Tex-Mex restaurant El Arroyo, in Austin, Texas, offers more than what's on the menu—it also puts up the wittiest signs that are sure to make everyone's day.
El Arroyo took up this "hobby" in the early '80s, and much like LeBron James, it is still going strong after all these years in the game.
We at Bored Panda have already covered these signs here and here, but since it brings so much joy to the community (and the Internet), we decided to make a new piece sharing some of El Arroyo's latest gems. Enjoy!
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My nose is huge, how would this interfere with wearing a mask? Some people just use any excuse they can to risk other people's lives I guess
And cats. Mine will run and hide where I give up arguing what’s in her mouth
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Laura Schulte, brand partnerships and social media manager at El Arroyo, told Bored Panda in an earlier interview their marquee was first put out by the street in front of the restaurant by their original owner over two decades ago to promote restaurant specials and write funny quotes.
Now, El Arroyo gets several submissions a day from people from all over the world who wish to get their witty one-liners heard. Laura said the staff picks what to put up in terms of “what makes us laugh and is most applicable to current events.”
Times have changed. In 2019 you could have been arrested for wearing a mask inside a bank and today for not wearing a mask.
News:there are currently 1,000,000 bank robberies going on right now.
That was a massacre... We lost so many great men!
Load More Replies...I'm a teller and if I had a dollar for every time I've heard this I'd be rich. Literally.
Please consider cruising the neighborhood WITH the ice cream trucks.
I’d chase down a good taco truck and buy enough for dinner, if I saw one in the neighborhood.
I would bust out some serious Forrest Gump style moves to run down a decent taco truck.
On April 1st, locals probably have had a real scare when they saw the landmark El Arroyo sign was missing. Restaurant representatives said on social media that it was stolen.
"It is with great sadness that we share some disheartening news... Our famous marquee sign has been stolen," El Arroyo staff tweeted. "If you have any information about the whereabouts of the sign, or any leads, please comment."
Can we all sign a petition to continue mantaining 6 ft distancing after covid? please?
Just saying... everyone has a bubble, it only took a pandemic to make people realize that!
HELL YEAH! I want EVERYBODY to stay the hell away from me!!!! LOL
It's a nice tidy segue to avoiding certain individuals, permanently.
Beyoncé Who run the world? (Girls) came on when I was looking at this.
And strong men too. We need some to put up with some bullshit other weak men do and call them out. Nothing worse then a bunch of men together behaving like assholes and none of them thinking with their own mind. I sure I don't want to raise my boys to be that weak.
Nice sentiment, but I don't think I'll ever be a strong woman lol
According to KXAN-TV, a server who answered the phone when ABC13 called confirmed this information. "It was stolen," Gilberto Camacho then said. "At least as far as I know. That's what the manager told me anyway."
The drama took a turn when El Arroyo shared a video of Gov. Greg Abbott showing animated concern about the sign.
"I said alcohol to go... not signs to go," Abbott said on-camera. "That sign is missing. We must find it. I'm asking the DPS to help us find that sign."
No frickin joke!!! I was talking to someone about ", Million Dollar Spaghetti"...Then typed in Million Do... And that's the first thing that popped up! . I was like...uhhh I've NEVER searched for this ever ..wtf.
Load More Replies...My friend had an odd foam roller and couldn't remember the brand. Facebook figured it out for us.
I call on whatsup with a friend that was asking advice on taking some pills that avoid hair lost but can cause impotence. Guess what? I got for weeks publicity about hair implantation and impotence pill. I'm a woman.
Seriously. Was chatting with a friend about a sibling who'd caught Chlamydia from a cheating S/O, we were discussing the symptoms & how it's treated & let's just say I was askeered to use my phone for days afterwards.
This is terrifyingly true. Hell, I've THOUGHT things before and they've popped up within the hour.
I am ashamed to say I never noticed. Guess that's why I ended up workingg on an appliance assembly line .
Don't feel bad. I never noticed either and I grew up to be an OR nurse. lol!
Load More Replies...pretend he's your worst enemy. than do it slowly and horribly. enjoy your next game!
