Monday, July 11, 2022

Humor in the Colorado Hills!


 

When my husband and I go out for a drive, we often take CO 285 West and then turn off at the intersection of Parmelee Gulch Road into an area known as Indian Hills.  At elevations of 6,800 feet (2072.64 M) to 8,500 feet (2590.8 M), Indian Hills is filled with fragrant ponderosa pines and wildflower-filled meadows.   It was once a favorite place for the Native American Ute tribe to live and hunt and then pioneers began to settle there in the 1860s. Mountain vacation cabins were built for Denver residents in the early 1900s and more residents moved to the area and built homes as Colorado's population grew. There were even grandiose plans made by one man to build a "Western White House" for the Presidents of the United States to use on top of a mountain, but it never came about. You can read more about the interesting history of this mountain community at this link




The Indian Hills Improvement Association was established in 1926 and sponsors community events and historical preservation. The one-room building that had been used as a school from 1923-1949 was purchased and remodeled in 1952 to serve as a Community Center for the residents. It can be rented out for meetings and parties and other events.




On a portion of the property next to the Indian Hills Community Center is an eye-catching turquoise-colored sign where various announcements are made in letters placed by a volunteer named  Vince Rozmiarek. He actually constructed the sign for the community center to replace a smaller one. The sign can be seen by every car driving west on the small country road next to it. News and announcements can also be placed for a fee by local residents, such as seen in the congratulatory sign above that I took a photo of one day in researching for this story.   


Vince usually changes the sign every three days and one April Fools Day he had the idea to make a joke sign telling residents to slow down as the town was annexed by the town below it and their police were writing tickets.  So many people called the Indian Hills Police about this sign --more people than Vince ever thought would pay attention to it-- and he realized on non-announcement days he could keep the humor going!





He began thinking of funny puns and placing them on the sign. 



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Soon, his funny signs were attracting attention, not only from locals but also on social media, and soon they were seen around the world!




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Spring, summer, fall, and winter he changes the sign regularly.



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Vince's signs bring a smile to many faces and he's happy that he's brought a bit of joy to all the cars passing by and through all the shared photos.  

I'm guessing many of you may have even seen a news story or a social media post with one of his signs in it?  





Vince has a Facebook Page--click here--where photos of his sign humor are posted, with the sign identification changed to "Vince the Sign Guy," and he has a web page--click here--where, among other things, you can suggest a pun to Vince.




Thanks, Vince, for sharing humor, spreading joy, and being a bright spot in Colorado!


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41 comments:

Mersad said...

That would be hilarious to drive along these signs. Great finds!

Rostrose said...

That Vince actually seems to be a very humorous fellow! I only understood half of the jokes - but I found this half very funny.
All the best from Austria and have a good time,
Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2022/07/mallorca-reisebericht-teil-1-tag-1-bis.html

eileeninmd said...

Hello,
I love the humorous signs. Thanks to Vince for spreading the joy.
Beautiful rainbow capture. Take care, enjoy your day and have a happy new week!

Penny from Enjoying The Simple Things said...

I have seen his signs on social media and always thought they were very funny and clever! Thanks for sharing the back story.

R's Rue said...

Your posts always bring joy and laughs. Thank you.
www.rsrue.blogspot.com

Mitzi said...

Those are great signs! The rainbow is awesome!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Those are hilarious! I don't want to press my luck and comment on every one of them though! hahahaha!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

My husband looked at these too and we had a laugh...or two!

Linda said...

Some hilarious signs there. I'm visiting from Mosaic Monday
https://www.craftygardener.ca/fence-posts-decorations/

NCSue said...

The sign maker is very creative. I wonder how often his changes his signs?
Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-few-things-blooming-around-homeplace.html

ellen b. said...

Funny signs and they put a smile on my face. Thank you for sharing them!

Lowcarb team member said...

I'm still chuckling reading the signs ...
Great post, thank you.

All the best Jan

stevebethere said...

Nice photos loved the funny signs heheh!

Have a legotastic week 👍

Jeanie said...

That's where that place is located! I've seen their billboards a lot (online) and always wondered where it was! Thanks, Pat. And I see some new ones here, too!

Judy Biggerstaff said...

How fun to drive along and see these signs! I'm sure it would keep you laughing. Nice pic with the rainbow too.

Ruth Hiebert said...

It's a good idea to use the sign to lighten people's spirits.

Carol @Comfort Spring Station said...

I see those signs on Facebook everyday. Everyone loves them. I can't believe one person thinks up all the sayings.

Su-sieee! Mac said...

Yay for people like Vince!

Veronica Lee said...

I would enjoy driving along to see these signs!

Happy Tuesday, Pat!

Sharon Wagner said...

OMG! These are hilarious! What a great way to brighten someone's day.

dee Nambiar said...

Haha! These make a great collection of photos, too.
Thank you for putting a smile on our faces. :)

Tom said...

...these are fabulous, thanks for sharing them.

Bill said...

The signs are great! The rainbow is absolutely beautiful.

Eclectic Red Barn said...

Pat,
How much fun your trip was. How nice to be close to such great places to visit.
Enjoy all of those trips.
Hugs,
Bev
P.S. I didn't see an email to send you a comment, so I decided to come here. Thanks for stopping by Happiness Is Homemade.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I'm a sucker for puns (also known in our house as mom jokes instead of the usual "dad jokes" because I'm the one here who laughs the most.) These were great!! Thanks for the links also -- we can all use lots of smiles these days!

William Kendall said...

These are good ones.

Lorrie said...

How fun to see the ever-changing sign along the road. I've not heard of this before. We all need some lighthearted fun!

Sandy said...

Fun post!! I've seen many of these signs show up on Facebook and they do indeed get lots of attention. I enjoyed the history of the plan of building a West White House.
Sandy's Space

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Great post!! Hilarious signs.

Kenneth Cole Schneider said...

I really enjoyed the wit and humor. Thanks for sharing.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Those signs are hilarious! What a character Vince must be!

Jim said...

Good rainbow capture.

Angie said...

Pat - love, love, love this post! How many times can people say they are actually looking forward to driving? This would give me a reason to get in the car! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!

Jocelyn said...

Love the signs! Thanks for sharing them.

Photo Cache said...

LOL! LOL! LOL! I would drive around town just to capture all those funny signs.


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Linda said...

This made my day!!!

Rain said...

I loved reading every single one of those! I love when people do things to bring joy to other people's lives!!! ☺

Light and Voices said...

Going to take on my day now with a smile on my face. Thank you.

Joanne said...

Those are so funny and I am pretty sure I have seen a sign or two of his floating around on social media with that fairly distinctive turquoise color.

April J Harris said...

I really enjoyed this post, Pat! Those comments really did make me smile. What a fun thing to do!

Rambling Woods said...

Thank goodness for humor….