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Old Jun 6th, 2001 | 11:20 AM
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Oh-- I forgot another one. On a Malev (Hungarian airlines) airplane, an old jet, there was a compartment above the seat with a label that said, "Escape Rope." I'm sure that would come in handy.
 
Old Aug 15th, 2001 | 09:05 PM
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The funniest sign I have ever seen was one posted on the front lawn of a home in Kingston, PA during the yuletide season. It read: Merry Christmas <BR> Happy New Year <BR> Keep of the Grass
 
Old Aug 15th, 2001 | 11:16 PM
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on the road between los angeles and las vegas there is a sign for 'XXYZZ ROAD'
 
Old Aug 16th, 2001 | 02:33 AM
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Parking for planned parenthood only.
 
Old Aug 16th, 2001 | 04:00 AM
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In a Manilla shop: <BR>"Shoplifters will be beaten, stabbed and stomped. Survivors will be prosecuted." <BR> <BR>In a Tokyo (Ameyokocho) clothes shop : <BR>"Do you want to look American style? Yes, so I shop Junk Market"
 
Old Aug 16th, 2001 | 06:09 AM
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Love this thread! My modest contribution - Once, when driving through the French countryside, I saw the usual triangular "danger" sign with an exclamation point. But underneath was an attachment that read "Betteraves". Could not figure out what could be dangerous about beets and decided there must be another translation for the word that I didn't know. Later I found out that this was in an area where beets were grown and transported to market in open trucks and that they sometimes spilled onto the road and made it very slippery.
 
Old Aug 16th, 2001 | 07:42 AM
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On the island of Kauai we visited the lighthouse at Kilauea Point. Obviously it is on a steep cliff and on the fence overlooking a huge drop to the ocean a sign was posted reading, "Birds only beyond this sign." <BR> <BR>We also enjoyed the "Moose Crossing" signs on the highway in Quebec. We're used to deer crossing signs, but had never seen one for moose. <BR> <BR>j
 
Old Aug 16th, 2001 | 09:14 AM
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In the early 80's driving through Alberta, Canada we saw a sign that said "Warble Control Zone". We drove on nervously, unsure if we were in a military area or what. Many years later we learned that the warble is some sort of pest infecting cattle.
 
Old Aug 16th, 2001 | 11:01 AM
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I lived in a small town in Germany and it the square was a smallish billboard which sat empty for some time. One day I noticed an inscription done neatly in bright red against the white background. It remianred there and I would see it every day on my way home and I imagine that it stayed there for nearly a month as many of the elder folks didn't really know English and maybe the young people didn't want to let on. It read: "PETTING IN THE SHOWER GIVES YOU MUCH POWER". Obviously put there by someone in the know. <BR> <BR>It's one of those that just stays with you.
 
Old Aug 16th, 2001 | 11:17 AM
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This one in a South American shoe factory " we make imported shoes "
 
Old Aug 16th, 2001 | 11:43 AM
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Traveled the circle route around Lake Michigan a few years back. Not hilariously funny, but every 20 miles or so, between the road and the Lake, were these ordinary, inconspicuous road signs that said "Lake Michigan". It just got funnier and funnier every time we saw one. <BR> <BR>Ya, that 200-mile-long body of water next me...um, what's it called again? Oh, right. Thanks again!
 
Old Aug 17th, 2001 | 07:29 PM
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In the posh ladies restroom in the casino in Monte Carlo, on a small disposal bag: <BR>"Please do not trow in toilet" <BR> <BR>Phonics, I guess. I saved that one for my scrapbook.
 
Old Aug 18th, 2001 | 09:03 AM
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In Spanish, "molestar" means "to disturb". Still, I got a charge out of a sign in a park in Guayaquil, Ecuador that is home to numerous tree iguanas: <BR> <BR>"Por favor, no molestar las iguanas. Gracias."
 
Old Aug 18th, 2001 | 03:59 PM
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In a supermarket carpark in the UK: <BR> <BR>Parking <BR>Parent and <BR>Child <BR>Recycling <BR> <BR>Now - did the "Parent and Child" refer to the parking spaces or the recycling?
 
Old Aug 18th, 2001 | 05:04 PM
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a street where i live in Alva, Scotland is called 'Dickies Wells', its just beside 'Lovers Lone'. <BR> <BR>
 
Old Aug 18th, 2001 | 06:01 PM
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Sign on a septic tank pumping truck in Traverse City, Michigan: Nothing beats a full house like a Royal flush.
 
Old Aug 20th, 2001 | 09:21 AM
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There is a no parking sign in the bay along Bayshore Drive in Pensacola, Florida. <BR> <BR>Also, once we were lost while driving in Wales. <BR>We got inside a town and couldn't find our way out. Upon finding our way out, we noticed the sign saying you are now leaving MOLD.
 
Old Aug 27th, 2001 | 03:16 PM
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In a small town in Colorado, on a general store: FROZEN ICE <BR> <BR>
 
Old Aug 27th, 2001 | 04:33 PM
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Not a sign, but I ate in the restaurant in the airport in Taipei 6 years ago. The back of the bill said "Thank you for your comings".
 
Old Aug 30th, 2001 | 03:17 PM
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In Florida, by the swamp, sign said: <BR> <BR>Don't Molest the Alligators
 


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