Well, given the size and redness of his nose he was probably an alcoholic & hopefully at least drunk at the time.
However, observant viewers noticed that Abbott's video, featuring the governor wearing a tie while in his Capitol office, was recorded on a different day since he was seen in live ABC13 streaming video along the Texas border at the same time the clip was tweeted.
An afternoon Instagram post from El Arroyo revealed the signs' whereabouts, a relocation in conjunction with a promotion with the drinkware and cooler-maker, Yeti. "Y'all fell hard for that one, huh?" El Arroyo posted, calming down its followers. Looks like we'll see more signs after all!
abso friggin lutely I tell females all the time, maybe you should eat some of your make up so you'll be pretty on the inside too. I don't understand why it's so hard to be kind to one another. smh
I guess then most people are beautiful! side note: treat people how you want to be treated
what a pitty it isn't handed down exactly what the parrot said....
"It talked! I swear it did! It asked for a cracker!"
haha as a bird mom this is great. My Wendy says crazy stuff all the time. For example, I've had her over a year and I try so hard to teach her "I love you" tell her all the time. She hears my son rage quit one friggin time now she's all about "Bruh / Bot!"
I watched a tik tok with my mom and this parrot was mad sayinf the F word and screaming at the poor doggo :c
That's better than forgetting it at home and having to buy one when you know you have a box of them at home
Grocery store is literally two houses up the street. Half of the way, I realize I forgot to carry a mask. Stop, stomp, angrily mutter "dammit", turn around: Neighbour standing in front of the door, witnessing the scene from behind and laughing his ass off: "Forgot mask, right"? Happened last Saturday....
I always imagine that if someone is REALLY pissed they’d mutter like Joe Pesci from Home Alone
Not like it floats, or can cook/keep warm with it, won't heal a broken leg or cure a fever. You can't even fight off zombies with it.
why did everyone go for the TP? i mean sure, you can burn it if things get desperate, but still, it has basically no other uses
Load More Replies...I think we're confusing "survival instincts" with "fear of being inconvenienced in any way for any substantial length of time"
Years ago I told my BF that I wanted to stock up on TP bc I just felt like it would be great currency in the event of the apocalypse. I was clearly joking at the time but now he thinks I'm psychic. We were not one of those TP hoarders though.
Perfectly obvious that a man wrote this thought. Same guys who have to be told to sanitize their hands often . . . like they didn't do that before . . .
In my family, the birthday person now gets a paper fan to blow out the candles.
Load More Replies...Made a separate cupcake for 4year old, just to hold the candles. More spit than air with the toddlers.
My nan used to scrape the icing off after the candle blowing, and give it to us - happy days
Load More Replies...I always did think it was disgusting. And when the cook samples the soup they are cooking and use the same spoon to keep stiring it's a good diet because you loose your appitite.
I have a mug of spoons next to my stove so I can taste and throw the spoon in the sink, and take a fresh one if I wanna taste again - no double dip
Load More Replies...The part of this that bothers me is the “used to” part. Big assumption with that.
Candles on cakes became a popular tradition long ago in Germany, too. For religious reasons, Germans would place a large candle in the center of a cake to symbolize “the light of life." ... If all the candles are blown out in one breath, the wish will come true, and the person will have good luck throughout the year.
I've been setting aside a special cupcake to blow on for since my first child's first birthday.
Nothing says "Happy Birthday" quite as well as melted wax drips & blobs of saliva!
No. It is actually the third most used one after "your mic is still on" and "I'm sorry, my camera does not work"... which are usually lies.
and/or "um... you're unmuted" oof sorry for anyone who's been though that
Wouldn't it be funny if the whole world tried that at the same time for just one day? ( walking only)
I'm not gonna lie, 2020 saw a few "Tequila mornings" Makes for a great morning but a very sleepy afternoon.
I like the one I found a few years back that said "You can only say WTF so many times a day before you just start drinking."
Maybe if we manage to hit 88 WTFPH, we might go back in time when all this was a bad horror movie script.
I have one party boob and one booby trap & they both work the same.
I'm working on hunk because I started leaning towards chunk. Down 50lbs!
Or as Phoebe Buffet once said: I wish I could, but I don’t want to.
