So, without further ado, here are the...

So, without further ado, here are the winners of Only in L.A.’s 1993 Bizarre Signs, Guideposts and Ads competition. Please hold your applause until the end.

Toughest street in the city?”We used to enjoy living on a street with a name like Friends,” wrote Sylvia Phelps of Pacific Palisades. “Had a nice ring to it.” Then, one day, she said, the city put up a new sign with a new, somewhat eerie name, which she photographed. Maybe the city figured the new name would scare away the bad element.

Frightening freebies: We’ve heard of real estate come-ons such as note pads, pencils, even free snacks. But Patt Richards of Arcadia happened upon an ad for some properties that come stocked with furry house guests.

They dared you to Federal Express it: West Hollywood, one Southland city that doesn’t mind if its bureaucrats display a sense of humor, held a contest with some unusual conditions earlier this year. One of the rules dramatically cut down on the number of requests for the return of entries, much to the relief of the U.S. Postal Service.

The freeways already do a pretty good job of it: Barry Nackos decided to pass up this offer from an automotive garage, figuring time will take care of his radials.

Homes of the celebrity street people?Tom Armor, who photographed this sign in Pasadena, says he didn’t realize just how flat the real estate market was.

The boob tube: Michael Sendlewski shot an ad on a car on Echo Park Avenue. It’s an chance to see your defective TV picture and Crystal jiggle at the same time.

X marks the misspelling: Paul Cate of San Pedro took the picture of this reserved parking spot for an Elks Lodge ruler, who ought to teach his subjects to work on their spelling.

Self-Dueling Sign of the Year: Steven Mandell and his daughter Joanna came upon a door in West L.A. that doesn’t seem to know whether it’s coming or going. Toughest bar in the city?Barry Yates found a saloon in the San Fernando Valley where a guy who prefers not to drink alone can slither up to the bar for a shot and a reptile.

The first consequence of NAFTA: Kevin McDaniels noticed a TV Guide listing which indicated that an Oscar-winning movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight had moved from Manhattan to Mexico City. Hoffman, you may recall, is dynamite as El Ratso.