Next to a highway in Poland was a huge billborad that just said in big red letters: A.S.S. <BR>Then in smaller print underneath: Automotive Super Systems

On holiday in Japan a few weeks ago... <BR> <BR>Sign above a room in Hakata railway station "Excellent Room". <BR> <BR>Sign on the building next to our hotel in kyoto "Luminous Nose". <BR> <BR>Little typewritten note in a hotel bathroom "Please close a door or take bath, it's time to close a door or we will ring sound fire alarm". <BR> <BR>Message on a freebie razor in another hotel bathroom "Good material for your fitness life".

My mother and I were driving through a bucolic forest in Hessen, Germany and wondering why we had the beautiful road all to ourselves. After about 15 minutes, we started seeing signs in several languages, all reading: "Attention! Danger to Life!" Turns out we had wandered into an army training area. "Danger to Life" became our motto for the rest of the trip anytime we encountered trouble.

In the health club at the Westin Chosum in Seoul, Korea, I read these three signs: <BR> <BR>"Please do not use sauna if you are in your tenth month of pregnancy or inebriated." <BR> <BR>"Please return your fixture to the designated place." <BR> <BR>"Baby carriages are not allowed in the swimming pool." (Ah, come on spoilsport. The little bugger is almost 3 months old, time to sink or swim.)

Joanne, at least the Koreans have reacted to any ever-growing menace of baby furniture in swimming pools. <BR> <BR>In the "no, s**t, Sherlock" school of signs (right here in the lovely American Southwest): <BR> <BR>"Road impassable when filled with water"

Speed sign in Lake Wilson, Minn. "35 MPH 5 3/8 miles ahead". W/O a measuring stick, tough to figure out.

Not Europe, but funny: one of my college <BR>professors was perennially amused at the <BR>sign for "Baptist Pumpkin Center" on <BR>I-10 between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. (On the sign, "Baptist" is centered above "Pumpkin Center", and it actually is a reference to two towns of those names, but there are no arrows or anything.) He always speculated on what the locals might do to pumpkins who practiced other religions. <BR>

When driving in England should you encounter a sign that reads 'Refuse Tip' this does not mean that you should no longer continue to accept gratuities for services rendered. It means you're approaching a garbage dump. 'Refuse' ( pronounced 'ref-yoose' in this context = 'garbage', 'Tip' = 'Dump' ).

Sign above a hair dresser's in I think Denton, Texas: "Curl Up and Dye". Name of a Chinese restaurant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee: "Wok and Roll" <BR> <BR>Pictographs of squatting dogs at every curbside storm drain in the residential area of Brugge near the Potterie.

This is not funny, but very strange to see on a highway (in Australia)- Drunk Drivers Die

There used to be a local hamburger place in my hometown in ND. They painted the sides of the building with images of happy Cows. (Go figure) But what really got my attention was after the burger place went out of business. I drove past there a few months later to see the building had been turned into none other than a Veterinary Practice. The "Happy cows" had been painted over, but the new owner chose to leave up the old slogan, "Best Burgers in Town"!!!

hey all, <BR> <BR>funny sign (but not nearly as funny as many of the ones mentioned here): <BR> <BR>at the end of a pier in Rossaveal, waiting for the ferry to take us to Inismor, the largest of the Aran Islands... a sign showing a car balanced precariously at the end of the pier, about to tip right into the water... <BR> <BR>someone recently emailed me a hilarious montage of 'funny signs'. from all over, from what I can tell. if anyone wants 'em, drop me a line & I'll email 'em on to you... <BR> <BR>thanks! <BR> <BR>Beth <BR>

Sign in the window of a Chinese Restaruant: <BR>"WANTED, PART TIME LADY."

In Lechlade, England was the sign <BR> 'This police station occassionally staffed by community volunteers.' <BR> <BR>Apparently, it is never really staffed by professional policemen

Sign in a Ladies clothing store in N.C. <BR> <BR>"Your Husband Called, <BR>Said you can buy anything you want."

Not Europe (UP of Michigan) but funniest sign we saw. <BR> <BR>"No passing when oncoming traffic is present." <BR>

A LARGE sign near a highway: <BR> <BR>Please Buckle Up! <BR> <BR>...and below: sponsored by [the local funeral home] <BR> <BR>I can't remember the details exactly, but it was somewhere in Missouri.

While my husband and I were on tour in England a couple of years ago we saw a sign outside a resturant that read <BR> <BR>"Bambi Burgers". You've seen the movie now eat the cast." They were selling deer meat burgers.

Well, more interesting than outright funny... <BR>While driving from Lisbon to Seville (via Badajoz) in the middle of nowhere (and I do mean nowhere!) is a GIGANTIC cutout sign of a black bull that comes up from the horizon. It doesn't seem to have any rationale for being there other than they raise bullfight bulls in that area among the cork trees. It just seems to keep growing and growing the closer you get to it... <BR>Another one that was funny was a billboard sign in Lisbon advertising a shopping center...this guy dressed up in a suit completely made out of sardines...

well, I just got back from London and saw a big billboard (one of those moving ones - the pics turn over every 30 secs or so, you know what I mean...) <BR> <BR>which said <BR> <BR>"SHOOT DRIVERS IN BUS LANES" in BIG LETTERS... <BR> <BR>in smaller letters underneath, it said <BR> <BR>'more bus lanes to be protected by cameras. rubbish or reasonable? phone .....' <BR> <BR>of course, it was the BIG LETTERS which caught my attention...

