One time I woke up in the middle of the night and I was hungry. I went to the convenience store and noticed it was closed. The sign said 'Open 24 hours' and there was a guy locking the door. I said 'Hey, your sign says you're open 24 hours.' He said, 'Not in a row!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker encounters a store claiming 24 hour service that is locked at night, and the owner makes a pun about consecutive hours.
- In plain terms
- A store is closed despite saying 24 hour open.
- What can you take from it?
- Policies may have hidden exceptions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you found a store closed at 24 hours?
- Do signs mislead you?
Another view
The pun relies on language ambiguity.
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