God's Anointed Silly Signs

Every visitor to this country will soon collect his/her own list of favourite silly shop names as Ghanaians are weirdly keen to announce the beatification of their endeavuurs. These are some of our favourites we saw in a couple of weeks traveling round the Volta region at Christmas:

"So that the youth will grow spot"

Spots are pubs to you and me

"In God's way Kitchen"

Sounds like home

"Never mind your wife Chop Bar"

Chop bars are spots with a kitchen

"Let us pray to God so that he may arouse himself on our behalf"

Church Banner, Kumasi

"Keep the lunatics off the street"

Mental Health Government Poster Campaign

"Trust in God Hairdressing Salon"

Bit worrying when you're only going in for a short back and sides

"Come on to me Spare Parts"

Garage in Kumasi

"Blood of Jesus Bicycle Repair Shop"

Even the Son of God can fall off his bike

"Holier than thou Plumbing Works"

As if we didn't already know