I like the Paris metro signs that show a rabbit getting his hand stuck in a closing door. Obviously it's to catch the kids attention, but it always makes me smile.

Man, I love those funny signs. But first my favorite translation error. In Spain, they used to show "ABC News" every morning in English with Spanish subtitles. They were talking about a cabinet member who was having heart trouble and the reporter said "He's had a pacemaker since 1991" Well the translator didn't understand that, so the Spanish translation read "El ministro obtuvo un premio por la paz en 1991" - The minister received a prize for peace in 1991. I couldn't stop laughing at the mistake. <BR> <BR>I saw some interesting British signs in Gibraltar: "Or Clamps" for tow-away zone, and "Give Way", instead of "Yield", we thought "Give Way" must be some sort of charity. <BR> <BR>And in our hotel in Portugal "On the day of your depart, be sure to leave until twelve" I guess after 12 you can come back. <BR> <BR>And passing a patio turned into a parking lot in the Vatican Museum, I joked that somewhere down there was a sign saying "If you are not the Pope, do not even think of parking here". (This is not a real sign (to my knowledge). JM what is the other travel website. I'd love to see more of these.

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Sorry, accidentally hit enter. In Toronto: Hospital for Sick Children Is there such a thing as Hospitals for well children? We loved this sign...

In East Texas for a camping trip, my husband and I drove past a car dealership. They had a large sign out front that said "Ride your wife in style" ...we certainly had a laugh at that one. A few days later we passed by it again and they had changed it to correctly read "Drive your wife in style".

Well, Ed, since you asked...I was searching around for info on London B&B's. Looking at some other travel websites (of course, saving the best (Fodor's) for last), I came across the thread "Signs that made you laugh", on Lonely Planet. (OK, everyone, I hope you'll forgive me my momentary transgression!) <BR> <BR>The person that posted that thread has posted it on several of the LP sites ie Asia, U.S. & Canada, Western Europe, etc. I think some of the responses are really quite amusing and show that there are funny signs just about everywhere!

While driving in Umbria to visit my husband's family, close to Assisi is a town named Bastardo. It wasn't on the map and came up very fast. Of course, I wanted to get off at the next exit and take a picture with my husband standing in front. I guess I have a weird sense of humor. My husband told all his relatives when I met them for the first time, and it was quite an icebreaker. We still laugh about it.

Italian restaurant, hoping to lure <BR>American tourists with English sign: <BR> <BR>Special today: Boneless <BR>eggplant parmigiana

On a bread truck in Denver: What foods these morsels be. <BR> <BR>On a street in Glastonbury England: Changed Priorities Ahead. (Seemed almost prophetic, like an inevitable requirement for a long life).

In Prague, on a side street, there's an enterprising little photo and electronics shop with a sign out front in misspelled English as well as other languages. One of the services offered is to "change your piles." Of course, batteries are what they intend to change, not some unpleasant medical condition.

while visiting lake chapala in Mexico we saw a restruant built out over the lake with a big sign "Sorry, we are Open"

While drving around Ireland, I came across many unusual signs. My favorite was a large sign on the southern road leading on to the Dingle Peninsula: On a very large sign it said 'Attention' in English and German, then 'drive on the left', with a graphic of cars driving on the left side of the road. Now understand, Dingle is a great distance (i.e. at least a days' drive)from a major airport (never did see that sign around Shannon), and to reach this spot you have to drive at least an hour from other 'holiday' destinations. I did see it somewhere else in Ireland (can't remember where), but it wasn't near an airport then either! I suppose there is a reason for the sign, I just can't fathom it....

Sheep crossing in Wales always makes me chuckle.

Forgive a non-european entry. Exploring around the back roads of Kauai, we took this sign to heart & turned around: "No go more in unless have 4 wheel drive or friend with tow truck."

I've mentioned before the sign in Wester Ross, which reads "Strome Ferry-(no ferry)" <BR> <BR>Thanks for making me laugh aloud, Paul! <BR> <BR>Great thread

Driving through Tennessee en route from Washington D.C. to Utah, I noticed that the truck next to us on the freeway was labeled "Edible RoadKill Service". I of course took a picture, disbelieving that it could be serious! Has anyone heard of this before?? Yuck!

My favorite sign was in Maui: Sea Turtle Crossing, with big picture of sea turtle. I made my friends stop the car and take my picture by the sign. <BR>

"Edible Roadkill Service"??!!?? <BR> <BR>OK, everyone repeat after me : "EEEEWWWWWW!"

Tracy, I am not familiar with "edible roadkill service" in particular, but I guessed when I read the last post first, that this was somewhere around Tennessee or W. Virginia. I did read something a year or more ago about it being legal in some of those states to remove road kill for food. uuum uuum

Along a busy street in Louisville on Derby Day: Nude Dancing 24-hours a Day. Help Wanted.

A while ago the Guardian Weekly ran a similar "sign" story. The one I liked best was an English signboard "Do not throw stones at this notice"

Being consumate bargain hunters, my husband and I are always looking for flea markets, yard sales, etc. whenever we travel. My two favorite signs relate <BR>to our "hobby". The first said "Yard Sale Inside" and the other "Groj sale here".

