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This is a photograph of a printed closing sign taped to the window of Gyro II, a Greek gyro restaurant. The sign first expresses gratitude to loyal customers for 45 years of support, then announces the restaurant will permanently close on September 11, 2017 at 8pm, and extends well wishes to all patrons. Following the closure announcement, the sign openly shares the restaurant's famous, previously secret white sauce recipe, including a full list of ingredients (32 oz mayonnaise, 8 oz vinegar, 4 oz sugar, 1 oz dill weed) and instructions to mix all ingredients and refrigerate. A decorative graphic of a classical column topped with a small angel/cupid figure holding a cornucopia appears on the left side of the sign, with the Gyro II logo printed at the top right. The content is described as bittersweet, as customers are disappointed by the restaurant's closure but delighted to receive the beloved sauce recipe as a parting gift.

Bittersweet Gyro II Closing Notice With Shared White Sauce Recipe

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This is a two-panel side-by-side comparison meme mocking shrinkflation by large food corporations while praising local kebab vendors. The left panel is labeled 'Food corporations' and features a smug Wojak character, with accompanying text that claims inflation forces the companies to repeatedly reduce product sizes while keeping prices the same or higher. The right panel is labeled 'Your local Kebab guy' and features the GigaChad character edited to wear a red fez and large curly mustache, with text stating the local vendor fills kebab orders until they overflow and treats customers warmly by addressing them as 'boss', providing far better value even amid inflation.

God bless the kebab guy

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A photograph of a store window displaying two prominent signs. The top sign is a turquoise marquee-style sign reading 'IF YOU FIND A HIGHER PRICE WE WILL MATCH IT!' Below it, a handwritten white sign with green text states 'WANTED LOCKUP GARAGE LOCALLY $$$!!'. Inside the store, an elderly person with white hair is visible sitting among various items, including keychains and potted plants. The juxtaposition of the price-matching sign (typically used to promote retail goods) with the unrelated wanted ad for a garage creates unintended irony, as the two messages lack logical connection.

Store Window Signs with Unintended Irony

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