sitting in a public restroom stall in England -- a very neatly pencilled graffiti "watch out for the Limbo dancers"

Shortly after our daughter moved to Key West (23 yrs. ago), we went to visit her and one of the first things we saw were the signs on the garbage trucks *We cater weddings* & *Free snow removal* Those signs are now gone, darn. <BR>Another sign we saw in a small town outside of Anchorage, while driving around sight seeing--Yellow sign *Children Playing* and the child pictured was running with a gun in hand. Yes, I have a photo of that one.

Saw this sign in a London park: "Polite Notice -- Do not walk on flower bed." <BR> <BR>I imagined that if I'd gone a few more steps I would have seen "Rude Notice -- Get off the bloody flowers!"

Thank you J.M. - great thread! <BR> <BR>3 signs: <BR> <BR>London - HUMPED ZEBRA CROSSING <BR> <BR>Ascot, England - A picture of a dog doing his business with a circle and a line through it. (As mentioned before.) <BR> <BR>Macclesfield, England - ELDERLY PERSON CROSSING (with a picture of two people walking with canes)

We were walking through a very lovely garden in Beijing when we noticed a sign. It showed a pair of human lips with a diagonal line drawn through them. Since many couples were strolling arm in arm in the garden, we thought the sign meant "No Kissing." When we asked our guide later, she laughed. "No," she said, "It means 'No Spitting.'" <BR>

Hey everyone! <BR> <BR>Found this website which has links showing funny signs all over the world. <BR> <BR> <BR>http://www.internationalsigns.com/sowhumor.shtml <BR> <BR> <BR>

I like the multi-language signs on Italian trains. The German, English and French translations of the a posted message all say "DO NOT put any part of your body outside the train window." The way it is phrased in the Italian version, however, translates to "it is suggested that...etc." It struck me as amusing that the laid-back Italian attitude that I noticed while living there is even evident in their signs!

All of the great signs I saw in Europe have already been mentioned including my favorite (Aus Fahrt in Germany - which translates to 'exit' - how appropriate). One sign that has always given me cause to laugh is posted in a strip mall in Hermosa Beach, CA. A local chinesse place called 'Big Wok' does quite the business and customers fill the parking lot making it impossible for people to get in to the other shops. One shop posted no parking signs stating "Photomat Parking Only All Others Will Have a Big Wok Home"

while in Ireland my sister and I noticed a sign by one of the many pubs: <BR> <BR>BE CAREFUL WHEN DRINKING & DRIVING

also in Ireland we went through the town of Six Mile Bridge and passed a pub. Next to the pub was a little creek area next to river, in creek was a little house that read "Duck Inn" with little ducks all around. Only thing was, they were only there at night (They probably got free pints).

On the way to the airport in Orlando, I saw a sign in the window of one of the strip joints. It said, 'Now hiring, all positions.' <BR> <BR>

I have pictures of all my favorite signs in Europe. Well, I have a great picture of an currency exchange place in Amsterdam... <BR> <BR>The sign read "Pott Change" and the picture is great because two little old Japanese ladies are in the picture, pondering the rates! <BR> <BR>Another fave is the many signs on the coasts of Ireland... A warning of a car flying out into the water! <BR> <BR>Did you ever notice how German signs with people on them are more life-like. They aren't the stick figures like most other signs! <BR> <BR>

The name of a Toronto take out chicken plca....Cluck U

Legitimate sign on a small restaurant/gas station in a nearby town by where I used to live in Florida said "Eat Here And Get Gas"

while in norway last year, on a scanrail ticket, everytime the train had to wait for another train, the conductor, would say "WE ARE WAITING FOR A MEETING TRAIN" we laughed each time as luckily the the other train PASSED BY.

ALSO WHILE IN SCANDINAVIA, WE LAUGHED EVERY TIME WE HAD TO USE A LIFT <BR>UP = FARHT DOWN = HERTL <BR>WE THOUGHT WE'D HAVE TO HAVE BAKED BEANS TO GET THE KIFT TO GO UP, AND THROW OURSELVES INTO IT TO MAKE IT "HURTLE" DOWN.

The first sign was on the back of a semi-truck, which I saw while driving through Ontario. It had a picture of a hand, with the index finger extended, pointing to the left, "passing side". On the other side of the truck, there was a similar hand pointing to the right, "suicide". <BR> <BR>The second sign was on a billboard somewhere near the Great Plains. The sign read "May-blow Used Tires". <BR> <BR>The third sign was in the mountains of Mass., and read "Scenic View", which was all well and good. However, below it was an orange sign (construction-style), that read "Closed". I will never figure that one out. <BR> <BR>And this is the one I am ashamed to mention... In my hometown, a small town in South Eastern Michigan, we have a very high deer population, and thus we have a number of dear-crossing signs. These signs are nothing more complex the the silouette of a deer on a yellow, diamond-shaped sign. What makes this humerous (painfully pathetic?) is that someone, in a spat of wisdom most certainly induced by large quantities of alcohol, had an epiphany and went around to each sign and put a 3-cm circular sticker of a red reflective material on the nose of each deer on the signs. <BR> <BR>I am not proud.

