The Anarchic* Psyche of Michael A Leavy

We pass this sign on our more-or-less weekly drive between Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico, and we always imagine that what the Ministry of Signage had intended to say was “Gusty Winds are known to exist, and when they occur on this stretch of road they may prove to be hazardous. So be forewarned.”

But some wag, or even scalawag, in the bowels of the Ministry thought that it would be more amusing to place gusty winds in the category of things about which one may be agnostic, such as god, UFOs, and compassionate conservatives. And thus this sign, which invites the keen driver to take some time to ponder whether or not gusty winds, like jackalopes, black swans, and 5-legged cows, exist or are in fact just one more stitched together monstrosity meant to titillate the rubes at sideshows.