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This reminds me of an old Ogden Nash poem, I'll Take the High Road Commission, reflecting on an old street sign motif for school crossings.
To cut to the chase*
Wisest of their proverbs,
Truest of their talk.
Have I found that dictum:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
When Adam took the highway
He left his sons a guide:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
CHEERFUL
CHILDREN
RIDE
I cannot find an example of these old signs. Here is a sign of somewhat similar motif (which may or may not be authentic, being from Etsy!), displaying the seemingly unusual grammatical construction of signs of 6 or 7 decades ago.
____________
* Here is the complete poem (FWIW)
I'LL TAKE THE HIGH ROAD COMMISSION
In between the route marks
And the shaving rhymes.
Black and yellow markers
Comment on the times.
All along the highway
Hear the signs discourse:
MEN
SLOW
WORKING
SADDLE
CROSSING
HORSE
Cryptic crossroad preachers
Proffer good advice,
Helping wary drivers
Keep out of Paradise.
Transcontinental sermons.
Transcendental talk:
SOFT
CAUTION
SHOULDERS
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
Wisest of their proverbs,
Truest of their talk.
Have I found that dictum:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
When Adam took the highway
He left his sons a guide:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
CHEERFUL
CHILDREN
RIDE
In between the route marks
And the shaving rhymes.
Black and yellow markers
Comment on the times.
All along the highway
Hear the signs discourse:
MEN
SLOW
WORKING
SADDLE
CROSSING
HORSE
Cryptic crossroad preachers
Proffer good advice,
Helping wary drivers
Keep out of Paradise.
Transcontinental sermons.
Transcendental talk:
SOFT
CAUTION
SHOULDERS
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
Wisest of their proverbs,
Truest of their talk.
Have I found that dictum:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
When Adam took the highway
He left his sons a guide:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
CHEERFUL
CHILDREN
RIDE
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Love Ogden NashThis reminds me of an old Ogden Nash poem, I'll Take the High Road Commission, reflecting on an old street sign motif for school crossings.
To cut to the chase*
Wisest of their proverbs,
Truest of their talk.
Have I found that dictum:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
When Adam took the highway
He left his sons a guide:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
CHEERFUL
CHILDREN
RIDE
I cannot find an example of these old signs. Here is a sign of somewhat similar motif (which may or may not be authentic, being from Etsy!), displaying the seemingly unusual grammatical construction of signs of 6 or 7 decades ago.
____________
* Here is the complete poem (FWIW)
I'LL TAKE THE HIGH ROAD COMMISSION
In between the route marks
And the shaving rhymes.
Black and yellow markers
Comment on the times.
All along the highway
Hear the signs discourse:
MEN
SLOW
WORKING
SADDLE
CROSSING
HORSE
Cryptic crossroad preachers
Proffer good advice,
Helping wary drivers
Keep out of Paradise.
Transcontinental sermons.
Transcendental talk:
SOFT
CAUTION
SHOULDERS
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
Wisest of their proverbs,
Truest of their talk.
Have I found that dictum:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
When Adam took the highway
He left his sons a guide:
CROSS
CHILDREN
WALK
CHEERFUL
CHILDREN
RIDE
