If this dirty rotten beachfront could talk

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These speech-bubble ads are certainly an inventive way to chide seaside litterbugs, even if the signs themselves are a bit of an eyesore. I imagine they’re also handy for entertaining the stoned, drunk or otherwise impaired as they stumble around, interrupting volleyball games and horseshoe-crab-mating sessions. You can think of a million uses for this idea. “Watch out, homeless guy peed right here” bubbles in New York’s subways? “Ow, that hurts!” bubbles on trees in logging areas? “Don’t tread on me” signs in cemeteries? Maybe even “Shhh, no talking!” bubbles in movie theaters.

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