Have you seen the new wayfarer sign at Braly Stadium? Those things are popping up everywhere. Somebody is making a killing on these signs, and guess who is paying for them? This one is waaay too big, and it doesn't even mention Tom Braly Stadium. All it reads is: " City of Florence, Home of the UNA Lions and Florence Falcons." And what happened to the Falcon logo which I thought was pretty neat. This so-called "Falcon" looks like a big turkey!!!

Allen Tomlinson & his partner Sims designed the signs. They rec'd the money, most of it. Don't know who did the actual construction.

Allen previously took flack for his giglio logo being too plain.

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Originally posted by TamaraKnight:
Allen Tomlinson & his partner Sims designed the signs. They rec'd the money, most of it. Don't know who did the actual construction.

Allen previously took flack for his giglio logo being too plain.

I haven't seen the sign but if Allen and David did it I bet it is good. We are lucky to have an advertising firm in town with their talent. The only flack I recall anyone taking about the giglio was from that fat idiot assistant chief a the fpd that thankfully got canned. How odd, I can't seem to recall his name - I guess his offensive behavior stands out more in my mind.

I think the sign looks great. It's nice to see the city actually acknowledge the University exists - because sometimes I have to wonder if they even realize it. When it comes to the stadium, I have always been a little irked that they made it a dominant blue color so as to not show favoritism towards any occupant at the time (UNA, Coffee, or Bradshaw), and then when they created Florence High School they made them blue! So it sometimes feels that we (I'm a student at UNA) are a visitor on our own home field. Apparently the Falcons playing there also keeps us from being able to paint the field, though I don't know that with any certainty. I realize the city owns the stadium, but still.

The sign looks good, and if not for the ludicrous edict of not being able to put them on state-controlled roadways, I would like to see it at every city entrance.

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Originally posted by bubbaluck:

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Originally posted by TamaraKnight:
Allen Tomlinson & his partner Sims designed the signs. They rec'd the money, most of it. Don't know who did the actual construction.

Allen previously took flack for his giglio logo being too plain.

I haven't seen the sign but if Allen and David did it I bet it is good. We are lucky to have an advertising firm in town with their talent. The only flack I recall anyone taking about the giglio was from that fat idiot assistant chief a the fpd that thankfully got canned. How odd, I can't seem to recall his name - I guess his offensive behavior stands out more in my mind.

I won't mention his name either, but he didn't seem to understand:

English - Lily
French - Fleur de Lis
Italian - Giglio

If he objected to the French word Fleur de Lis, why not object to the name Florence itself (it's French, folks). The Italian is Firenze (hey, I kinda like it).

I sense a conspiracy.

"Colbert" is French, too.

Are smugglers sneaking in Brie and escargot yet?

DF

DF...they're starting with french fries.

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Originally posted by zippadeedoodah:
DF...they're starting with french fries.

I think you still can't get French Fries or Gray Goose Vodka at George's Steak Pit . . . and that from those nice Greeks.

On the back of the sign, list all of the NCAA Division II Championship games, along with all the Harlon Hill Trophy winners over the years.