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[–] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Idaho The Woman as property state? Idaho as property The Woman state? Idaho state The Woman as property?

None of these make a lot of sense.

[–] manucode@infosec.pub 44 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Idaho: the "woman as property"-state?

[–] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Oooh, I just suck at english.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Na, thats fair lol. Some punctuaton is definitely needed there. Took me longer than i care to admit to work it out too

[–] dabaldeagul 9 points 3 days ago

Nah this sign is shit lol

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Whoever wrote this sucks at punctuation.

[–] nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"The women of idaho as property of state"

Best i can figure is that its two pieces of cardboard attached to that pole and they wrote the same half of the text on each side instead of reversing it for the back. Then the pole blocks out the two "of"s

[–] weker01@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

The woman state claims Idaho as property. Good for them

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

What else to expect from a state with ho right in the name

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

What does this even mean? Idaho the women as property state? Idaho as property the women state? I don't know if it's that obvious or i'm just confused lol.