Is It Just Me?

[gnomi]

OK, so Toscanini's has been shut down for non-payment of taxes.

As Bostonist reports,

Aside from the word "SEIZED" in huge typeface, the sign read: "Seized for nonpayment of taxes and is now in possession of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."

So, here's my problem. Am I the only one who thinks that "in possession of" is misused? To me, that says that Toscanini's now owns the Commonwealth.

...or maybe it's just me.

Comments

[cbpotts.livejournal.com]

I'd never thought I'd ever hear anyone say that sentence! (once a New Yorker, always a New Yorker...)

Hands you New Jersey.

[anahcrow.livejournal.com]

Ah, internet justice. One grammar slip and the queer porn writers are divvying up the country. How fragile the safe, sane, heterosexual nation truly is. The Right was right!

(No, I did NOT manage to write that 'safe, sane, het' part with a straight face. Sorry.)

[lisafeld.livejournal.com]

Well, I grew up in Princeton, which I'm told isn't really New Jersey, but has left me with a fondness for the place. *g*

Plus, Empress of the Garden State has a nice ring to it...

[tygerseye.livejournal.com]

Hey, me too! Where are you now?

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Oh, neat! I'm in NYC at the moment. You?

[tygerseye.livejournal.com]

Still in Princeton. I've been all over the place and ended up coming back.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

psst! you switched accounts here. just fyi

[lisafeld.livejournal.com]

Whoops! Thanks for the heads up. *blush*

[tygerseye.livejournal.com]

Excuse me, but some of heart New Jersey :P

*stomps off in a huff*

*followed closely by a cloud of polution*