059 qui gioco io!

Did you know that in Rome, dogs speak in the first person? And, they can read? In the U.S., we see signs directed towards people like "No dogs allowed". Also, we take for granted that dogs aren't allowed in restaurants, schools, offices, cafes, buses, etc.

This is not the case in Italy; I have been on many a bus with a loud-mouth canine. So, when a business wants to designate that dogs are not allowed, they put a sign in front that says "Non posso entrare" (I can't come in) with a little picture of a sad dog with a pouty face.

You see endless variations of this concept, but always dogs speaking in the 1st person: "please clean up after me", "I can't play here".

The sketch above is in some of the parks (Villa Borghese, Villa Pamphili). It designates places for dogs to play, and the caption says "I play here!"

S.P.Q.R. is "Senatus Populus Quiritium Romanus" (The Senate and People of Rome), and although it obviously originated in ancient times, it's still used as the trademark of the city.