Odd signs

[Allan at Wallan]

I really wonder about some of the signs I have
seen lately. Here are some samples.


THIS DOOR IS ALARMED
I wonder who startled it?

CYCLISTS USE LEFT SHOULDER
I wrote under it "AND YOUR RIGHT LEG"

BABY ON BOARD
I asked the female driver why she did not put
her baby in a proper car seat.

There would be many more I reckon.

Allan

[robbygard]

when i was at university, only some 40 years ago i saw a chalked sign: "adulterers you will be judged" (and a biblical reference which i don't remember) ... i chalked under that: "we are expecting a perfect score"


regards david

[RETIRED]

On the "Cyclists use left shoulder" I have always thought it was a silly way to ride a bike.

On the back of a garbage truck years ago "Vehicle frequently stops" some one had written, "get a decent mechanic."

[Big Shed]

One of my favourites is:

No lines marked, do not overtake unless safe

So can we overtake when it is unsafe when the lines are marked????:?

[Rodgera]

The sign outside our local hospital Casualty "Stop Ambulances Only".
Can other vehicles proceed?

[AlexS]

Falling Rocks
Do Not Stop

Well we knew that, didn't we.

[robbygard]

Falling Rocks
Do Not Stop

Well we knew that, didn't we.

i have often seen printed under those: "until they hit the ground"

regards david

[DavidG]

From recent trip overseas :doh:

[texx]

i like the "prepare to stop" road signs .............yep brake pedal where it should be everything looks ready .
and "no line marking overtake only when safe" ...........so that means if there is line marking just go for it safe or not .

[dmolh]

Scribbled at base of a public toilet door:

BEWARE OF LIMBO DANCERS



and at top of same door:


Beware of Irish Limbo Dancers

[Avery]

A common sign on horse floats has always irritated me -

"Caution horses"

Does this mean that I have to be extra careful not to run into the back of the thing just because it contains horses? Oh goody, no horses, just a few kids . Lets ram it!

Or does it mean that I should stay away, lest the horses jump out and attack me?

Or is it an exhortation that I should take up speaking to horses that I meet, warning them of the perils of life? Oh, you're a horse, I must caution you against unsafe sex , never go swimming within 30 minutes of eating and always look to the right, left and right again before crossing the street.

[ian]

i like the "prepare to stop" road signs .............yep brake pedal where it should be everything looks ready well then the sign's done it's job -- it's brought your reaction time back from 3 to 4 seconds to less than one

[texx]

followed a van in toowoomba one day and across the back window was " caution vehicle driven by blind man ".


got along side the van further up the road and on the side of the van was " toowoomba blinds, free measure and quote, supply ,fitting and cleaning "

[Rodgera]

I saw one scratched on the wall of the dressing rooms of the Dunedin Stadium.
"Australia Sux", and someone had dutifully put under it "New Zealand Nil"

[underfoot]

Years ago at tafe they finally got around to painting over years of accumulated grafitti in the dunnies...No sooner had the paint dried when someone with a big texta divided the dunny door into columns with headings..."politcal comments"..
"sexual deviations"..and "sports"..
Next day under each heading was written.."Up the reds..Up the reds..and Up the reds"

[AlexS]

Best one I ever saw - quite wordless - was at Sydney Tech in the '60s. On the back of the dunny door, someone had, presumably with a screwdriver, impressed a set of teeth marks.

[Sawdust Maker]

In the 1970's about a week after the new Canberra CAE (now Canberra Uni) had opened there was a message on the back of a toilet door to the effect "With the continuing rate of inflation, free love won't be worth a f*** any more!"

[Sawdust Maker]

Spotted these two on Wednesday

165317

I had a look - they seemed normally content and happy

165318

be interesting if at the local prison rather then the local hockey ground
Not sure what the penalty was for using the side gates - probably a short corner

[3RU]

I remember seeing a good one above a young fellas bed "Slippery When Wet"

[rogerjenkins]

Years ago I can remember a roadsign, ( one actually writen on the road surface ), in huge letters across the road, right in front of the main Entrance to a local School,- reading;- " SHOOL. " A South Australian Government Contractor was the culprit,- and that sign stayed there for ages,- till it finally got repainted, with the correct spelling !!!
Roger

[NCArcher]

I remember many moons ago, many many moons actually, a church in Hawthorn used to change the message on a large billboard every week or so. Something suitably religious and motivating. They changed the message to "What would you do if Jesus came to Hawthorn tomorrow?" Over night someone climbed up and wrote underneath "Move Peter Hudson to centre half forward"
For those who don't know, Peter Hudson was a leading AFL (VFL in those days) full forward who played for Hawthorn Football Club.

And heres a shot of a parking meter i took a while ago

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/NCArcher/IMG_0164.jpg

I always want to grab that ticket and run before it comes out :doh:

[Shrek3]

In a Pennsylvania cemetery:
"Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves."

On a Tennessee highway:
"When this sign is under water, this road is impassable."

In a Maine restaurant:
"Open 7 days a week and weekends."

Outside a country shop:
"We buy junk and sell antiques."

In a Florida maternity ward:
"No children allowed."

[rrich]

This one goes a long way...

In the 1970s and in Arizona there was a brand of potato chips called "Clover Club". Most of their advertising was on the radio.

Announcer;
There were two little Indian boys, named Falling Rock and Sour Dough, delivered Clover Club from their wagon throughout Arizona. One day Falling Rock was missing. Sour Dough searched the entire state for Falling Rock.

Then a voice interrupts the announcer, "Did Sour Dough ever find Falling Rock?"
Announcer, "No. It seems that Falling Rock is lost for ever."
Voice, "Is Sour Dough the one that put up all the signs?"

End of radio commercial.

At that time, on the roads that were prone to rock slides had signs that said, "Watch for falling rock".

Now the signs just say "Falling Rock". It seems that too many drivers were trying to look up on the hillside for rocks falling down and not for the ones on the roadway.

[rsser]

Graffito in loo on philosophy dept floor at Uni:

'Nietzsche is dead'. God.