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That's enough. Tear down the Montclair Porta pizzeria's marquee and pass an ordinance forbidding a new one!

Another dumb sign on the marquee of the Porta Pizzeria in Montclair New Jersey, the marquee leftover from the failed supper club that occupied this space for less than two years before COVID hit. The marquee- once used to advertise performers at the supper club and at the comedy club that existed here before then - is now used to send messages lie this one in a brazen attempt at cuteness, an example of cutesy-pie signs examined by Paul Fussell for stupidity in his 1991 polemic BAD or, The Dumbing of America.

Another thing - this is New Jersey. The state bird is a mosquito, the state flower is a swamp grass, the state tree is dead, the state gem is asphalt, the state motto is an expletive, and the state song is “Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Ghetto Bastard)." We don't have any patience for this cutesy-pie nonsense, sucka, and in Essex County, which includes Newark as well as Montclair, that goes double.

Tkane with my flip phone. Yo - you got a problem with that? 'Cause if you got a problem with that, we can settle it right heah, you mutha! ;-)

What?

Oh, "Don't let the bastards get you down" in Latin.

It's the title of the fourth episode of the first season of "The Handmaid's Tale," posted on the marquee of Porta Pizzeria in Montclair, New Jersey after the Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs decision, which killed the Roe decision. But still no sign of a sign advertising the business in this building.

How ironic that a pizzeria would use a Latin phrase to piss off the local Italian population, at least those who are staunch Catholics. Not exactly a sound business move, as Republicans like pizza too.

Bu then, a lot of Republicans don't understand Latin, Even more ironic is that Latin, or any other language not English. being associated wit h dead white European males, is increasingly seen by progressives as the language of oppressors, like Afrikaans. And yet it's being used to promote a progressive ideology.

Ahh, who cares? When I saw this sign - which makes no sense for anyone who hadn't seen "The Handmaid's Tale" because they're too busy watching old Australian TV shows currently being aired on PBS - I thought maybe it referred to Blue Cheer's debut album.

Which had an old rock and roll standard that went something like this!

Taken with my flip phone.

"LOVE IS LOVE."

Thank you, Captain Obvious!

Once again, the Montclair, New Jersey location of Porta Pizzeria is using the marquee left over from the old Montclair Social Club (and the Montclair part of the Montclair Social Club's permanent sign) to spell out something that has nothing to do with its business. To be fair, this is the Gay Pride slogan, and it was Pride Month. But this is a statement that goes without saying. Perhaps a better slogan is in order.

And Porta would rather put up this sign to express solidarity with the gay and lesbian rights movement than make the same expression by putting up a pride rainbow flag . . . and putting up a permanent sign advertising its business, The out-of-towner who would see this sign would say, "Yeah, that's true, but what is this place, anyway?"

Taken with my flip phone.

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria – Eat. Drink. Be Honest.

Opened in Summer 2011, Porta is an authentic Neapolitan pizza restaurant created by Smith. Its name comes from an Old Italian proverb about a would-be monk named Martin who was told to write the Latin phrases, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto.” (Translated: “May the door always be open. May it never be closed to any honest person.”)

Instead of writing this, however, Martin mistakenly put the period in the wrong place, creating a completely different meaning. The story symbolizes how the details make all the difference. At Porta, we are committed to these details. From making our mozzarella in-house daily to sourcing our ingredients from local vendors, our focus on quality and freshness is second to none.

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria – Eat. Drink. Be Honest.

Opened in Summer 2011, Porta is an authentic Neapolitan pizza restaurant created by Smith. Its name comes from an Old Italian proverb about a would-be monk named Martin who was told to write the Latin phrases, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto.” (Translated: “May the door always be open. May it never be closed to any honest person.”)

Instead of writing this, however, Martin mistakenly put the period in the wrong place, creating a completely different meaning. The story symbolizes how the details make all the difference. At Porta, we are committed to these details. From making our mozzarella in-house daily to sourcing our ingredients from local vendors, our focus on quality and freshness is second to none.

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria – Eat. Drink. Be Honest.

Opened in Summer 2011, Porta is an authentic Neapolitan pizza restaurant created by Smith. Its name comes from an Old Italian proverb about a would-be monk named Martin who was told to write the Latin phrases, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto.” (Translated: “May the door always be open. May it never be closed to any honest person.”)

Instead of writing this, however, Martin mistakenly put the period in the wrong place, creating a completely different meaning. The story symbolizes how the details make all the difference. At Porta, we are committed to these details. From making our mozzarella in-house daily to sourcing our ingredients from local vendors, our focus on quality and freshness is second to none.

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria – Eat. Drink. Be Honest.

Opened in Summer 2011, Porta is an authentic Neapolitan pizza restaurant created by Smith. Its name comes from an Old Italian proverb about a would-be monk named Martin who was told to write the Latin phrases, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto.” (Translated: “May the door always be open. May it never be closed to any honest person.”)

