For 18 years, Signs of the Times Magazine published an annual Ugly Sign Contest. Although beloved, it became too difficult to make space in print. However, we’ve decided to resuscitate the hideous beast on Signweb ("Suedeman" and "The Mighty Thor" miss writing witty captions about some truly regrettable signs), and we’d like your help. Please send in photos ugly signs you’ve encountered by June 15 to Steve Aust at steve.aust@stmediagroup.com, and we’ll proudly post photos of signage that’s so bad, it’s almost good!

Steve Aust

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