Load More Replies...Oh my goodness, this should be me 🙈 I am so good at it though .
i swear a little to much behind peoples back, the amount of times i have gotten so close to saying it is un-countable....
Load More Replies...What the wick whack frick frack snick snack! Well ain't that the smurfin' truth.
(Continued) Doctor: Well, don't listen to that body. Body: Oh don't forget dem tacos
Had to look up was queso was, it's a cheese dip, in case there are other people who didn't know.
Thank you. I did wonder but being in UK I thought 'must be something American people like to eat, which we don't see very often here.'
Load More Replies...my body: go watch youtube, eat Doritos all day, but stay fit. me: is that possible? my gym teacher: idk. try it
I own an ever expanding collection of Adidas & Puma athletic pants & tops- "Is she coming from working out, are they pajamas, is she on her way to the gym/ outdoor yoga?" You'll never know & I'll never tell. Okay, they're pajamas. I refuse to keep living a lie.
I just did a real life spit take. Fantastic.
Load More Replies...Just watched Spycraft on Netflix and learned Skynet is already here, like really. Nice knowing you all.
This is funny, because 13 used to be my lucky number.
The number 13 is considered bad luck 666 is the devil's number And 2020 was when everything went down the rabbit hole.
Load More Replies...EXACTLY SO INFURIATING. Notice the .001 millisecond space between the eat me now and the too late
Let them ripen on the counter then throw them in the fridge. They last for weeks!
So it's NOT just me and my avocados! Bananas are out to get me much the same way. 🤣🤣
A big perk of living in CA is all the local-ish produce. Last summer avocados were 3 for a dollar. But artichokes took a big jump a couple of years ago and haven't come back down. Can't justify $3 for one artichoke.
I have a quarter, minted 2020 and the National Park animal featured on it is a bat.
yep. my brain just sang the whole chorus...thank you.
Load More Replies...Dancing queen, feel the pain of the quarantine oh yeahhhh, wear a mask, wash your hands, wearing only your sweatpaaants...
After rading all these I don't feel so very quarantined. This is fun.
I really do have one that's beachy scented- coconuts & something.
I have one that's "rosy peach"...whatever that is :/
Load More Replies...I was in Walmart several months ago. I stopped at the entrance to use their hand sanitizer. Whilst rubbing my hands, I noticed an extremely foul odor. It was the sanitizer. I kid you not, it smelled like someone was emptying a dumpster. Eau de rubbish.
I noticed a lot of stores have that kind. I just gave up and started walking with my own now.
Load More Replies...You know, you’ll never be able to have everyone fall in love with you. A large percentage will be impervious to your charms, and will definitely friendzone you. So, quit complaining and enjoy the friendship. You never know, you might like being friends a lot better than all the drama of being “involved” with each other.
Most people call them "guy friends" right? Or is that just my friendgroup? Anyways to all my friends I'm the "girl friend" so i do understand that little space
I don't think it's just your friend group, mine does that also
Load More Replies...- Madie (I think that’s her name I haven’t watched for years, perfect time to rewatch tho) Ziegler
There are a few movies that are sooo slow that I cannot watch them without playing a game on the phone.
I think the problem is we've become too impatient and too used to multitasking. We cannot concentrate on anything for more than 5 seconds. I can't watch films anymore, because I get bored after 30 minutes. I am worried about the long lasting effects of all this on our minds and mental health.
Load More Replies...Im surprised they don't have a "can finish while sitting on the toilet" category.
This. This is the bestest comment of the day.
Load More Replies...“I thought quarantine only had an effect on the tall idiots!”
Load More Replies...Sure do. Oddly, my chickens have the most obvious awareness that something similar is looking back at them- my cat just gets pissed & my dog is derpy and is just happy we're doing something together.
Yes. Over the years, I’ve even had a few who actually recognized themselves—-and it’s not always the ones you think are really smart, either.
Careful what ya wish for *proceeds to slap you upside the head*
Load More Replies...My trash doesn't go out often either, now I'm really stressed out!
Every time your trash goes out you go out. Unless the trash has feet. Anyone know where to buy those?
