Author Topic: Silly signs (Read 340386 times)

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #525 on:** 01 February, 2013, 09:07:56 am »

I think that one's in Clacton. I was following the cycle path and was most delighted to find a set of steps!

HTFB · « **Reply #526 on:** 01 February, 2013, 11:31:40 am »

Surely that's one for the Warrington Cycle Campaign's Facility of the Month?

Kim · « **Reply #527 on:** 01 February, 2013, 12:04:48 pm »

NCN5 performs that manoeuvre opposite the NIA here in Brum. It's the final insult after all the muddy towpath, wharfs and RADAR gates from Smethwick. No comedy magic paint, though for silly sign value there's one of those Sustrans wiggly posts pointing the way up the stairs.

Fortunately, if you're no more than 2mm wider than an ICE Sprint and have really good spacial awareness, you can squeeze past a bollard and take a long-cut via the NIA's service ramp.

Woofage · « **Reply #528 on:** 01 February, 2013, 12:34:05 pm »

Quote from: SandyV on 26 December, 2012, 05:35:12 am

The parents of a friend of mine had a similar sign above their toilet. It looked like the type fitted to old BR carriages.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #529 on:** 01 February, 2013, 12:45:37 pm »

Perhaps they have a dog who's learned to read?

tiermat · « **Reply #530 on:** 01 February, 2013, 12:47:56 pm »

Quote from: HTFB on 01 February, 2013, 11:31:40 am

Surely that's one for the Warrington Cycle Campaign's Facility of the Month?

OT, that has reminded me that the WCC Facility of the Month gets a mention in David Byrne's "Bicycle Diaries".

The French Tandem · « **Reply #531 on:** 01 February, 2013, 05:08:15 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 24 September, 2012, 09:27:44 am

For many years, I've been hoping that there was a Rue de Remarque somewhere in France, but Google Maps says not so.

Apple might differ...

No, we don't have these things in France, but we are not short of awful places:

We also have numerous "Silly" or "Noisy" places, Google Maps will show you some!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #532 on:** 04 February, 2013, 11:38:36 am »

There's a Pont du Moron on the north bank of the Gironde.

The French Tandem · « **Reply #533 on:** 04 February, 2013, 05:01:40 pm »

Another favorite:

There is a famous pun in french between the name of this town, and "mon cul", which means "my ass" .

PaulR · « **Reply #534 on:** 05 February, 2013, 10:19:06 am »

Isn't that 661Pete's castle in the background? I remember he warned me about the correct pronunciation of that place name when we were about to spend a week nearby.

The French Tandem · « **Reply #535 on:** 05 February, 2013, 12:01:44 pm »

Quote from: PaulR on 05 February, 2013, 10:19:06 am

I remember he warned me about the correct pronunciation of that place name when we were about to spend a week nearby.

In french, the last letter is sometime pronounced, sometime not. You never know unless you have been told.
The name of this town is much funnier when the last Q is not pronounced!

This is how the town became famous:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qi7a-Mw-qlo&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/qi7a-Mw-qlo&rel=1</a>

PaulR · « **Reply #536 on:** 06 February, 2013, 02:03:54 pm »

Thanks for that, French Tandem. Much chuckling. Mrs R teaches French so I have forwarded the youtube link to her at school. Useful lesson in pronunciation.

The French Tandem · « **Reply #537 on:** 06 February, 2013, 02:23:57 pm »

I'm not sure this is suitable for young children!

PaulR · « **Reply #538 on:** 06 February, 2013, 03:22:44 pm »

Don't worry, it's a secondary school.

A Catholic girls' school.

Biff · « **Reply #539 on:** 08 February, 2013, 05:56:51 pm »

Ham · « **Reply #540 on:** 11 February, 2013, 11:05:23 am »

Pingu · « **Reply #541 on:** 17 February, 2013, 08:26:29 pm »

IMG_1253 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Deano · « **Reply #542 on:** 17 February, 2013, 11:04:33 pm »

We were there on Saturday, but saw no cows, nor were there any offers on beef or anything. Still, it was pulling the punters in (we were the third and fourth customers that day...probably)

Deano · « **Reply #543 on:** 23 February, 2013, 08:48:39 pm »

Lanercost Old Bridge:

Pingu · « **Reply #544 on:** 24 February, 2013, 10:46:38 pm »

IMG_1261 by The Pingus, on Flickr

clarion · « **Reply #545 on:** 25 February, 2013, 08:42:31 pm »

The silly sign?

This one:

No, there isn't another one just out of shot.

clarion · « **Reply #546 on:** 25 February, 2013, 08:49:37 pm »

And this sign could be a bit more effective

clarion · « **Reply #547 on:** 28 February, 2013, 10:18:31 pm »

BP think 2012 is teh Future

shyumu · « **Reply #548 on:** 06 March, 2013, 02:49:30 pm »

Quote from: road-runner on 06 March, 2013, 02:43:20 pm

A headline, not a silly sign. Just as sllly.

Is this not just a Private Eye joke? "Exclusive To All Newspapers" sounds familiar.

Kim · « **Reply #549 on:** 06 March, 2013, 06:03:34 pm »

The covered sign is the one denoting a shared path with a cycle lane and a pedestrian side. The temporary one is a standard shared-use path sign.

More detailed commentary here.