'No Yobs Aqui' sign offensive to some

by Lisa Wilcox and Mike Sauceda/KTAR (March 16th, 2009 @ 5:14am)

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A business owner is being called "racist" for posting signs that say he's not hiring.

It's how the signs were written that has people upset.

The sign reads "No Yobs Aqui.'' "No Aqui" is accurate Spanish for "not here" but spelling jobs with a "y" is not.

Flash Sharrar, the owner of Team Ramco in Yuma, which is located behind an unemployment office, said he was getting tired of having to turn away job seekers that wandered in.

Sharrar talked to KTAR's Jay Lawrence Sunday night about the sign and said he got the idea from a skit by a comedian. "I was sitting watching a Carlos Mencia show one night and they did a skit with his brother about 'no yobs aqui.'"

He said the sign was put up out of frustration. "Instead of a confrontation because they always came to me and asked for a yob, I thought of Carlos Mencia... this sign went up in September of last year, and all of the sudden some passer-by didn't like it."

Sharrar considers it more of a joke about how Spanish speakers pronounce the word and it's something the Hispanic community is taking offense to.

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  hahahah

  impeachthemall

  the only ones compalining are the illegals. and anyone that does not find that funny i got a joke for you that you may like.... why do illegals make for poor firefighters? cause they cant tell the difference between Jose and hose. hahah eat it if you don't like it!

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  For an illegal

  MotherofRudy

  Group of people, they sure area touchy and sensitive lot. Ship them all home. No Se Puede AZ!!!

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  KTYEAR

  Fed Up

  Es story tu true...y latino wonce agayn crying estu true. Eh if wants to es es sayez, los mehicanos needs to stay this way so theys learn...you member! you member? If any of you really need to understand any of what i just wrote...pick up any George Lopez comedy CD...you sure has heck don't hear any people crying because this talented hispanic comedian is poking fun at his own people... Eh...latino nation...why you crying?

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  See the funny thing

  curby13

  is I heard the man on Jay and I don't know if it's true,but his wife and in laws are hispanic. This man is such a racist. The politically correct scum are just tryin gto protect everyones feelings from being hurt.

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  Apparently,

  D M

  KTAR is still censoring.............. first Democracy.. then Socialism.. then COMMUNISM.

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