Here they are, the winners of the...

Here they are, the winners of the 1992 Only in L.A. Signs, Guideposts, Bills and Notices Competition:

First instance of a computer virus striking outdoors? That’s what Nancy Verellen wondered after snapping a photo of this Culver City computer company. Or perhaps workers who put up the sign forgot to use the ultimate spell-check mechanism--their eyes.

The 12th of Never, Caltrans-style: On the Riverside Freeway, meanwhile, Ken Brock found more evidence--if it was needed--that Caltrans uses a different calendar than the rest of us.

Then there’s the Gas Co.’s calendar: Now we know what happened to those July days that Caltrans misplaced. They were gobbled up by the Southern California Gas Co., which added them to last February and January in the bill of Willard Harriss of Woodland Hills. At least he got a discount on December, which hath only 30 days. A real dgiital problem.

Hey, it was so much fun the first time, let’s do it again! Jane Benz of Santa Monica noticed a store on Santa Monica Boulevard that was reliving one of the grand moments in its history. It beats a re-grand finale.

More freeway follies: Gerry Borts found an overpass on the Foothill Freeway that proves we’ve all been mispronouncing the name of a famous local highway, if you believe Caltrans.

Most radical suggestion for term limits: Dick Rigali of Canoga Park spotted a billboard that seemed to imply that, when it came to incumbents, voters were at the end of their ropes.

Dueling signs champ: Jeri Anderson photographed a directional battlefield in Glendale where there is a right-turn-only warning triumphing over the warning for no right turn. Look for a re-grand opening of the no-right-turn sign any day now.

It just keeps on cussin’: For constituents seeking less extreme methods for dealing with their representatives than the hanging tree, Glady Foreman came upon a Recycler ad with an X-rated letter-writing alternative.

Gift of the year: T.C. Cirillo of Lakewood sent along a prize list “to let you know that we do reward people who ride-share at the Southern California Gas Co.”