Some graffitti spray painted on a wall in London: <BR> <BR>London Swings <BR>Vienna Rolls <BR> <BR>A few years ago, on a streetcar in Munich, the sign at the front said: Bitte hinten einsteigen <BR>which means get on at the rear. <BR>So this guy ahead of me gets on butt first. <BR>The ticket seller, a huge, formidable-looking woman, did not take too kindly to his "funny". I did not understand fully what she said, but the tone of her voice left no doubt about her opinion -- something to the effect of Lassen Sie keine Dummheit machen. (Enough of that nonsense!) <BR>But there were a few other phrases included that I did not comprehend. One of them sounded like "verruckter Esel" -- crazy jackass I guess is the literal equivalent. Anyhow, she disapproved. Wonder what she would have done had he not bought a ticket?? <BR>I don't think Herr Hintensteiger asked her out for the evening.

At the risk of sounding like an idiot, Jeff, why does the thought of sheep crossing always make you smile (or whatever you said)...??? (I don't dare use my real name and address after asking this question, but I'm asking it anyway.)

I did a doubletake driving on the grounds of the Opryland Hotel in Nashville where there was a speedlimit sign saying "24 MPH." I also loved the parking signs in Italy (which can be just as hard to figure out as the ones on the streets of NYC) which are blue circles with red slashes (a la Ghostbusters style) or Xed out. Also the triangular signs in Italy just with a "!"

And then, of course, there's that great sign in Wales with the name of the town that's the longest town name, I believe, in the whole of the UK. <BR> <BR>Are you ready?- <BR> <BR>Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantys iliogogogoch <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>No joke, folks!!! <BR> <BR>

And there was the restaurant in Pontrmoli with the sign in the window which said "we don't serve porcini" Why?

They only serve wealthy cini, I would imagine.

In Watkinsville, Georgia, a small town near Athens, someone put up a sign on a street that led toward the high school that said: Sasquatch Crossing, complete with a figure of an man-ape on it. <BR>The local constabulary took it down too soon after it was planted. Those guys have no sense of humor.

Not a sign but an almost embarissing experiance in Germany after I'd been there 3 or 4 months. I was at the public swimming pool and met a nice young english lady. We conversed and hung out for the afternoon and made a date for the evening. As I was departing she said "Knock me up at eight"!! Fortunatly some one clarified it for me before I left to pick her up!!!

I stayed at the Albion River Inn (lovely place) on the Mendocino coast in northern California. Across the road from the inn is a llama farm, and there was indeed, a llama crossing sign, complete with appropriate illustration.

On our first trip to Switzerland, driving the rental car along the highway, we thought 'AUS FAHRT' was a 20-exit town. <BR> <BR>Along the Massachusetts Turnpike heading into Boston, you could see a huge furniture store with a gigantic sign atop the building: "23 Years Without A Sale". The number would change ever year. It finally went out of business. <BR> <BR>In Boston, the beautiful gateway entrance to Chinatown is flanked by "DO NOT ENTER" signs (the street is one way coming toward the entrance). <BR>

Bizarre, more than funny - in England sign says 'Kill Your Speed', rather than slow down. Also in England, 'Frogs Crossing'. My sister were driving, late at night from The Fleece Inn in Bretforton, and we thought perhaps we'd had one too many pints. But the sign was there the next morning.

Not the funniest, but this amusing sign was on a chalkboard beside an outdoor cafe on the Greek island of Folegandros. <BR> <BR>Dear Nicholas, <BR>All is well. <BR>Wild party. Sorry about <BR>broken chairs and tables. <BR>Thanks for all the drinks. <BR>Kitchen staff gone. <BR>Antonella and Stefano are <BR>hiding in the hills. <BR>Adio, P. & D.

In Florence, Italy there was a foreign exchange ATM machine with the sign "Self Change". I took a picture of a woman using it. Changing your self can be so hard, I know, but with the help of this machine on a Florence street . . .

Large billboards in Spain advertizing a maternity and infants clothing chain. The billboards only included the name of the store, and a photo of two enormous bare breasts with an infant's head between them. It certainly caught your eye. <BR> <BR>Also, a Monkey Crossing sign in the Philippines. It showed a monkey running in an exagerated manner.

Hondo Texas: This is God's country. Please don't drive thru it like hell! <BR> <BR>Canyon Lake Texas: Slow down see our dam. Speed up see our dam judge. <BR> <BR>St Croix USVI next to a cattle ranch, Slow mon crossin' <BR>Also in St Croix, the "Snakette" (someone misspelled snackette)

Your contributions are keeping me in stitches!! <BR> <BR>Sometimes home-grown marketing techniques can be more memorable than commercial ones, don't you think? <BR> <BR>Keep 'em coming!!

Washroom signs at my highschool in Canada: <BR> <BR>One is for girls, the other is for TOYS. Where do the boys go when nature calls?

Around the corner from our hotel in Sydney there was a sign that read "Dentist and Thai Food Upstairs", with an arrow pointing up the flight of stairs - struck me as funny - even took a picture of it for the scrapbook