Signs of the times

[SmartWombat]

Have you noticed any particularly silly signs?
Like on a packet of peanuts "may contain nuts" may, MAY ?
On the coffee machine "warning dispenses hot liquid" it had better give me hot coffee !

Post away, here's my first one ...
This was the third one we passed that stated the obvious - do the highways agency think we are so dumb they need signs to tell us it's foggy ?

[Medley]

I don't know if it qualifies as silly, so much as interesting and unique:



- Joe U.

[swmdrayfan]

Oh BOY! I can't wait to play.

[Loupey]

Pretty funny timing. I shot this this afternoon and I was wondering if there was a sign thread.

[Speed]

So now it's a payway? Tollway? Or just a way?

Which brings to mind the eternal question:

Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?

[Overbeyond]

Information overload.

[readingr]

Information overload.

Tom,

I'm going to take a stab that this is near Galway, Visited the Monk's Pub on the pier a few times. Used to drive down the coast road from Galway to Shannon, every couple of months for 2 years.

Roger R.

[livin4lax09]

i love the "no left turn on red" at stop lights. as in, if the sign weren't there, it would be ok to do it.

i think there was also a court case a couple years back where a guy sued hood because he was lactose intolerant and the milk bottle didn't say "contains dairy products" and won.

[Asylum Steve]

i love the "no left turn on red" at stop lights. as in, if the sign weren't there, it would be ok to do it...

Actually, this is not really that weird, as there are places where you can turn left on red. One way onto one way comes to mind. Also, many think they can turn left on a red arrow, when the regular light is green...

Keep in mind a lot of these signs are not really directed at the driver, but rather so the cops can prove they were in violation in court...

[Medley]

Actually, in Oregon you can make a left turn against a red light if you're either going from a one-way road to a one-way road, or from a two-way road to a one way road. I only know that last one because I recently had to re-take the written exam, and it was the only question I missed. In light of this, those signs make more sense.

- Joe U.

[another view]

Actually, in Oregon you can make a left turn against a red light if you're either going from a one-way road to a one-way road, or from a two-way road to a one way road.

Same here in Illinois, unless one of those signs is posted. That, or I've been lucky.

Great idea for a thread - funny ones so far!

[SmartWombat]

If the Red Bull team shop is called "BULLSHOP" what do they call the toilet ?

[Speed]

LMAO! Now that's funny!!!

[jetrim]

LMAO! Now that's funny!!!

...and this one - not so much! A sign of the times nonetheless

[mjs1973]

They're gonna find out sooner or later anyway.

[JETA]

Michael, yours really cracked me up. The brake lights really added something extra. A OMG factor.

[Old Timer]

This isn't a silly sign. As a mater of fact it's pretty common around our neck of the woods. If you know what good for you you watch out for these signs. You can come up on one of these rigs in a hurry and they are not moving very fast.

[SmartWombat]

looking from the door of the pub ...

[Xia_Ke]

ROTFL... some great finds in this thread so far. I've been keeping an eye out but, haven't found anything good here lately

[jorgemonkey]

I wish I had a photo of it, its hard to shoot while driving, but while they were working on a freeway off ramp that had two lanes, there was a sign on the left that said, "Left lane closed ahead", and right across from it there was another sign that read, 'Right lane closed ahead"

[Liz]

I couldn't figure this one out - to me it doesn't make sense........am I missing something?
I couldn't stop to shoot.

Not sure the official name is, but there are new digital above-the-freeway signs all over NJ now. Twice I've seen this one that read:

"For emergencies, road construction and delays ahead: connect to "njroad.....com"
(not the correct website).

Now, do they want me to turn on my laptop and connect to their website to get this information? Duh!!!!!!!!!

Liz

[WesternGuy]

Michael, that sign made me laugh. One of the best ones I can recall was on a Superman Halloween costume for a kid that stated Wearing this costume does not give you the power to fly, or something to that effect.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

[swmdrayfan]

Anything but!

[rovowen]

Which way do I go, which way do I go

[Didache]

What a fun thread this is!

This pic was taken at Baker Street underground station in London. The walls are decorated with tiles depicting the pipe-smoking detective who lived just around the corner. The signs made me giggle.

Cheers
Mike