I don't remember when or where I came across this picture, but the use of words humors me. Obviously they mean that area has a large flow of pedestrians coming through, but it could be taken as "fat people in" passing. When I went to Ohio University, there was a sign similar to this: "high pedestrian area". Now I don't know if you're familiar with the reputation Athens, Ohio has held high for years, but surrounding counties are known for growing the best marijuana in Ohio, so I've heard. We thought it was hilarious to think that the sign was informing traffic that, "hey be careful, high people could be walking through and not see you". I took a picture of it once for a photography project but I couldn't find it to load onto here. When I saw this one about possible heavy set people passing through, so it might take awhile, it gave me a chuckle. It just goes to show that the interpretation of the american language can go many ways.
(did you ever think that words spelled the same sound nothing alike, like other and bother or comb and tomb? Even though this has absolutely nothing to do with that street sign, it definitely adds to the ways the american language differs! crazy isn' tit? )
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