UNNECESSARY CAPITALIZATION. UNNECESSARY JUDGMENT.

PROMOTING PARSLEY

I'VE BEEN DRINKING MORE V-8 JUICE AS PART OF A COMMITMENT TO EAT HEALTHIER. AFTER A LACKLUSTER INTRODUCTION DURING MY CHILDHOOD, I DECIDED TO GIVE V-8 ANOTHER CHANCE DURING A RECENT INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT. GREAT TASTE, MORE FILLING: FOR A FRUGAL FOOD LOVER, THOSE ARE HUGE SELLING POINTS. ALTHOUGH I SURVIVED ON A VEGETABLE-BASED DIET FOR ONE YEAR AND NINE MONTHS DURING COLLEGE, I THINK I NEED MEAT. SIGNS, LIKE THE ONE IN DC, CONCRETIZE THAT DECISION.

"X" BEFORE "C", EXCEPT IN DC

DC IS MIRED IN RED TAPE; IT MIGHT HAVE A SHORTAGE OF RED PENS. I SPOTTED THIS SIGN A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE CAPITOL BUILDING. SOMEONE MIGHT WANT TO LET THE CITY KNOW THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO SPELL THE WORD.

WITH AN "A" AND WITH AN "O"

MILES AWAY FROM THE CAPITOL BUILDING, THERE'S A LESSER-KNOWN DC TOURIST HAUNT: CAPITAL POOL CHECKERS CLUB ALTHOUGH YOU'RE WELCOME TO VISIT, THE BOARDED WINDOWS AND DOORS PREVENT YOU FROM DROPPING IN ON A GAME OF CHECKERS. THEY'VE COVERED MORE THAN WINDOWS - THE OWNERS COVERED THEIR BASES. THE TOP SIGN, ALTHOUGH FADED, SPELLS CAPITAL WITH AN "A." THE BOTTOM ONE WITH STICK-ON LETTERING OPTS FOR AN "O." IT'S A TRICKY WORD WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS. PERHAPS, AT ONE TIME, BOTH APPLIED.

THEY MIGHT WANT TO TURN THAT AROUND

MAYBE THEY WASHED OFF THE "H"

IT'S NOT WHERE THEY BELONG