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signs (general)

the lift

the lift in this hotel is it’s main redeeming feature. it has a sign which says “hit” next to the button and it also says “Hiss for Hogst”. I’ve hissed like a punctured snake everytime i’ve gone in that lift but never once managed to summon a wild pig.
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bat for meddling

a lovely idea. if some kids is thinking of doing some meddling then give them a bat.
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baby changing instructions

here is a sign from a baby changing shelf in the blokes toilets in skansen. the kid looks like a bird which is a shame.
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it’s also interesting to note that like the german’s the swedes mark their male toilets “Herr”. this is confusing for those who speak english who are used to her being the female possessive and him being the male version. if you are a german or swede reading this then it’s probably worth you changing that if you get a chance please.
stick to ‘blokes’ and ‘birds’. everyone knows what that means. and we are full circle back to the picture of the bird on the baby changing signage

mum’s wise words

regular readers will know that my mum is on holiday somewhere. i’m not entirely sure where it is, and i’m beginning to wonder if she’s joined a religious cult as she’s started sending me quality pictures of signs.
i think she’s been driving round taking these pictures just so she can be featured on the blog. i thank her for her tireless dedication to the task !
click on these tiny photos for bigger readable versions
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she also sent me this picture of a hip rock’n’roll band she had discovered:
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it makes you wonder where she’s gone and if she’ll ever come back again !

irritant

here is a little sign i saw on a bottle of bleach. it says ‘irritant’.
i suggest you print this sign on to a label and stick it on people. ideal for dealing with loud mobile conversational people on public transport for example.
you could always do the comedy school boy thing of sticking it on their back. ho ho
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please stay on the path

postman pat’s spiritual welfare was provided by the church. The sign read “please stay on the path”. a firm reminder to all christians to stay true to their foundations
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the spritual welfare of the guinee pigs (not guiness pigs) was also considered in the kids animal area. in their pen they had a nice church too:
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chess excepted

here is a good sign being blatantly ignored by some giant chess people. this picture contains a lad referred to as ‘golden boy’ by his mum. she proclaimed this whilst having an argument with his dad. other people’s holiday strops are always amusing to observe
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man of science

london is great. all over the place are round blue signs like this one which say who once lived where.
this one is my favourite: Thomas Young, Man of Science.
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Man of sciences sounds a very old fashioned title. i imagine at the time it was completely futuristic. but now is just sounds strange.
i’m a man of science. i’m made of molecules and atoms and all those tiny things they tell you about in school.
man of science was probably an alternative to ‘man of god’ ie you can’t be a techno-bod and a person of faith. they don’t have to be exclusive though. God invented a fantastic world with physical constants and structures which we can start to understand.
i’m a man of science and i’m a christian. i’m not great at either. but i try.

foreign objects

i saw this sign in an office toilet. i like the way an old bit of chewing gum has been stuck on the word chewing gum. i was there with a french man, who has plenty of foreign objects with him (including chewing gum?)
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this is not true

this is not true – but would you risk chaining anything to the railings to find out ?
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hyde park 1 mile

two signs for 1 mile. is that 2 miles ? or a consensus at 1 mile. was the second sign put there by a blind man who didn’t see the first sign.
what kind of crazy world do we live in where they let blind people put up traffic signs ? that could lead to all sorts of chaos. but would be very good for blog pictures.
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poop a scooper

this is a contributed sign. don’t know of its origin.
looks like the dustpan has seen its fair share of accidents.
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hungry for cake ?

are you hungry for cake ? you’re welcome to ask our waiters/waitress for cake
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no nothing

this sign had been cancelled by sticking tape all over it. i especially like the no wheelchairs. why ???
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