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Signs you wouldn't see in Seattle

There are many ways to say thanks to your mom.

By Knute Berger
Spotted while passing through Grangeville, Idaho: "Mothers Day: Get your beer and ammo here."

Topics: Idaho, Mossback, Travel, Weird

About the Author

Knute Berger is Mossback, Crosscut's chief Northwest native. He also writes the monthly Grey Matters column for Seattle magazine and is a weekly Friday guest on Weekday on KUOW-FM (94.9). His newest book is Pugetopolis: A Mossback Takes On Growth Addicts, Weather Wimps, and the Myth of Seattle Nice, published by Sasquatch Books. In 2011, he was named Writer-in-Residence at the Space Needle and is author of Space Needle, The Spirit of Seattle (2012), the official 50th anniversary history of the tower. You can e-mail him at mossback@crosscut.com.

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Comments:

Posted Sun, May 13, 6:35 p.m. Inappropriate

Here's your sign: That sounds more like Orofino than Grangeville. But whatever you do in Idaho, never try to pronounce the town of ATHOL if you have Cleft Palate you could get a whoopin'.

— Cameron

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