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