signs (general)

i loved this sign, especially the unexpected last line.

this bloke has one leg longer than the other. poor chap.

here is an unreadable sign stuck round a lamp-post. it’s got so much string on it you can’t read all the words.
i think it says:
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE RUBBISH HERE ALL DAY
THE RUBBISH IS COLLECTED AT 7AM EVERY MORNING
LEAVE YOUR RUBBISH OUT AT NIGHT
THIS IS A HEALTH HAZARD AND WILL ENCOURAGE RATS
THANK YOU
i don’t know about you, but i’m keen to encourage rats so i’ll comply with the sign.

here is a sign found by matt in oxford. it’s very good and slightly disturbing.

children, please warn your kids to stay away

if this box could talk it would tell you things. it can’t talk but it’s still telling us things.
“sometimes it even uses inverted commas”

“there’s more superfluous punctuation than anyone could possibly need here”

this pub has signs screwed in to the tables warning that thieves are in operation in the area. this table didn’t have one as someone had stolen it. luckily they left the screws.

bill posters will be posting up bills perhaps ?

this chap doesn’t care he’s up a scaffolding. but if you can walk in the air then why bother worrying about falling off stuff ?
i’ve never seen a scaffolding incomplete sign before but today saw two in completely different parts of town.

i was sent this photo from simplegames who spotted it at a festival.
see the angry electicity and be very scared !

on the face of it this looks to be a nice happy birthday sign. but let’s examine the facts:
* it’s stuck on a dustbin,
* it reveals the lady’s age to be 50 (something she may be in denial about)
* it implies she’s over-weight (‘big’)
* it also suggests she’s the only fat old person by saying “marian is THE big 50 today”.
it also serves as a daily reminder of her increased age as it’s been there a few days. poor old thing.

these signs get more complicated to understand as you read from the left to the right. i’m not sure what the one on the end means, but i wouldn’t want to stand near it when it happens.