Same politician "We must act now on climate change- just let me hop in my private jet real quick to deliver this same message two states over!"
For purposes of clarity I feel I should add I absolutely believe in climate change & it's dangers- it's 80°in the typically damp & chilly Puget Sound today (not normal at ALL) but I do not believe in politicians. None of them. I suppose I lean liberal but I've pretty much lost faith in anyone running for office no matter their party affiliation.
Load More Replies...Good point! Need to run home & see mom three states over? Totally private jet time!
Load More Replies..."Well I got the milk, the bread, the chicken and the french fries, what did I forget? Oh, the private jet, obviously."
I'd even pack a lunch as long as he keeps his mouth shut. Quareintined too long with someone who talks too much.
buzzfeed told me that it makes your "breasts smaller" thanks, buzzfeed
Don't start nagging till I had my coffee. I drink coffee till I go to bed
Certainly true for my family. They have no idea how many times they had a brush with death when I ran out of cream or kcups.
I knew I could find a valed reason to stop drinking coffee. Good morning love of my life.
This is a rather upsetting way to realize this... Screw you, 2020, and your endless list of terrible news.... How did i miss the passing of Sean Connery?
Load More Replies...Unless you buy the super strong fancy ones, those are called hurricanes
Load More Replies...I'm working on my Ph.D. in Procrastination. Been at it for 43 years so far.
I'm an Olympic procrastinator; bring home the gold for the USA every time. (I've won over countries that have a traditional siesta!)
If need to use the bathroom when I'm asleep, I always dream of bathrooms that are either broken or filthy and I just can't go. It's weird..
Load More Replies...Every toilet in my dreams is either occupied, out of order, or too filthy to use. Then I wake up and have to go to the bathroom.
The toilets I find in my dreams are always unusable for one reason or another.
Most of the time i cannot find one in my dreams or they can see mee sitting on the toilet
sometimes in my dreams it is not in a toilet ( i once did it on bill board in one of my dreams)
In my bathroom dreams, no matter how long I pee, I don't feel any relief. That's what finally wakes me up. When I notice that I'm "peeing and peeing" but I still have to go really bad.
You crack me up. You wrote one of those giggle things that I'll think about every time I eat a taco.
Load More Replies...Laughing out loud! And the next minute you are too old to figure out how to work them.
And instant pots & keto recipes. Can I interest you in some gross cookies made with monk fruit & air fried zucchini?
I have a black belt in marshall arts and some broken partial parts.
WHELL I HAVE A BLACK BELT IN TEAGWONDO HA I AM DOING SOMETHING NOT JUST DIEING I AM GOING PLACES I CAN TALK TO PEOPLE
I got my black belt in marshal arts and now it holds up my broken parts.
There was a vaccination site in South Carolina that called on a Chick Fil A manager to help with the back up and got them on track.
Oh yes I took my grandma and it was soooo organized and fast
Load More Replies...No joke. One of the local Chick-fil-A have started having their staff come to you directly while in the drive-thru. It's insane.
In 'n Out Burger has been doing that for years. But I realize they're not nationwide.
Load More Replies...please give an example of their bigotries, so I might understand your position better. Or could it be you're just.............
Load More Replies...Considering some bad publicity about some of their policies in the past several years, I have my doubts about the Chick-Fil-A folks being, shall we say pro-vaxx? If you’re receiving my drift.
thankfully despite their donations to questionable organizations (which have stopped since 2019), the company at large has never been reported as discriminating against their employees. There hasn't even really been any noise about local managers being problematic.
Load More Replies...Then I'd drive five miles to get there and be like, crap look at that line... Guess I'm not getting tested today. Is taco bell open?
Omg, have you guys seen the lines? In my area it can wrap around the restaurant 2 times, and it wasn’t even rush hour!