Maybe it's still there. A hardware store in Des Moines had the most loving sign over its door: "Buy Her A Shovel."

While traveling in Canada with an eight-year-old, I developed a great cure for the "are we there yets" - I gave him an old map and a marker so he could keep track of where we were by the signs we came to. This worked very well until we saw a sign for "Widening". Search though we might, it was nowhere to be found on our CAA map. A mile later, we realized it was NOT a town, but actually "Canadian" for "Construction Ahead" (i.e., making the road wider!)!

Once saw a sign that said "If this sign is underwater, roadway not safe", and in Portugal the call speed bumps"Traffic calming"

Sign outside a roadside motel: <BR> <BR>LOW, LOW, RATS

Ha ha, Al. I had a boyfriend once who bought me a shovel. He's not around any more but I still have the shovel. It's a beaut.

April, is the boyfriend gone because he *gave* you the shovel, or because you put it to really REALLY good use? A cement patio poured over the spot is a nice touch (not that I would actually have any experience in that area).

Ed, <BR> <BR>In Australia we also have "Give Way" instead of "Yield". Actually "Yield" sounds strange to me - like someone's having a mediaeval sword fight or something!

I still chuckle when I think of three items of ostensibly english-language graffiti I saw in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia three years ago. the first was "Murhy's Law", which seemed to be self-fulfilling. The second was "Total Anarch". My presmption was that the author was either interrupted by authorities or was protesting against the tyranny of grammar. The most puzzling was on a park bench and read: "My board have devil nose". <BR>No idea on that one.

"My board have Devil nose..." <BR> <BR> <BR>O kayyyyyyyyyyy....?!? <BR> <BR>Can anyone else out there top this one?

Apropos of Debbie Baker's post re the Canadian Road Sign "Widening" - when a road is under construction and being narrowed to fewer lanes the warning sign says "Squeeze". At which point my husband always does! <BR> <BR>

On our first trip to London in the mid 80's there was a television character named "Max Headroom" <BR> <BR>We had no idea where the name came from until we were walking past our Kensington hotel and saw a sign above the garage door: max headroom, 3.5 meters. <BR> <BR>Darn near died laughing.

No, Elvira, I just *wish* I'd put that shovel to really good use. (How did you know?) And thanks, Tom, for reminding me of the Max Headroom sign. I chuckled over that when I was in England. <BR> <BR>I also liked the way all roads in Barbados led to Bridgetown no matter which way they pointed. And I can't remember which Caribbean island it was that had a sign in the parking lot of Kentucky Fried Chicken that was put up backwards to read "NI".

The Knights Who Say "Ni!" would be proud...

As Interstate 5 passes through downtown San Diego, one has to wonder who this road sign is meant for: "Cruise Ships use Airport Exit."

Marmaris, Turkey <BR> <BR>To boost sales of the apple tea <BR>"Better than Viagra"

Toronto has Cluck U., NY has Pluck U. But lets not even start on bad restaurant names...

For Charlene, who needs a laugh....

I know that this is the Europe forum, but once while on St. Barts saw the best sign. On a column in the tiny airport departure lounge the posted sign said, " Interdit au chien", with a big red X through a dog symbol. Leaning against the column, perfectly non-chalant, was a man cradling a tiny french chien. Ah the French, la, di, da, la, di da, la, la.

funny thread!

While walking back to our car after visiting the cathedral in Strasbourg we walked by a little shop with a huge bright pink neon sign proclaiming "New Sex". I can only guess from the pictures and paraphenalia in the window that it was a peep show/sex gadget shop. I was to timid to go in and check it out. My initial thought was "New Sex? As opposed to what? Old sex?". Anyone been inside this place? Clue me in.

In Notre Dame (Paris) this fall. "I was thirty and you gave me to drink."

I, whose grandparents came from Italy, and my friend, whose parents came from China, were on vacation together in San Francisco, CA. Suddenly, we both stopped dead during our stroll, lifted our cameras in unison, and clicked as if on cue. In front of us was a sign, printed in Italian and Chinese, announcing the free lunch schedule for neighborhood senior citizens. This was not funny, exactly, but very sweet, and so very, very "American" in the nicest way.

All over Europe the exit signs cracked me up. A picture of a guy sprinting across a green background. Better yet is the fire exit sign - a guy running away with flames coming out his back!