Who created the sign?

Answer 1

That most famous prehistoric chef Gronk did. After Gronk had assisted Ogg with the invention of that useful item "brick", he developed a delightful culinary taste for experimentation. The barbecue soon followed along with Sheila's accidental discovery of cookies. The couple became famous throughout all the tribal region as connoisseurs of fine dining...a tradition that carries on to this day with chefs throughout the world. Since Gronk had found eggs and figured out how to make them palatable to prehistoric tastes, his skills were much in demand by passing tribes who wanted to experiment with the cuisine that the inventive tribe enjoyed. Gronk soon found himself inundated with curious folk at his campfire wanting a taste of his latest creations, especially the crushed fermented fruit juices they had available. Since his cooking skills far exceeded his hunting skills, he cast about for a method of obtaining the ingredients for his dishes without actually having to hunt for them himself. The barter method of trade was soon introduced because of Gronk! He would trade an excellent meal with the passers-by for raw ingredients with which to work. This soon led to a massive over stock of raw materials which would soon spoil if he didn't use them quickly. Thus the idea of a restaurant was born. Gronk could build a separate location for his personal campfire, cook over it and get the raw materials for the next meal by bartering. This way he could devote himself to the fun pass time of making new dishes without having to exert himself find the raw materials...and make a "profit" in the bargain. So with the help of a few tribesmen who were bored, curious and hungry. Gronk and Ogg made a brick cave near the conical formations called "roasting pits." This provided a semi private location to eat without invading the privacy of Gronk and Sheila. The passing tribes and solitary hunters could barter freely and not bother the rest of the inventive tribe's pursuits by invading the common living area. Ogg of course thought this was a great idea. He had also been pestered by various passers-by who wanted a copy of his footwear and fancy red shorts. Since Ogg sported very odd (for the time) apparel, many young hunters wanted to have exotic clothes too. Ogg had long since set up an area for storage of felt and mukluks, but the idea of a separate cave for trading appealed to him mightily. So, trading a brand new hat and a necklace to Gronk, and promising new shorts to the rest of the men, they soon built another cave near where Gronk had his new eating establishment. As we note, this was also the invention of the strip mall, although the idea was not perfected until the mid 20th century. The ideas worked perfectly and eventually there were other people who developed niche businesses, such as Crank who opened the world's first sport shop. In the roaring trade business around these little shops, it became hard to distinguish between the various emporiums, so Gronk had to figure out how to make his establishment distinctive. He thought about it for several days and while he was making a meal, he noticed that the blackened hunks of wood from the fires made nasty stains on his skin. Reasoning that the stain would not come off a clothing skin any easier than it had his own, he picked a cooled piece of wood and made marks on a used sheep skin. Drawing a picture of a face with an open mouth, he decided that it would make a good distinguishing symbol for his restaurant. He quickly mounted the small skin on a tree branch and propped it up outside the door of his cookery. Thus was born the making of signs..and the name for Gronk's new restaurant...the Hungry Man. Ages later, the company named Swanson would commandeer the name for a line of frozen dinners which became hugely popular among single men. This was also the birth of artwork, as no one had ever thought of making a sign before. As usual, the tribe celebrated the new ideas by banging drums and making "music" and a song was made up on the spot, "I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign and it opened up my mind....." Many years later that same song was sung in a deep base by some guy named Ace.