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!