Instead of writing this, however, Martin mistakenly put the period in the wrong place, creating a completely different meaning. The story symbolizes how the details make all the difference. At Porta, we are committed to these details. From making our mozzarella in-house daily to sourcing our ingredients from local vendors, our focus on quality and freshness is second to none.

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria – Eat. Drink. Be Honest.

Opened in Summer 2011, Porta is an authentic Neapolitan pizza restaurant created by Smith. Its name comes from an Old Italian proverb about a would-be monk named Martin who was told to write the Latin phrases, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto.” (Translated: “May the door always be open. May it never be closed to any honest person.”)

Instead of writing this, however, Martin mistakenly put the period in the wrong place, creating a completely different meaning. The story symbolizes how the details make all the difference. At Porta, we are committed to these details. From making our mozzarella in-house daily to sourcing our ingredients from local vendors, our focus on quality and freshness is second to none.

Three doors at the entrance to Porta Pizzeria, Asbury Park.

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria: "Porta Patens Esto. Nulli Claudatur Honesto. Pizzeria." Poetic, with a wealth of meaning, we pulled our name from the story behind the ancient Italian proverb, “Per un punto, Martin perse la cappa” (translated: “Because of a period, Martin lost his post.”). The origin of this proverb is a tale in which a monk, Martin, was told to write the Latin phrase, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto” (translated: “Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person.”)

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria: "Porta Patens Esto. Nulli Claudatur Honesto. Pizzeria." Poetic, with a wealth of meaning, we pulled our name from the story behind the ancient Italian proverb, “Per un punto, Martin perse la cappa” (translated: “Because of a period, Martin lost his post.”). The origin of this proverb is a tale in which a monk, Martin, was told to write the Latin phrase, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto” (translated: “Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person.”)

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria: "Porta Patens Esto. Nulli Claudatur Honesto. Pizzeria." Poetic, with a wealth of meaning, we pulled our name from the story behind the ancient Italian proverb, “Per un punto, Martin perse la cappa” (translated: “Because of a period, Martin lost his post.”). The origin of this proverb is a tale in which a monk, Martin, was told to write the Latin phrase, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto” (translated: “Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person.”)

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria: "Porta Patens Esto. Nulli Claudatur Honesto. Pizzeria." Poetic, with a wealth of meaning, we pulled our name from the story behind the ancient Italian proverb, “Per un punto, Martin perse la cappa” (translated: “Because of a period, Martin lost his post.”). The origin of this proverb is a tale in which a monk, Martin, was told to write the Latin phrase, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto” (translated: “Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person.”)

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria: "Porta Patens Esto. Nulli Claudatur Honesto. Pizzeria." Poetic, with a wealth of meaning, we pulled our name from the story behind the ancient Italian proverb, “Per un punto, Martin perse la cappa” (translated: “Because of a period, Martin lost his post.”). The origin of this proverb is a tale in which a monk, Martin, was told to write the Latin phrase, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto” (translated: “Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person.”)

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria: "Porta Patens Esto. Nulli Claudatur Honesto. Pizzeria." Poetic, with a wealth of meaning, we pulled our name from the story behind the ancient Italian proverb, “Per un punto, Martin perse la cappa” (translated: “Because of a period, Martin lost his post.”). The origin of this proverb is a tale in which a monk, Martin, was told to write the Latin phrase, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto” (translated: “Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person.”)

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria: "Porta Patens Esto. Nulli Claudatur Honesto. Pizzeria." Poetic, with a wealth of meaning, we pulled our name from the story behind the ancient Italian proverb, “Per un punto, Martin perse la cappa” (translated: “Because of a period, Martin lost his post.”). The origin of this proverb is a tale in which a monk, Martin, was told to write the Latin phrase, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto” (translated: “Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person.”)

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria: "Porta Patens Esto. Nulli Claudatur Honesto. Pizzeria." Poetic, with a wealth of meaning, we pulled our name from the story behind the ancient Italian proverb, “Per un punto, Martin perse la cappa” (translated: “Because of a period, Martin lost his post.”). The origin of this proverb is a tale in which a monk, Martin, was told to write the Latin phrase, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto” (translated: “Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person.”)

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto. Six Latin words, two complete sentences. This is the full name of PORTA, roughly translated as, "Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person."

Porta Pizzeria
911 Kingsley Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Porta Pizzeria: "Porta Patens Esto. Nulli Claudatur Honesto. Pizzeria." Poetic, with a wealth of meaning, we pulled our name from the story behind the ancient Italian proverb, “Per un punto, Martin perse la cappa” (translated: “Because of a period, Martin lost his post.”). The origin of this proverb is a tale in which a monk, Martin, was told to write the Latin phrase, “Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto” (translated: “Be the door always open. Be it not closed to any honest person.”)