arid regions. Not super likely, I guess.)

- peduncles (A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain. This one gets my vote, actually.)

"Dear City of New Westminster, thanks for replacing what might have been a mundane moment in my life with an opportunity to draw some small detail out into absurdity."

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by Becky McEachern

December 8, 2011

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  • Yield to Peds

    Oh, brutal! We've gone from pedicels and pedipalps to pediculus. Not promising!!! Personally, I'm rather curious about the sign above referring to Brunette and Fraser- maybe blondes have to yield to brunettes? ( How can you tell I'm from out of town- OK if you must know, from the EAST!!)

    Posted by Margaret Jones February 04, 2012 16:58:09

  • Funny!

    Thanks for making fun out of boring signs!! But really, increasingly I have to stop of interpret what signs and abbreviations really mean. A legacy of texting....

    Posted by Kathleen McEachern December 16, 2011 09:06:15

  • Further Possibilities

    -pedarian (A political rank in ancient Rome. If you don't yield, it's a quick, involuntary trip to the Colosseum for you.)

    -peddler / pedlar (Not sure about traffic, but yielding to peddlers is bad shopping policy.)

    -pediculus (One of several kinds of lice. This would be a pretty lousy interpretation.)

    -pedimane (Opossum. You'll be waiting for a while.)

    Posted by Brook Jones December 16, 2011 00:10:07

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