Saturday, June 13, 2009

See: Seesaw Seen

In East Syracuse (why is there no South Syracuse or West Syracuse?) today, I saw a yellow-background traffic warning sign depicting a black seesaw, with a symbolic creature, presumably a child, on each side of the 45-or-so-degree angled plank.

Seesaw, a simple reduplicative word, which can work as a verb, a noun, or an adjective.

I wonder.

Why a seesaw warning sign?

Beware of hurling kids?

Prepare for economic turbulence?

After all, I was en route to the bank.

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