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** Similarly, Disco Furniture (for those who like '70s decor?).


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** Or "Big ots."
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* In Sonny 2, the pawn shop in the Dystopia also has the "a" darkened to spell "pwn". The game lampshades this when the sign is clicked on by saying something to the effect of "The 'A' is missing, but the sign still gets the point across". There is also a Fight Club, but I cannot recall if the game comments on this with the line about not talking about Fight Club.
* In the Bomberman 64: The Second Attack, there is a popcorn stand in the amusement park level with the word "POPCORN" in large uppercase letters. One bomb takes out the second "P", the "C", and the second "O", [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar spelling "PORN" from the still legible letters.]] Another bomb turns the stand into an ear of corn.
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* In one episode of ''PushingDaisies'', the owner of the candy shop across the street sabotages the sign of Ned's pie shop, called "The Pie Hole", to read "The Pie Ho".

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* In one episode of ''PushingDaisies'', the owner of the candy shop across the street sabotages the sign of Ned's pie shop, called "The Pie Hole", to read "The Pie Ho". Olive and Chuck adopt the nickname when they get revenge: [[InsultBackfire "Don't mess with the Pie Hos!"]]
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* A variation from [[{{ptitlex3f4rqe6}} Luigi's Mansion]]: the file select screen has a message reading, "Welcome to your mansion." Wait a while before selecting a file and the message will fade out and come back with the 'y' missing: "Welcome to ''our'' mansion."

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* This Troper sometimes drives past a cleaning store called "Tiffany Cleaners" which sometimes becomes "fany Cleaners".
Also "Big Lots" turns into "Big Los".

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* This Troper sometimes drives past a cleaning store called "Tiffany Cleaners" which sometimes becomes "fany Cleaners". \n Also "Big Lots" turns into "Big Los".Los" (Big Loss).
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* This Troper sometimes drives past a cleaning store called "Tiffany Cleaners" which sometimes becomes "fany Cleaners".
Also "Big Lots" turns into "Big Los".
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* Some Jack Astor's stores will make the "TOR" and apostrophe flash. It doesn't help that right next to the sign is a literal ass's ass.

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* Some Jack Astor's stores will make the "TOR" and apostrophe flash. It doesn't help that right next to the sign is a literal ass's ass. This is, however, intentional.
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* Some Jack Astor's stores will make the "TOR" and apostrophe flash. It doesn't help that right next to the sign is a literal ass's ass.

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* The entire premise of ''AoiHouse'' is that the initial "Y" fell off the sign.

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* The entire premise of ''AoiHouse'' is that the initial letter [[{{Yaoi}} "Y" fell off the sign.sign]].
** Its SpearCounterpart, ''Uri House'', goes by [[{{Yuri}} the same vein]].



* Done offscreen in ''[=~Atlantis: The Lost Empire~=]'': "Whoever took the L from the MOTOR POOL sign, ha-ha, very funny."

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* Done offscreen with a submarine PA system in ''[=~Atlantis: The Lost Empire~=]'': "Whoever Empire~=]''.
--> ''[[ToiletHumour Whoever
took the L from the MOTOR POOL sign, ha-ha, sign]]: [[SarcasmMode Ha ha, we're all very funny."amused.]]'' - [[DeadpanSnarker Wilhelmina Packard]]
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* A long time ago, this troper and her family dined at a family restaurant out in the country called "Chicken and Dumplings". Some of the neon letters were blacked out, so it looked like it was spelled "Chick Dump". Lol.
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* The town of Novac in {{Fallout}} New Vegas is built around and old pre-war hotel. The sign says No Vac[[spoiler:ancies]].
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* TheBennyHillShow loved this trope. One example is a group of priests entering an building with a sign that says "Thea Bar", but once they enter the other letters light up revealing the true name to be "Striptease Cabaret".

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* TheBennyHillShow loved this trope. One example is a group of priests entering an building with a sign that says "Thea "Tea Bar", but once they enter the other letters light up revealing the true name to be "Striptease Cabaret".
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* There are many, many, many, ''many'' "Black Anus" steakhouses all over the United States.
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* ''Grand Theft Auto 2'' features churches with neon signs that say JESUS SAVES. The letters flicker to reveal that they're save points (U SAVE).
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* ''TheCrow 2: City Of Angels'' included a shot of a neon sign reading "Jesus Saves" with only "Save Us" lit up (well, technically that would be "Us Saves").

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* ''TheCrow 2: City Of Angels'' included a shot of a neon sign reading "Jesus Saves" with only "Save Us" lit up (well, technically that would be "Us Saves").Save").
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''TheCrow 2: City Of Angels'' included a shot of a neon sign reading "Jesus Saves" with only "Save Us" lit up (well, technically that would be "Us Saves").

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''TheCrow *''TheCrow 2: City Of Angels'' included a shot of a neon sign reading "Jesus Saves" with only "Save Us" lit up (well, technically that would be "Us Saves").
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''TheCrow 2: City Of Angels'' included a shot of a neon sign reading "Jesus Saves" with only "Save Us" lit up (well, technically that would be "Us Saves").
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** Or CUNT TIRE
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* A Popeye's Chicken signboard was vandalized to say "Jalapenis Poopers".

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* A Popeye's Chicken signboard was vandalized had "Jalapeno Poppers" changed to say "Jalapenis Poopers".

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* A Popeye's Chicken sign was vandalized to say "Jalapenis Poopers".

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* A Popeye's Chicken sign signboard was vandalized to say "Jalapenis Poopers".


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* [[http://failblog.org/2010/10/04/epic-fail-pictures-movie-fails-2/#comments "Twilight Sucks"]].
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* The marquee for a location of the now-online-only chain Linens 'n Things suffered remarkable letter-lighting failure, turning the store into Linens 'n Thi[[spoiler:ng]]s.
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*TheBennyHillShow loved this trope. One example is a group of priests entering an building with a sign that says "Thea Bar", but once they enter the other letters light up revealing the true name to be "Striptease Cabaret".
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* In [[NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle No More Heroes 2]], when [[spoiler:Travis and Sylvia have sex]] the NO MORE HEROES Motel sign falls apart, leaving MORE ERO.
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* A Popeye's Chicken sign was vandalized to say "Jalapenis Poopers".
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* Another for public transport: This bus is licensed to [[spoiler:s]]eat 72 passengers.
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* In ''ScoobyDooMysteryInc'', Scoob is spooked when a sign for "The Drowsy Gator: Pool, Food and Sundries" suddenly reads "The Dog dies".
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* The pilot episode of ''TeenAngel'' featured a P.A. anouncement requesting that the first two letters from a "Class of '98" sign be returned. The recently deceased Marty then proudly shows Steve the two letters, knowing full well he could never be caught due to his being dead.
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* The short lived sitcom version of HotLBaltimore.

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* The movie of ''Max Payne'' had the game's bad guy bar Ragna Rock renamed as ''Raglan And Brock'' with half the letters unlit, leading to the name ''Rag**n a** *rock''.
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* Criminal: ''The [[BadGuyBar Undertown]] bar lost the last letter in its sign sometime in the fifties, and has yet to be fixed in the present day. Everybody calls it the Undertow.

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