In New Orleans, at the corner of Canal St and Bourbon St there was a sign that said: Beware! Pickpockets and Loose Women!

I don't think I have any for Europe, but here are some from China: <BR> <BR>At the entrance of the Palace Hotel in SH (nice art deco lobby): "Not open to people be slobbily dressed" <BR> <BR>There was a new shopping center called "Citic Square" being built, and the construction site had large posters all around advertising the diversity of stores that would be in the mall when finished. "There is a fashionable side to the square" (for clothing) - "There is a fun side to the square" (an arcade), etc. My favorite: "There is a homely side to the square" (home decor). <BR> <BR>In China, most of the clothing for sale is in really small sizes. Stores that have larger sizes that most Western tourists will need are proud to advertise the fact. Particularly the one with the sign: "Sizes for Huge Westerners Here!" <BR> <BR>Instead of "Wang's Wig Shop," I saw "Wang Shop's Wig" <BR> <BR>At a hair salon: "So Sexy! So Fashion!" <BR> <BR>In the US at a local hamburger place, there was a sign that (I presume) was meant to say: "NEW! Grilled Chicken Sandwich!" The "N" had fallen off, so it said: "EW! Grilled Chicken Sandwich" <BR> <BR>At a local (US) pizza parlour: "A pizza by any other franchise would taste as bland" (They do get points for trying, however!)

A little "off base" -- but includes some doctored signs [best with sound] -- http://members.home.net/jpaccione/AYB2.swf <BR> <BR>Here's the story on this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Ar...143466,00.html

South of Grand Rapids, Michigan, on US 131, there's a highway sign that says "Climax - 2 Miles." I keep driving that stretch, but it hasn't worked for me (or my girlfriend) so far.

Large sign seen in front of a clothing store on the island of St. Martin: <BR> <BR> Shits for Sale <BR> All sizes <BR> S, M, L, XL <BR> $9.99 <BR>I have photo to prove it!

Without reading this entire thread to check for duplications, here's my pick. <BR> <BR>Along the road from Konstanz to Zurich, there's apparently a breeding area for an endangered species of frog. <BR>There's also a triangular sign (international shape for a YIELD sign) with a picture of a frog in the center. <BR> <BR>Occasionally, when I'm in the mood for a good laugh, I pull out my photo of the "Yield for Frogs" sign.

Two from Ireland: <BR> <BR>Crossing the Curragh in Kildare "Dangerous Sheep Crossing" - the lack of proper punctuation gave me visions of UZZI-toting rams with black balaclavas. <BR> <BR>Side Street in Dublin "Caution - Road Humping Experiment" .... modesty forbids me sharing the vision that coujured up! <BR>

Ladies, you'll appreciate this: <BR>On a small plastic bag (you know the ones I mean) from a dispenser in the ladies room in the casino at Monte Carlo: <BR> <BR>Do Not Trow in Toilet. <BR> <BR>Gotta love phonics with an French accent.

When my husband and I were in London, we were stunned to see a large advertising poster that read, "FAGGOTS -- GREAT BALLS OF GOODNESS!" It turns out that Faggots are a brand of canned meatball.

In a restaurant window in Greece: "Sorry, we are open."

Sign outside Prague restaurant in 1983: <BR> <BR>The Plumped Chickens, served with Crashed Potatoes... <BR> <BR>

Gotta say -the sub continent is a fertile ground for these!! (Mind you - my Urdu/Hindi isn't great so I'm not pointing fingers! <BR> <BR>'snake bar' - Could that have meant to be 'snack bar' <BR>'cheaper rats here' - perhaps an 'e' is missing <BR>'Sindh Luxury Couch' - (I took a photo of this) On the front of the bus from Karachi to Hyderabad - suspect they meant "coach" <BR>'Shabbies Shoes' - seen in Lahore-love it!!

Well if going to Syracuse, NY from Chicago counts as traveling... <BR> <BR>In a small [now defunct] Chinese restaurant in the mall near where my parents live the menu offered: "sweat & sour pork". We gave it a pass...

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Delighted to see this one resurrected. <BR> <BR>Sign on broken elevator in Dubrovnik: <BR>"Strickly no go. Down only." <BR> <BR>Also in Dubrovnik, many years ago, a transliteration of a John Wayne movie title that had me temporarily confused: "Kaobuoi Dzhoh." Read it fast and eventually you'll get it. <BR> <BR>And I wish we had visuals here, so I could show you the picture of the gigantic peach on a billboard near the SC-Georgia border, that looks less like a fruit and more - as my son put it - "buttockly."

In a Dallas suburb, DEDMAN HOSPITAL- Don't think I want to go there!

Large movie theater marquee this winter, only three films showing, listed as below: <BR> <BR>ERIN BROCKOVICH <BR>SCREWED <BR>MY DOG SKIP

Right in my neighborhood in NYC, there is a small local business that gives driving lessons and rents cars, the sign has changed recently but it used to say: <BR> <BR>LEARN TO DRIVE - RENT A CAR <BR> <BR>Well I guess that's one way to learn to drive!

This wasn't in Europe, but we were traveling in the U.P. of Michigan. There was a portable sign that said "smoked ish". My daughter laughed and stated that the "f" had fallen off. With perfect timing, of course, I deadpanned "No it didn't"..... I guess ya hadda been there.

I once saw a sign at a fast food joint where they wanted "closers" but appearantly the c had fallen off, so it was "losers wanted". Or maybe the c hadn't come off.