Misleading signs

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 08:48 AM

There used to be a wonderful sign in Portsmouth in the parking lot between the "neon Baptist church" and a bank -- the sign had absolutely no punctuation and said --

No Parking
Violators Will Be Towed

I though it rather nice they wouldn't tow parking violators . . .

Linn

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 07:34 PM

On a certain quay in Weymouth, there is a sign that indicates the nearest public toilets. These used to be at the end of the stone jetty, but were washed away many years ago in a terrible storm. The sign is on the wall of the Ladies, and directs Gentlemen to the end of the pier where there is nothing but a good chance of getting very wet!

LTS

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: GUEST,Hugh Jampton
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:03 AM

A sign in a Daytona park that always puzzles me reads nothing more than "Do Not Throw Stones At This Notice"

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: Wolfgang
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:55 AM

And there are many misleading thread titles in Mudcat. This thread title here is an example.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 10:43 PM

Yes, Aussies fire shotguns at the "Do Not Throw Stones At This Notice" signs...

It's called a 'Target'

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: emjay
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:34 PM

A local restaurant, (and others) had a sign advertising "Homade Pies."

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 06:25 AM

... with free Lemade?

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: Chris Green
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 06:34 AM

There used to be a florists up by me that adverstied "calorgas". I spent ages trying to work out what kind of flower a calorga was and then worked out that what they were actually selling was Calor gas.

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: MudGuard
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 07:03 AM

muppitz, I saw an even better version of your "Do not turn upside down".

On top of the box it said (translated by me from German):
Best used before: see bottom.

On the bottom, next to the date, the "Do not turn upside down" ;-)



On entering a town in southern France, I saw two signs, pointing in opposite directions:

<< Toutes directions | Autres directions >>

in English that would be:

<< All directions | Other directions >>

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: JennyO
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 10:38 AM

Then there are the road signs, such as "kangaroos drive slowly" or "wombats drive slowly". Jeeze, I didn't even know they could get a licence!

I saw one today on the back of a truck:

Tree
works
above

Under that was the brand name of the truck - Abbey

So that was even better:

Tree
works
above
Abbey

I've never seen a tree working. I thought all they did was stand around all day.

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 07:55 AM

Photographs do not bend!

They bloody well do you know...

And I have related before the famous Fleetwood market sign. "Disabled toilets in Bridcage".

Never did figure it out.

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Misleading signs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 07:56 AM

Whoops - misleading you on the misleading sign:-) Bridcage should of course be Birdcage!