Reverse graffito/graffiti

[Eric Nielsen]

Some more playful subtraction:

http://andrewhearst.com/blog/2005/03/cover_up_at_parents_magazine

Eric
On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 12:36 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Well, not exactly a case of reverse graffito in sensu stricto, but similar,
> was the solution of a retail chain store in Nevada & Southern California in
> the '70s. LAMPS R US changed its name to LAMPS PLUS, in the wake of
> litigation by Toys R Us. I wrote it up in American Speech 62:177-180
> (1987).
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> On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 4:22 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> > 1)   On the Harvard campus, outdoor emergency call telephones are
> > labeled "ASSISTANCE".  I don't need to tell you what single letter is
> > often effaced.  (Or does this not count because the letter could have
> > been painted over?)
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> > 2)   A sign above Jasper White's "Summer Shack" now reads "Clam
> > Bake  Fr ed Chicken  Oyster Bar."
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> > Joel
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