Blasting Zone Humor

I made this sign a number of years ago from a piece of wood I cut off a dead Ozark chinquapin tree that was lying in the woods a few hundred yards north of the cabin. A local guy named Derrick said it was chinquapin, so I took his word for it. The wood is hard like oak with a similar grain and texture. Chinquapin makes for nice sign material and would probably also make a nice rocking chair or coffee table.

Interestingly, in the 9 years or so the sign has been in place on this medium sized hickory tree just a few yards from the shooting range, not one person that I know of has ever commented on it or the irony implied by "Quiet Please" in regards to anything having to do with a shooting range or tractor pull. I guess humor must also be in the eye/ear of the beholder, just like art and beauty. I'll have to ponder that a bit more and of course, I'll keep you posted.