Apostrophlypse Now

Dinners Ready is a place where you prepare your dinners ahead of time at their store and then they're, uh, ready when you want to serve them (http://www.dinnersready.com/).

In that case, at least, the apostrophe isn't really missing, since it's a play on words (your dinners are ready).

In that case, the apostrophe is indeed missing (Dinner is Ready). Perhaps they could borrow one from this sign.

WRONG! Dinners (plural) that are ready. Dinners Ready. Has your Loser train to Loserville pulled in to the train station yet?

It's still missing its verb.

And they didn't know it either.

Chooooochoooooooooo

What?! Nuthin?!

Or wait...maybe I'm mistaken. As I recall, the place I mentioned above was called "Dinners Ready," so what's the likelihood they could have this sign, too?

Hey, actually, I swear to god I've seen that sign before: there used to be this horrible buffet place on 45th right on the east side of I-5, three doors down from the Blue Moon, and I swear it had that exact sign with that coloring and that message on it. I wonder if maybe there isn't some idiotic manufacturer pumping these out to teach children how not to use apostrophes all over the country?

That's fine and all, but calling out the days seems pretty fucking stupid considering they covered that with Weekend Brunch. One or the other, not both. Use the extra space to advertise a special or something.

Not necessarily, fella. Some people work Saturday's and Sunday's and therefore their weekends would be days that mortal civilians such as yourself would regard as "week day's". You lose as well. Go sit next to Little Aubrey on the Loser Train to Loserville.

Yeah, well, weekends are actually defined pretty clearly, and it is not based on when you are and are not working [weekend]. Looks like another ticket to Loserville is available; feel like a ride?

Can I give my ticket to Steve? Because, while yes, one can refer to their individual week's end, that's not standard.

Remember, some folks don't work at all. So the terms of "week" and "weekend" cannot be defined by work.

Yes, we can get into a semantical argument all day. Bottom line is, the sign is not efficient or grammatically correct. It's not a sin to strive for quality. It's a corner stone of society-- progress.

There's no more room on the loser train, Henry so it looks like you're going to have to walk. (Oh snap.)

Seeing as how this is Bill's and not Bills (no apostrophe) I think it's fair to say that this little number is a matter of intentional style deliberateness and not the deal-breaking mistake that little Audrey thinks it is. Bill's: 1 point. Audrey: 0 points. Case closed.

If that is the case, I suggest they change their name to Bill's Of'f Broadwa'y.

I recommend you change your name to Aubrey.

No, it's a pretty obvious and bone-headed mistake. And it's easily avoidable at that.

You are easily avoidable as well, Tom. Look who* just got zinged. (*You did.)

glad i'm not the only one. so annoying.