By Jack Fifield via SWNS
Bosses of a Morrisons’ superstore were left red-faced when Storm Darragh damaged its store sign – leaving behind the word Morons.
High winds stripped the letters R, I and S from the roof-mounted sign leaving behind the amusing lettering.
Joshua Jones, 26, snapped pictures of the sign when he visited the supermarket’s location in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, at the weekend.
His first thought while seeing the sign was that it was the English word ‘morons’ – referring to stupid people.
However, in Wales, the word ‘moron’ can also have a different meaning – translating as ‘carrots’.
Joshua said: “I thought of morons as in stupid people, I completely forgot it’s Welsh for carrot.”
On social media, others noted that the sign had ‘lost its ris’ – short for ‘charisma’.
Now, supermarket bosses are rushing to fix the sign – with Morrisons saying it is ‘working hard to get it fixed ASAP’.
However, a representative from the chain admitted the Welsh meaning was ‘very fitting for a fresh food retailer’.
Storm Darragh wreaked havoc across the country over the weekend, with the storm causing fallen trees, flooding, and landslides.
Two people were killed by the storm, as much of the country was subject to a rare red weather warning.
Joshua said while his home had not been personally affected by the storm, he knew others who had been.
Joshua said: “I manage Banera, the cocktail bar on the seafront, and that was forced to close for the day.
“I know a lot of people that live on the seafront who were badly affected by it – it was wild.”
