It takes religion, politics, non-traffic VMS notices, and Ala.nland—and rolls it all up ...
Not to mention history and current events.
A part of me wants to call it sacrilegious, but then I remember how everyone always says "God has a sense of humor". Well, if that's true, then there's NO WAY wouldn't be laughing at that sign.
I respectfully disagree. That particular aspect of Ala.nland has always been one that I have tremendous disdain for, and if I ever were to stop coming to this forum, that would certainly be among the reasons why.
There are lots of reasons to have disdain for Alanland. The fact that it makes no sense at all should probably be high up there, right under the fact that they make all sports players wear ponchos as uniforms and the use of compressed Series E(M) for everything.
To answer a question nobody asked, one aspect of Alanland has actually survived into the present day. In my Dungeons & Dragons game, the capital city is named Quindaro, as a nod to Alanland's capital (not that anyone but me gets the joke). So in some sense, a small part of Alanland is still alive and well.
(Maybe some day I should make a thread about that. There are sign drawings, after all.)