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thats_not_what_I_do•

This used to be so much cooler when it was re rock and roll gas station

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Marxist_LiberationKensington•

Go back even further and it was something else which made okay cheesesteaks at 2am.

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tim404Fishtown•

And their cheesesteaks, god they were good. They'd come in half a round loaf of bread, bigger than any plate I owned.

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crutonic•

I love it- Pass it daily- it's their zen like approach to marketing. why not?

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KeystonerOPFishtown•

Interesting. I assumed it was more of a laissez-faire marketing approach, as in, letting passersby create their own signage, but that's even better.

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[deleted]•

Hello, neighbor.

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cinephile67Kensington•

ma hood.

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more_adventurous•

this sign just keeps getting better and better.

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ihearthiking•

I was just wondering about this over the weekend...

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KeystonerOPFishtown•

You were wondering about why the gas station is lonely? Or why hoes are lonely? Both? Me too.

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ihearthiking•

I was wondering if it was a message from someone who worked there to someone who would understand that it was from them.

Then, I imagined the story- some woman dating a guy & she works at the rock & roll gas station... but alas, the rock & roll went out of the gas station, and she lost her zest for life. As a result, the guy left her. And there she toils daily, lonely & unable to figure out if it is "ho" or "hoe" and she had to make her stand, if only on the off chance that her ex sits through that left turn arrow long enough to let his eyes wander, and make the connection...

But, unfortunately, what she didn't realize it that her ex has changed jobs & rarely, if ever, has to sit in that left turn only lane anymore.

It is a pity.

But, it could also be a self actualized gas station sign, which is a MUCH more interesting idea, really.

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ihearthiking•

I also considered the possibility that it was a Rob Base song that I didn't know. A deep cut, far from my experience as a casual listener...

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KeystonerOPFishtown•

Oh wow, you put a lot of thought into it. For some reason the sign made me really sad, and not for the obvious reason (lonely hos), but because I imagined people terrorizing the gas station owners and this sign as one final show of the neighborhood making a mockery of them. But that's catastrophizing and it's been funny to hear all these folks here with their own interpretations and attempt to find meaning in it.

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ihearthiking•

That whole thing rolled through my mind while I was waiting at the light. Not much thought put into it. But I know what you mean :)

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