Of signs and Seinfeld
June 24, 2008
Rarely does a day go by where I don’t make a “Seinfeld” reference – not that there’s anything wrong with that (I think). It has become a language unto itself between some of my friends, to the point where we could probably have entire conversations using only “Seinfeld” dialogue.
So it was when I read a story in Monday’s Washington Post concerning a dispute about proposed signs on a mixed-use building in Philadelphia. Technology-consulting firm Unisys is moving in to four floors of the high-rise and wants “two illuminated signs, 11 feet high in red letters, more than halfway up two sides of the 58-story building” at Two Liberty Place, according to the Post.
Not so fast, say residents of the building, who’ve mounted a legal challenge in federal court.
Sure, they worry that the signs could decrease the value of their homes — but they also “fear the planned signs would reflect into their living rooms,” according to the story.
Almost immediately, I thought of the “Seinfeld” where the neon sign from a new Kenny Rogers Roasters leads to Jerry and Kramer switching apartments and Jerry going crazy. (“I’m on no sleep, no sleep!”)
“The Chicken Roaster,” of course, ended with the restaurant closing after Jerry’s wet hat, made from nutria fur, came apart in the restaurant. It’s unclear how the Two Liberty Place dispute will end. I just hope someone called Jackie Chiles for representation.
DANNY JACOBS, Legal Affairs Writer
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Seinfeld quotes on timely legal stories? Quotes from Marrisa Tomei?
If you work in a Monty Python quote tomorrow on an interesting story, I am buying you a beer.