Here you have an employee who comes to your car to take your order and payment and your food is ready and you're through at lightning speed, despite lines wrapped around the building. I've waited longer in a line at Wendy's of like 7 cars. The bigger problem is there isn't enough space in the parking lot for all the cars and even the street outside gets backed up; even though the cars get through in no time there are eternally more cars coming. I don't eat there often because of their politics and because I don't think the food is that great but I have to respect their unrivaled line management and their willingness to put their employees in rain suits to keep lines moving even in pouring rain, even if it makes them look freaking hilarious... look them up if you haven't seen them 😂
Load More Replies...Funniest bit was some guy hired a mariachi band to play outside his house when he came back
And come right back because you're a spineless pos with no conviction who lies simply by opening your slack mouth.
damn.... I had to scroll back up to comment because it took me a minute. lol
Mexico is not where all the bad guys are.? Because in American movies, they all run to Mexico.
" I'll put this where I can remember to find it" is up there somewhere.
Load More Replies...Decisions? I get gas EVERY morning!!! Sometimes it even blows the blanket off the bed!!!
Then there's: "I'll pay that bill next month, cos I'll have money then."
I thought it meant gas from bad stomach! We call it fuel/ petrol here.
Same with "I'll just go to the store in the morning before school/ work/ errands" because it always feels infuriating rather than inconvenient in the morning.
The could end up being a good thing. TBH, we shouldn’t be quite as touchy-feely as we have been for a couple decades now. Same goes for over sharing. Some things are—-or should be—-private, and are better left that way.
Oh come on ! Now us pre-covid socially awkward people won't even have this excuse to screw up a conversation !
Speak for youself, I've been happily social distancing for nearly six decades
Added benefit: It can permanently clear some toxic relatives out of your life too!
Or just don't go to anyone's holiday get togethers & whatnot. Built in Rona excuse.
Well if you wanna be alone and sad at Christmas...wait, what does that remind me of? (Last year in the UK we were told we could travel to see family 23-27 December, so lots of people made plans, then it was cancelled and we weren't allowed to stay overnight anywhere, so you could only see your loved ones if they were local.)
Then they won't invite you to Christmas, which means you won't need to buy them gifts.
Load More Replies...That moment when you start to ask yourself what have you done on your past life to deserve that 2020 personification of a ex. Been there, doing that.
I have a massive collection of "X"s and "Y"s . . . now I'm waiting for my BIG box of "OH!"s !
When I was little my I made my dad read me this book called “My dad thinks he is funny”
If you loan somebody $20 and never see them again, you got a bargain.
There's a competition between me and my friends who's giving the money back faster and sometimes you get money back you didn't remember you have loaned away at all. We're a strange bunch as it seems?
Not for some people apparently... if the past 4 years are any indication.
My english teacher has that poster hanging in the classroom, thats why they're my favorite
Load More Replies...Sometimes you're a submarine and sometimes you are a screen door on a submarine.
Nachos might not have their life together but we still love them. You are the nachos, you deserve love.
The ghost are tired of peoplle asking them to show themselves and then screaming at them.
Yeah, those unknown creeps just invade your space and they don't even seem to understand they are always bothering everybody.
Took a minute to grasp the idea. Poor cauliflower feels like a cheap immatation of the real thing.
I read too quickly and saw "California." Was very confused for a moment.
Because some people refuse to change the channel with a mask and stay home.
dude it's voting. Everyone who is registered can vote.
Load More Replies...This was during the big Texas freeze, when we all had to melt snow because the Austin water utility went down after the power went out. That was a fun 3 days.
All of Texas was doing this, not just Austin. And it was a shitty week. I know you're being sarcastic, but let's not forget nearly 50 people froze to death, in TEXAS
Load More Replies...Nope. The fastest is a dog mom that hears vomit sounds in a dead sleep.
I told that to several paople and we had a great laugh.
Load More Replies...I really want to go to Texas, just to meet the person who comes up with these. I'm so on the same wave length...should I be worried? LOL
Austin is the coolest city in the world. The motto for the city is "Keep Austin Weird". Lived there for many years. Miss it
Load More Replies...Nope. The fastest is a dog mom that hears vomit sounds in a dead sleep.
I told that to several paople and we had a great laugh.
Load More Replies...I really want to go to Texas, just to meet the person who comes up with these. I'm so on the same wave length...should I be worried? LOL
Austin is the coolest city in the world. The motto for the city is "Keep Austin Weird". Lived there for many years. Miss it
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